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Eagerly awaiting signs of life in my garden--such as the Fritillaria I planted last autumn! Illustration by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald,1915, via @WikiCommons @hunterian #SpringEquinox #Spring #InternationalDayOfHappiness2019 #HerNaturalHistory
“In the #spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt,” wrote @MargaretAtwood. Happy #SpringEquinox to all! 📸: Sanguinaria canadensis from 'Wild Flowers of New York' (1918) via @WikiCommons #FirstDayOfSpring #SpringIsHere #Spring2019 #InternationalDayOfHappiness
When Stephen W. Williams needed illustrations for his manuscript, he asked his wife, Harriet Goodhue! Check it out here: https://t.co/yJ7tKcOvDS via @BioDivLibrary @HarvardLibrary. #BotanicalIllustration #HistSciArt #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScienceDay #WomenScienceDay
Two for the price of one! Michaelmas Daisies (left) and Amaranth (right) are both in bloom in my part of the world. Michaelmas Daisies (Aster amellus) are named for the feast of St. Michael, which is observed on September 29. #HistSciArt #BotanicalIllustration
It's #WoodcutWednesday! Datura (also known as Jimsonweed, Locoweed, Devil's snare, and Hell's Bells) appears in this 16th century herbal by Cristóbal Acosta; via @BioDivLibrary and @GettyHub. See more here: https://t.co/eFXZsfoNNZ #BHLib #BotanicalIllustration #HistSciArt
Sacred Lotus (described here as Sacred Bean of India), appears in vol. 23 of Curtis's botanical magazine. This specimen was drawn from life, from two plants kept in #London! One, at Mile End, and the other, at Paddington. #BotanicMonday from @BioDivLibrary and @mobotgarden #BHLib
A few 🐝🐝🐝 for #WorldBeeDay via @internetarchive and @BioDivLibrary https://t.co/DEz5jqR3kt #Bees #Pollinators
@TownhouseWindow @thegentleauthor @ChelseaFringe It's fascinating to think that many of the plants Liz Davis located in 2017 are recorded in William Curtis' 18th century flora of London! https://t.co/ZNQlPQmpbb via @BioDivLibrary cc: @theBotanicalMag
Liz Davis found Thistle in a WWII bomb site in East London (2017). William Curtis (@theBotanicalMag) found some along London's roadsides and cornfields in the late 18th century. Via @thegentleauthor @BioDivLibrary @SILibraries and @NHM_Botany https://t.co/dDfTghVvHu #HistBotany
Solanum dulcamara
Left: specimen collected in Whitechapel by Liz Davis, 2017
Right: Flora Londinensis, vol. 1, William Curtis, 1777
via @thegentleauthor @BioDivLibrary @internetarchive @SILibraries and @NHM_Botany