Pride of California / Lathyrus splendens, 1915, by (American, 1867-1944), who was born (Sept 24). From her Field Book of Western Wild Flowers; source, via , https://t.co/95CAHwkQdV

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Honeysuckle, published 1907 in Wild Flowers of the British Isles, written & illustrated by (English, 1863-1952), who died (Sept 22). Source, , https://t.co/NH1BigXho8

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Natural history illustration and the park: The illustrations of Rien Poortvliet, Dutch painter.......1932-1995 ...... https://t.co/fGIs4Tfc7f

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Natural history and the park: Ways of wood folk, by William J Long ...... 1899 ....https://t.co/HIkFRU1cez

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Antoine Risso, Pierre Antoine Poiteau, Histoire naturelle des orangers (Paris, 1818)

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Antoine Risso, Pierre Antoine Poiteau, Histoire naturelle des orangers (Paris, 1818)

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Antoine Risso, Pierre Antoine Poiteau, Histoire naturelle des orangers (Paris, 1818)

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Campanula rapunculus, Phaseolus multiflorus, n.d., by (English, c.1786/99-1854), who died (Sept 16). Held by ; source, , https://t.co/tfyLZ9TLgG

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Birthday in the park: Alexander von Humboldt..... 1769-1859, German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science...... https://t.co/EKPQejP0Gb

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Maria Sybilla Merian's 'Insects of Surinam' (1705) was a particular hit with this morning's tour group for International Copyright-Literacy Event of 's Library and Archive.

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Happy to present our new eCatalogue on the Iberian Peninsula & Latin America:

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50 & from period between 1549-1899 on etc.

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Natural history and the park: Natural history in the age of revolutions...... 1776-1848 .... research project.........https://t.co/AE8CjYPiTT

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New blog out, today it's all about how to identify UK ants down to four subfamilies: https://t.co/YNklzFnhvj. So if you're into and check it out. All info was learnt on courses I've attended this year.

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Branch of Seville orange with a Rothschildia moth, 1702-3, by (German, 1647–1717). Held by the , https://t.co/OSqftNnUEc

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The Yellow Hammer; a bird in a nest woven with young ferns, a violet flower at left ..., n.d., by (née Wedderburn; Scottish, 1823-1909), who died (Aug 9). Held at the , https://t.co/FeuMlRfv4F

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Birds on a branch, 1655, by (Dutch, c. 1603–c. 1665). Held by ; source, Female Artists in History, https://t.co/FjSTQVLK4o

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Watercolor of Hylocereus lemairei, n.d., by (English, 1873-1961), who died (Aug 4). Painted for The Cactacaeae by Britton & Rose; held by , https://t.co/0p8FOgkfTp

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Brown-rayed Knap Weed with other plants, by (British, 1806-1893), who died (July 27). Plate 122 from The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges & Ferns … V2, 1905. Mertz Library, , via , https://t.co/xsUj6fU5n5

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Floral study, C20th, by (English, 1910-1990), born (July 27). Original designs for Wild Flowers of the World; sold in Aug 2016 by , https://t.co/bv74SZh95C

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