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Need a reason to smile today? Take a look at these "rare bird" illustrations found in the Oak Spring Garden Library. Watercolors are from "Raccolta d'ucellami rari esressi al naturale" by Giuseppe Fiorenzo Vanni (Turin, 1700s). #naturalhistory #foundinthelibrary

It’s #FantasticFloraFriday! Today we’re featuring the elegant Swan Orchid - a unique plant that can be either male or female. Want to learn more about the world’s most wonderful plants? Visit our growing collection of digital #FantasticFlora posters at https://t.co/Pq3QFlUBmm.

Attention botanical artists! The deadline to apply to our Botanical Artist in Residence program, which supports artists who create beautiful & scientifically accurate plant illustrations, is August 12! More at https://t.co/bsQA1ZHD1f. Images below by Mieko Ishikawa.

The ☀️ is shining in VA today, so here are two cheerful sunflowers – one nourishing a local pollinator in our formal garden, and one brightening the pages of “Hortus Eystettensis” (Basilius Besler, 1561-1629) in our library. Happy #florafriday🌻! #30daysofflowers #floweroftheday

Here’s our sunshine, @dumbartonoaks! A glorious #sunflower from “Hortus Eystettensis” by Nuremberg artist/botanist Basilius Besler (1561-1629) #librarysunshine #botanicalart #libraryfromhome

Happy #mushroommonday! These brightly-colored suillus grevillei & agaricus muscarius are from Illustrations of British Mycology (1855) by #AnnaMariaHussey - a pioneering artist/mycologist whose fascination with fungi was ahead of her time. #botanicalart #oakspringlibraryfavorites

#Oakspringlibraryfavorites 3-5: some very flirty flowers, from Les Fleurs Animees (The Flowers Personified) by J.J. Grandville, 1847. Clockwise from left: water arrow, thistle, and wallflower. #booktherapy #libraryfromhome #rarebooks

Happy Birthday #CharlesDarwin! In honor of Darwin’s 211th birthday, we’re sharing these images of the #VenusFlytrap - one of Darwin’s favorite plants, which he called “one of the most wonderful in the world.” Left, a 1768 original sketch by John Ellis; right, a colorized version.

To celebrate #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience, we’re highlighting several pioneering women represented in our library and online exhibitions whose research centered around plants. Read on to learn more: https://t.co/rTIQZckSau. #WomenInScienceDay #WomenInScience

It’s #NationalHempDay, so we’re sharing this illustration by Scottish botanical artist Elizabeth Blackwell (1707-1758) from her book, A Curious Herbal. She wrote of hemp, “The Seed being boil’d in Milk ... is accounted good for old Coughs, and a Specific to cure the Jaundice.”