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+ The Persian yellow rose (Rosa foetida) is native to the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia. by Sydenham Teast Edwards for "The Botanical Magazine", v. 11 (1797), in via ➡️ https://t.co/woVvQZpvzk 🌹

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2019-06-18

The Thistle Act of 1890 required the eradication of invasive thistle species from Victoria, Australia. "Illustrated Description of Thistles, etc." (1893) was meant as a guide to help landowners identify such thistles. In via : https://t.co/HzwwEgcdoo

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2019-06-17

Happy Edward Step's "Wayside and Woodland Blossoms" (1895) was intended as a pocket guide to British wildflowers for non-scientific audiences. Explore it in thanks to Robarts Library ➡️ https://t.co/gza6YjzKP1 🌸🌼🌸

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2019-06-13

It's James Bateman was one of the first to advocate for "cool" orchid cultivation, which enabled Odontoglossum orchids to be cultivated in England. Explore his "A monograph of Odontoglossum" (1874) in via ➡️ https://t.co/S8pnnZ0heR

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2019-06-10

Irises come in a rainbow of colors. "The Genus Iris" (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes highlights many of these, with based almost exclusively from plants growing in the author's own garden. Explore it in thanks to ➡️ https://t.co/4Wvzt0eKOj

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2019-06-05

One of my favourite things on is this hand-written, largely hand-illustrated manuscript by Stephen West Williams and Harriet Goodhue. Check it out here on : https://t.co/yJ7tKcOvDS via !

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2019-06-04

Moths: rose anthelid (Chenuala heliaspis) & variable anthelid (Anthela varia). by Harriet Scott for "Australian Lepidoptera and Their Transformations", Vol. 2 (1890-98), authored by Alexander Walker Scott. In via ➡️ https://t.co/taW1eDF4Nc 🐛🦋

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2019-05-31

The Botany Libraries of recently digitized a beautiful volume of original orchid paintings by João Barbosa Rodrigues: "Iconographie des orchidées du Brésil". Explore the signed and dated from 1869 through 1888, in ➡️ https://t.co/AoaKrN48zk

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2019-05-30

"Our Living World; An Artistic Edition" (1885) featured chromolithographs by the renowned firm of Louis Prang. Prang is sometimes called "father of the American Christmas card". Explore the work in thanks to ➡️ https://t.co/zgJL1fXcTu

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2019-05-29

Wishing you a fin-tastic "Histoire Naturelle des Poissons" (1828-1849) by Cuvier & Valenciennes attempted to catalog all known The 22 volumes treated over 4,500 species. Explore the work in thanks to ➡️ https://t.co/woPoIxmpWC 🐠🐡🐟

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2019-05-18

Enjoy botanical for "Icones plantarum rariorum Horti Regii Botanici Berolinensis" (1840-44) illustrated & described new or little-known plants grown at the Berlin Botanic Gardens. This is available in via : https://t.co/mgOBg2ew90

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2019-05-17

"What bird is that? A Guide to the Birds of Australia" (1931) promised that "all who so desire may become intimately acquainted with the many and beautiful native birds that throng our bushland". In via ➡️ https://t.co/CaD5B1w2pR

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2019-05-16

"Tabulae phytographicae" (1795-1804) explained the Linnaean system of plant classification through a series of instructional depicting the relationships between various plants that shared the same classification. Explore it in via : https://t.co/JRyG5tkgss

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2019-05-16

Martyn's "Historia plantarum rariorum" (1728-[1737]) was the first flower book to be printed in color. The was engraved by Elisha Kirkall after paintings by van Huysum, Houstoun, Massey, Sartorys & Sartorius. In via : https://t.co/RouxVhLbqr

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2019-05-13

The in "Guia practica para os principiantes colleccionadores de Insectos" (1896) is perfect for coloring! today! https://t.co/bcoRRSRmlQ

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2019-05-07

Happy The European Oak Tree (Quercus robur) is native to most of Europe west of the Caucasus. from J. Sturm's "Flora von Deutschland", Bd. 4 (1905) by K.G. Lutz. Contributed in by ➡️ https://t.co/z5YMCW6yFt 🌳🍃

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2019-04-26

These green butterflies remind of us of the importance of being green on this by Frederic C. Moore for his "Lepidoptera Indica", Vol. 3 (1896-99). Contributed in by the ➡️ https://t.co/AVRzRFTAyU 🌏🦋

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2019-04-23

The northern tamandua (Tamandua mexicana) uses its long tongue to pick up ants and termites, and, like other anteaters, has no teeth. from "Manual para el rastreo de mamíferos silvestres de México" (2012) by J.M.A. Sánchez, in via : https://t.co/6KqzFN2n1d

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2019-04-17

The 12 plates in Thomas Pennant's "Indian Zoology" (1769) were engraved by Peter Mazell from provided by Gideon Loten, once governor of Ceylon. The original drawings were later lost in a shipwreck. Explore this in via : https://t.co/oXQb7YyAH4

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2019-04-16

"Äpfel und Birnen" (1894) described 53 varieties of apples & 51 types of pears. It includes 104 chromolithographs by Walter Müller depicting the whole fruit with branch & leaves and a cross-section. In via : https://t.co/tZQ7YAtU8s 🍎🍐

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2019-04-15