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Pierre Bulliard's "Herbier de la France" (1780-93) organized French plants & fungi according to their medicinal, poisonous, and edible qualities. The #SciArt was engraved and color-printed by the author. Explore it in #BHLib via @NYBG ➡️ https://t.co/gOzsNbNlky #FloraFriday

Entomologist Adolfo P. Mabilde lamented the lack of a published book on the insects of the Rio Grande. So he decided to publish one himself. Explore "Guia practica para os principiantes colleccionadores de Insectos" (1896) in #BHLib via @NHM_Library ➡️ https://t.co/bcoRRSRmlQ

Could the elephant-sized Megatherium, one of the largest ground sloths ever to evolve, have hunted or scavenged smaller animals? @NMNH research fellow @haupt uses many techniques to study what ground sloths ate. Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/y0eNIBeWBs #NationalFossilDay

The genus Zeledonia, containing the single species Zeledonia coronata, was named in honor of Costa Rican ornithologist José Castulo Zeledón. #SciArt by Henrik Grönvold from the "Ibis" (ser. 8, vol. 5, 1905), in #BHLib via @AMNH ➡️ https://t.co/twwYk9zBZx #HispanicHeritageMonth

German entomologist Carl Gustav Calwer specialized in Coleoptera. His popular beetle book was produced as a useful handbook on the natural history of European beetles. Explore Calwer's "Käferbuch" (1883) in #BHLib thanks to @Mann_Library ➡️ https://t.co/GTqETF5ml2 🐞

The genus name Digitalis means "finger-like" — a reference to the finger-like shape of the foxglove flowers. Explore foxgloves in John Lindley's "Digitalium monographia" (1821), with #SciArt primarily by Lindley & Ferdinand Bauer ➡️ https://t.co/z2Dxf9YJkx #FloraFriday

"The birds of Norfolk & Lord Howe Islands" (1928) contains 45 beautiful plates by Henrik Grönvold and Frederick W. Frohawk. Learn more about the process to digitize this #RareBook from the @museumsvictoria Library for @bhl_au ➡️ https://t.co/YtENMIYabg #Feathursday

Only 225 copies of Gregory Mathews' "The birds of Norfolk & Lord Howe Islands" (1928) were produced. Marina Hunt & Brendan Bachman share their experience digitizing this #RareBook for @bhl_au during a student placement at @museumsvictoria ➡️ https://t.co/YtENMIYabg #Feathursday

October is #NationalAppleMonth! Cider-making is a growing industry for this popular fruit. "The Herefordshire pomona" (1876-85) details many apple varieties used for cider production in 19th century England. Explore the work via @Mann_Library ➡️ https://t.co/8GVyakTAwV 🍎🍏

Townend Glover was described as one of the "finest illustrators" of insects in the United States. His two volume manuscript with notes and watercolors describes the life cycle of Lepidoptera. Explore it in #BHLib thanks to @USDA_ARS ➡️ https://t.co/FjBb6TX9pB #loveinsects