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The 1905 edition of "The Flowering Grasses, Sedges & of Great Britain" by Anne Pratt (new edition revised by Edward Step) includes 319 plates figuring upwards of 1,500 species. In via : https://t.co/ToT0BNpG94

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Beautiful from "D'Amboinsche Rariteitkamer" for This 1705 work by Rumpf details the marine life of Amboina (Ambon) in what is now eastern Indonesia & features by Maria Sybilla Merian. In via : https://t.co/iB5ie7ZIIv

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What makes so great? attributed on plate to J. Terrier from Faune de la Sénégambie: (1884) by Alphonse Trémeau de Rochebrune. Contributed to by the Research Library of the : https://t.co/77sek3dR0V --

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2018-06-21

Jean Baptiste Vérany's "Mollusques méditeranéens: Céphalopodes" (1851) describes specimens fished from the Mediterranean Sea and features chromolithographed plates depicting octopuses, squids, and cuttlefishes. In via : https://t.co/LNTMPk4x1c

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2018-06-20

Schizodactylus monstrosus for This large is found in by Richard Polydore Nodder for George Shaw's "The Naturalist's Miscellany" (1789-1813), V.18. Contributed to by : https://t.co/8ilixpUe54

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2018-06-20

Richard Owen's 1st monograph, "Memoir on the pearly nautilus" (1832), described Nautilus pompilius for the 1st time in detail as a comprehensive study in comparative anatomy utilizing both text & illustrations. In via : https://t.co/QWQul09h5C

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2018-06-20

🐝 For explore the natural history and classification of bees, wasps and ants in "Naturgeschichte, Klassification und Nomenclatur der Insekten" (1791) by Johann Ludwig Christ, in via : https://t.co/DHsEHYg0eM

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2018-06-19

Three generations of Sowerbys contributed to the monumental "Thesaurus conchyliorum" (1847-1887). It is considered one of the rarest of all books. Explore it in via : https://t.co/DfPoyxmXFl

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2018-06-14

"The Naturalist’s Pocket Magazine" includes descriptions and hand-colored engraved plates of birds, fish, insects, animals, shells, and flowering plants. Explore it in via for https://t.co/D1dr5ntUnh

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2018-06-13

June is 🌹. Ellen Ann Willmott's "The Genus Rosa" (1910-1914) attempted to consolidate information on known species into a single publication. It features by Alfred Parsons. Explore it in via: https://t.co/w4k405Ur2z

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German gardener Johann Hermann Knoop identified more than 100 and over 90 pear varieties in his "Pomologia" (1758), which included to aid in identification. Explore it in via : https://t.co/1HrHTDrrhM

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2018-06-05

The Capitonidae inhabit humid forests in Central and South America & are closely related to toucans. Explore the family for with "A Monograph of the Capitonidæ" (1871), in via : https://t.co/KMOy9PWBnj

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2018-05-31

The has one of the world's largest collections of nursery and seed trade catalogs. They have digitized over 40,000 for including many from two seedsmen who epitomize the golden age of mail order catalogs. Learn more: https://t.co/sf8G4cWuBT

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2018-05-24

"Contributions to the natural history of Labuan, and the adjacent coasts of Borneo" (1855) is the earliest attempt to produce a comprehensive, illustrated account of the biodiversity of Labuan and western Borneo. View it in via : https://t.co/5J1GDexjCM

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2018-05-24

Celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity by exploring through with the ! Over 120,000 illustrations representing hundreds of years of publications: https://t.co/xVhfuxCdBB 🌵🐝🐙🦒🌺🐠🦋

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2018-05-22

August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof was a German miniature painter, naturalist and entomologist. Explore the of in the Dutch translation of his "De natuurlyke historie der insecten" (1764-68), in via : https://t.co/FogMR2uVLt

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2018-05-22

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/Grai5uil3w

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2018-05-21

Bateman’s "The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala" ([1837]-1843) is the largest botanical book ever produced with lithographic plates. It features by Sarah Anne Drake & Augusta Withers. In via : https://t.co/dxv0j3XWjh

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Britton & Rose’s "The Cactaceae" (1919-1923) is an early definitive taxonomic work on the family Cactaceae. It features stunning by artist Mary Emily Eaton. Explore the work in via NYBG: https://t.co/YI3ODY5TRB

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Featured is of the legume Inga fastuosa from Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin's "Fragmenta Botanica" (1809), via : https://t.co/QLllcthLzr

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