John Lindley became known as the “father of modern orchidology”. For explore his "Illustrations of Orchidaceous Plants" (1830-38), which features by Franz Bauer and was recently digitized in by ➡️ https://t.co/FoAVjURJfY

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August Batsch's "Analyses florum e diversis plantarum generibus" (1790) features text in Latin & German + 20 plates based on drawings by Batsch to help illustrate the morphology of various plants. View in via ➡️ https://t.co/H50cnSWFTJ 🌺🌼🌸

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German naturalist Eduard Rüppell embarked on an expedition to northern Africa in the 1820s. The specimens collected were used to produce "Atlas zu der Reise im nordlichen Afrika" (1826-28). Explore it in via ➡️ https://t.co/6KNfuqFYbs

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For explore chromolithographic proof impressions of watercolor drawings, unsigned but possibly by H.G Moon & probably destined for a 3rd series of Frederick Sander's "Reichenbachia." in via ➡️ https://t.co/cdXeQMZV0b

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"Contributions to Ornithology" (1848-1852) by Sir William Jardine was the 1st ornithological periodical produced in Britain. Jardine's daughter Catherine produced much of the work's Explore it in for thanks to ➡️ https://t.co/7pQPxtRMCr

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Which plants & animals to choose for your aquarium? Humphreys' "Ocean Gardens: The History of the Marine Aquarium" (1857) offered advice on creating & maintaining indoor “ocean gardens." Find it in via ➡️ https://t.co/BXgajzFJ5R

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With the holidays approaching, you may expect to see a Christmas Rose (Helleborus niger), but this species is poisonous? 😳 by Sydenham Edwards for Curtis's "Botanical Magazine" v. 1 (1787), in via ➡️ https://t.co/xgi7i5gtWz

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We're shell-ebrating with beautiful shell "Thesaurus conchyliorum, or, Monographs of genera of shells" (1847-87) is considered one of the rarest of all conchology books. It's freely available in via ➡️ https://t.co/HuHUVymzYj 🐚🐚🐚

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J.D. Hooker's "Flora Antarctica" describes plants discovered on the Ross expedition (1839–1843), which visited islands off the coast of the Antarctic continent. Explore it in via for ➡️ https://t.co/iBdFP31hCV

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"The songs of birds may be considered as national melodies, for each has its own peculiar music." 🎶 Explore through poems and this with "The Language of Birds" (1837) by Mrs. George Spratt, in via ➡️ https://t.co/qxPumqYMx7

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The western spinebill (Acanthorhynchus superciliosus) and the tawny-crowned honeyeater (Gliciphila melanops) for by Henrik Grönvold from v. 11 (1923-24) of "The Birds of Australia". In via ➡️ https://t.co/BOPDxvKRxW

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Nymphaeaceae for This is from the 1868 quarto edition of "Illustrations of the Natural Order of Plants" by Elizabeth Twining (of the family). It is available in thanks to ➡️ https://t.co/4kxW8DfRxT

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Explore "The Floral Magazine" (1860-1881) for Illustrators for this publication on popular garden plants included John Nugent Fitch, Walter Hood Fitch, James Andrews, and Worthington George Smith. Find it in via & : https://t.co/syxGKoa4LS

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Tausch's "Hortus Canalius" (1823) describes and illustrates a selection of the plants found at the botanical garden of Emanuel Joseph Malabaila von Canal. It features lithographed after F. Both. Explore the work in via ➡️ https://t.co/vYmiWxL8gX

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Happy "Iconographie des perroquets" (1857) by Charles de Souancé features 48 hand-coloured lithographs by E. Blanchard and J. Daverne. Copies have sold for over 6,000 GBP, but you can access it for free in thanks to ➡️ https://t.co/xwGYLwc5mu

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Spadices surrounded by a leaflike bract called a spathe are typical of the Araceae. Schott was the earliest botanist to specialize almost exclusively on the family. Explore his "Icones Aroidearum" (1857) in via ➡️ https://t.co/CjGX2QIVBr

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Enough to impress the lady bustards? A displaying male Australian bustard (Ardeotis australis). by Philibert Charles Berjeau from "Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London" (1868). In via ➡️ https://t.co/g74okw7b5J

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James Vick (1818-1882) was a pioneer in mass-producing color illustrations in seed catalogs. He included beautiful full-page chromolithographs in his catalogs. has digitized many Vick catalogs for ➡️ https://t.co/4wugDvy1dn 🌸🌺🌻

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The Harvard Icones features 249 watercolor figures of specimens collected & painted by Lewis David von Schweinitz, the Father of North American Mycology. Explore the history of this sketchbook, now in via Botany Libraries ➡️ https://t.co/EfxV9tnJUQ

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And a botanically Happy to you as well!

Ghost orchid (Epipogium aphyllum). by Walter Hood Fitch for "Curtis's Botanical Magazine" v. 80 (1854), in via : https://t.co/zRT4Hlvud1

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