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The Poinsettia is one of the most familiar Christmas plants.

This close up comes from an illustration of 'Poinsettia pulcherrima, Showy Poinsettia' was engraved by J. Swan, published in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 1836.

The 1815 work An essay on trees in landscape [977 Ken], has an array of striking illustrations by the #artist Edward Kennion - perfect for raising awareness of #NationalTreeWeek. #trees #arboriculture #woods #woodland #sciart

The book and film A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (from an idea by Siobhan Dowd) used the old #Folklore about Yew trees planting in graveyards acting as a protection against evil spirits, as well as its associations with death, rebirth and eternal life.

#FolkloreThursday

Remember, remember the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason & plot...or in this case Pilea microphylla, aka the gunpowder plant - named for the explosive way pollen is released by its male flowers [1821, 945 Lin] #FireworksNight #bonfirenight2019 #FifthOfNovember #GuyFawkesNight

A watercolour of pumpkins and squashes circa 1800 from our collection, attributed to Chinese artist and collector, Wang Lui Chi.

According to The Language of Flowers, Pumpkins should be used carefully as they stand for bulk.

#Pumpkin #halloween #autumn #FolkloreThursday

Some of the most beautiful nursery catalogues in our collection are those specialising in Japanese plants.

Which of these catalogues from the late 19th and early 20th century is your favourite?

Come into the garden, Maud,
For the black bat, night, has flown,
Come into the garden, Maud,
I am here at the gate alone;
And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad,
And the musk of the rose is blown.

-Alfred, Lord Tennyson
#NationalPoetryDay

With Autumn comes the harvesting of many crops.

Which of these have you grown this year?

These images come from nursery catalogues and chromolithographic plates in our collection.

#Autumn #autumngardendays #Harvest

R is for Rosa. Everything is coming up roses in this copy of The first and seconde partes of the Herbal of William Turner Doctor in Phisick [615.3 TUR]. #WoodcutWednesday #Roses #rarebooks #specialcollections

Is the rose the world's favourite flower? It's the universal symbol of love and romance and throughout history has been used a symbol in religion, royalty, decorations and literature.

#Rose #Rosa #SummerFlowers