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The only thing that might rival the beauty of these botanical illustrations of stone fruit is their flavor. Who else is excited for peach season?!? Find more in "Pomologie française" (1846) https://t.co/gZBmF6s3vc in @BioDivLibrary!
Not everyone loves cockroaches with their pineapple but this image from Maria Sibylla Merian's 1705 'Insects of Surinam' is still our fave for #PineappleDay https://t.co/oaLtUvZ9NH 🍍🍍🍍 Find our copy with sooooo many great plates scanned in @biodivlibrary
For #Shakespeare's birthday & #NationalGardenMonth, some lovely flower illustrations with quotes from the Bard's plays, from a 1909 book illus by Walter Crane https://t.co/qpxnTaaqfD
Plants are subjects for study as well as objects of beauty. For #NationalGardenMonth learn about Gardening for Science through "botanizing" and botanic gardens in our #AmericasGardens exhibit with @SIGardens, on view at @amhistorymuseum and online: https://t.co/PN9Npg1WUZ
Mary Vaux Walcott wasn't just the wife of @smithsonian Secretary Charles Walcott, she was an artist & naturalist in her own right. Learn more about her work: https://t.co/UNj3mWo9xQ . "North American Wild Flowers" in @BioDivLibrary : https://t.co/JwI5FkJPu1 #WomensHistoryMonth
A major "winter" storm is hitting DC on today, the #SpringEquinox. But fear not! The pages of Maria Sibylla Merian's "De Europischen Insecten" (1730) is abuzz with spring blooms! Check it out in @BioDivLibrary https://t.co/Endn6XVhjC
Maria Sibylla Merian provides today's #WomensHistoryMonth related #WednesdayBouquet with her "De Europischen Insecten" (1730). Find this one scanned in @BioDivLibrary https://t.co/kSHx3eC3j1
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We have more posts about Merian on @Tumblr: https://t.co/HTOJL1I2kw
Too soon to start thinking of #robins and spring? Of course not! Let this plate from Audubon's 'Birds of America' get you in the mood https://t.co/3m3s72DXSr #SpringIsInTheAir #Audubon
From 1835, during the Louis Philippe era, an example of a daring but practical fashion statement for women's field sports.
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ORANGE you glad it's midway through the week?🧡 For today's #WednesdayBouquet, sample a lovely selection of orange flowers from vol. 4 of "The Floral Magazine," published in 1875! You can browse more of the book on @BioDivLibrary : https://t.co/NtIGplmD4j