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

Take a look at the many facets of the Dahlia in a gallery of artwork from the Lindley Library collection.

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This image was published in 1817 in Curtis's Botanical Magazine

Colchicums are a fantastic flower for autumn colour.

This illustration is a colour engraved plate from Volume 8 of Pierre-Joseph Redouté's 'Les Liliacées', after an original by Redouté published between 1802-1816. We hold a copy in The Lindley Library collection.

A treasure of the Lindley Library is the Album Benary, one of few early printed books offering fine-quality portraits of vegetable cultivars. Issued from 1876-1882 the work consists of four groups of seven chromolithographs, drawn by Ernst Benary.

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Nerines are great for autumn colour in your garden.

This plate dates from 1776. The artist is unknown but it comes from"Collection precieuse" by Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807) a French medical doctor who also studied, taught and wrote on botanical and natural history subjects.

We've been creating some digital exhibitions with images from our collections. Take a look here: https://t.co/LN2v9rXDkG to discover more about the rose, about wonderful nursery catalogues ,The Language of Flowers and more!
#LibrariesWeek

We're sharing some autumn colour today, as the early Cyclamen begin to flower in gardens.

This plate comes from 'The illustrated bouquet, consisting of figures with descriptions of new flowers, by E. G. Henderson & Son', painted by Mrs Withers around 1857. #autumncolours

It's a rather gloomy morning for most of us today, so let's have a splash of colour with this beautiful image of carnations from our collection.

This watercolour was painted by Caroline Maria Appleby in 1843

Have you seen our free online exhibition ‘Worth a Thousand Words’? Have a look at some of our stunning contemporary botanical artworks from the Lindley Library #BotanicalArt https://t.co/eBzmRUzIqL

We will be sharing some inspiration from our shelves for you to plant spring this week - like this splendid 'Tulipa Orange Parrot' painted by Sievert c1730. #GrowAtHome

Time for a little break? Why not relax and spend time with some of our gorgeous orchid portraits - free online exhibition here:

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