Royal Horticultural Society Librariesさんのイラストまとめ

Did you know how close we came to losing the daffodil at the turn of the 20th century?

Find out more about how the RHS saved the daffodil in the exhibitions in the Old Laboratory at @RHSWisley and at Hilltop Live in March!

Engraved and hand-coloured illustration of a Helleborus, after an original by Nicolas Robert. From Nicolas Robert ‘Variae ac multiformes florum species’ (Paris: F. Poilly, [c.1660]).

Varieties of holly, painted by Caroline Maria Applebee in 1833.

The English vernacular name for Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata' is silver-margined holly.

Hand-coloured engraved illustration of Pinus abies, from 'A description of the genus Pinus' by Aylmer Bourke Lambert, 1803. Lambert was one of the first fellows of The @LinneanSociety of London. 🎄

Mirabilis jalapa is known as the 'four o'clock flower' because its beautiful flowers tend to open in the late afternoon. 🕓 🌺

Painted by Caroline Maria Applebee in 1832.

#ExploreYourArchive Day 2: #EYATime @ExploreArchives

Marigolds are often left on home altars during Día de los Muertos. Their bright colour and strong scent are thought to guide the souls of lost loved ones as they visit.

📷 From 'Flower painting made easy' by Thomas Parkinson (1760), RHS Lindley Collection

#Halloween has always been linked to growing. It takes its origin from the Celtic festival of Samhain (meaning 'summer's end'), celebrating the last harvest of the year. 🎃

Dahlia Desdemona. (Bartlett's). Lithograph by C. Hullmandel. From an unknown book.

Find out more about the flower of a thousand faces in our online exhibition.

https://t.co/OjsQmwGhNi

Illustration of Tulipa Gesneriana 'Rose Brillante', var. fulgens, engraved by S. Watts after an original by Edwin Dalton Smith. From ‘The florist's guide’ (1827 – 1832) by Robert Sweet.

@AssocBotArt Here they are: two Nepticulidae moths nestled in among the leaves and masts! European beech is their caterpillars' food of choice. 🐛🍃
Artist Sandra Doyle volunteers at the @NHM_London Lepidoptera (moth and butterfly) department. "I couldn’t resist putting them in", she says!