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"Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse" (1782-1804) is considered one of—if not the—1st comprehensive works on crustaceans. Explore this title, still consulted as a primary source in the field of carcinology today, in via ➡️ https://t.co/oZzQmFrq0w 🦀

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2020-02-19

These lovebirds wish you a happy ⁣💐
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The black-winged lovebird (Agapornis taranta) is the largest of the lovebird genus. by Henrik Grönvold for "The Avicultural Magazine", v. 16 (1909-10). In via ➡️ https://t.co/L1O2JiPIwR

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2020-02-14

Frogs from Senegal and The Gambia, published in "Faune de la Sénégambie" (1883-1887), a rare book describing about 700 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Find the book in thanks to ➡️ https://t.co/GxPOWeDuXX 🐸

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2020-02-14

James Sowerby's "English Botany", issued in 267 monthly parts & featuring nearly 2,600 hand-colored engravings, was the most comprehensive, illustrated flora of Great Britain available at the time. 3rd ed. (1863-1886) in ➡️ https://t.co/wQPbjzTSrb

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2020-02-11

Red carpet looks as flowers: Hailee Steinfeld x Paeonia spp. by Sarah Anne Drake from Edwards's botanical register (vol. 17); via and Peter H. Raven Library.

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2020-02-10

Happy bday, Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (born 1778)! that Candolle coined the word "taxonomy"?

A work that brought Candolle early recognition was "Plantarum historia succulentarum" (1798-1837). In via ➡️ https://t.co/EfE7BUrDWg

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2020-02-05

All parts of the monks cress (Tropaeolum majus) are edible. You may find this flower as an ornamental ingredient in a salad or stir fry. Watercolor by Deborah Griscom Passmore from her album of American wildflowers, in via ➡️ https://t.co/M4JbqMmofX

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2020-02-04

The production of "The British Tunicata" was a 50 year affair. The work commenced between 1855-1860, but many events, including the death of the authors, delayed its publication until 1905-12. Explore all 3 volumes in via ➡️ https://t.co/82lsPINMf4

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2020-02-04

The study of mollusk shells. 🐚🐚🐚🐚
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Explore beautiful shell in "A Conchological Manual" (1839), authored and illustrated by George Brettingham Sowerby II (1812-1884). in thanks to ➡️ https://t.co/Nu5RqxVORQ

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2020-01-22

Aloe vera for This succulent has long been used medicinally, for instance in ointments for minor burns and sunburns. by Mary Ann Burnett from "Plantæ utiliores" ([1839]1842-1850), in via ➡️ https://t.co/0IwTo6H3Kd

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2020-01-13

Happy Bday, Alfred Russel Wallace (born 1823)! 🎉

Wallace authored one of the most popular books on scientific exploration in the 1800s — "The Malay Archipelago" (1869), detailing his 8 year expedition to Southeast Asia. In via : https://t.co/7vVDUWh0wT

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2020-01-09

New to : Gregory M. Mathews "A supplement to the birds of Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands : to which is added those birds of New Zealand not figured by Buller" (1936). https://t.co/nYxgQo6yA3 Digitised for by thanks to .

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2020-01-03

LOTS of great cactus from our collection in Flickr ➡️ https://t.co/O3Uvwyqg01

Some of our favorites are those by Mary Emily Eaton from "The Cactaceae", in via ➡️ https://t.co/YNGVXZ3uDh

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2019-12-17

"Iconographie descriptive des cactées" (1841-1847), by French botanist Charles Antoine Lemaire, has been described as "the rarest work on cacti ever published." Fewer than 20 copies are known to exist. Find it in via ➡️ https://t.co/NWd3obwDoI

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2019-12-16

"During the cold season these brilliant leaves are in full splendour".

Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) from Lena Lowis' "Familiar Indian Flowers" (1878), devoted to plants commonly cultivated in Indian gardens. In via ➡️ https://t.co/gestiJ4823

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2019-12-11

"These Beautiful Birds dwell in a land where winter never comes." ☀️

This explore "Beautiful Birds in Far-Off Lands" (1872) by sisters Elizabeth and Mary Kirby, available in thanks to ➡️ https://t.co/CwRFokA4pF

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2019-12-06

The wild arum (Arum maculatum) is widespread across most of Europe, as well as Turkey and the Caucasus. ⁣#SciArt by Mary Ann Burnett for her "Plantæ utiliores" ([1839]1842-1850). Explore the work in via ➡️ https://t.co/U547IjOfEN

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2019-12-04

The nasturtium Tropaeolum moritzianum is native to South America. drawn & lithographed by C.F. Schmidt for "Icones plantarum rariorum Horti Regii Botanici Berolinensis" (1840-44). Explore this work in thanks to ➡️ https://t.co/eMjXxWTvov

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2019-12-03

Only a few copies of Buc'hoz's "Le grand jardin de l'univers" (1785-91) are known to exist in institutional libraries. The work is a guide for botanists and amateurs on suggested plants to cultivate.

Explore v. 1 in thanks to ➡️ https://t.co/J76HNE1vaD 🌸🌺🌼

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2019-11-20

de Provins (Rosa gallica) has centuries of representation in French history. by Henriette Vincent for her "Études de Fleurs et de Fruits" (c. 1820). In via the Lenhardt Library of ➡️ https://t.co/VyLTef1cdy

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2019-11-19