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A handful of medicinal herbs selected from the Wilson botanical collection

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2018-08-20

Appearing in a hedgerow near you, a selection of fruiting trees/shrubs as portrayed by our Edwardian botanical artist Diana Ruth Wilson (1886-1969)

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2018-08-13

A selection of hand-tinted pages from Diana Ruth Wilson's "Flora" of the Nilgiri Hills that complements our early collection of local botanical drawings

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2018-07-30

A selection of summer purples and pinks from the Diana Ruth Wilson botanical collection - all these 194 paintings of West Dorset flora are stunning when seen first-hand!

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2018-07-23

A selection of midsummer hypericum, the flower of St. John. If you come across some unexpectedly you're supposed to place a bit in your left armpit and make a wish! courtesy of our Wilson botanical collection.

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2018-06-25

Should be seeing the Early Purple Orchid soon; Diana Ruth Wilson (1886-1969) painted many different orchids around Sherborne at the turn of the C20th

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2018-04-02

Chilly violets for a snowy week ahead - the heating is on in the museum for winter opening Tuesday and Thursday am 10.30-12.30, so come and view all 200 Diana Ruth Wilson watercolours

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2018-02-26

Winter twigs from the Wilson Botanical collection reflecting the austere beauty of the season

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2018-01-01

Rosehip syrup, full of Vitamin C, used to keep away coughs and colds at this time of year, drawn by our own Diana Ruth Wilson (1886-1969)

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2017-12-11

A glossy sprig of Christmas Holly from Diana Ruth Wilson (1886-1969). As a girl, she took a posy of Dorset holly and hellebores on the ship bound for Rio, to ward against homesickness on her plant hunting trip

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2017-12-04

Spectacular guelder rose autumn fruiting, Diana Ruth Wilson botanical collection

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2017-10-23

Autumnal colours appearing, from the Wilson watercolour collection

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2017-09-04

Crab apples beautifully observed by Diana Ruth Wilson, from our watercolour collection

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2017-08-07

Wild summer strawberries from our Diana Ruth Wilson collection

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2017-07-17