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These illustrations are from Volume One of the revised edition of 'Paxton’s Flower Garden' by John Lindley and Sir Joseph Paxton, revised by Thomas Baines and published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. in London in 1882.

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2019-06-13

It's a bit grey and wet, so to brighten your day a bit, here are some colourful early summer flowers from our image collection.

Did you know the Lindley Library holds the RHS botanical art collection? You can make an appointment to see items through the Lindley Library.

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2019-06-07

Happy ! Feast your eyes on this illustration entitled Catasetum saccatum by Sarah Anne Drake (1803-1857), produced for Lindley's 'Sertum Orchidaceum’ publication

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2019-04-16

Oncidium heteranthum is such a beautiful delicate orchid with leaves that look like lichen. This is one of 7000+ paintings that can be seen by appointment at the Lindley Library London

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2019-03-02

Normally St David's Day would be my cue to tweet pictures of daffodils from collections but today I have scoured the rare books room of the Lindley Library and found you an honest to goodness dragon - dead sadly but you can't have everything. Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!

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2019-03-02

💋 FRISKY FEBRUARY DAY 24: Breast/Nipple Worship 💋
OCs Cassilda and Lindleya for ! Thank you for letting me draw your sweet ladies together 💖

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2019-02-25

Our Christmas gift to you orchid lovers! 'Illustrations of Orchidaceous plants 1830-1838' is scanned and available free on . Learn more about this book, Franz Bauer (1758-1840) and John Lindley (1799-1865) in a new blog by Ben Nathan https://t.co/Ca5XLVRBoN

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2018-12-20

For hundreds of years people have turned to plants to relieve their aches and pains.

Visit our Healing Gardens display at the (Lindley) from 10 Sept-14 Dec to learn about the history behind herbal medicine and how these remedies came to be
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2018-08-19

You might be familiar with medicinal herbs but what about medicinal flowers? In the 1600s, primroses were used to make a 'salve' - an ointment - for healing wounds!
More surprising uses coming soon in 'Healing Garden'. https://t.co/gnF4c9QmzI

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2018-08-08

On we would like to proudly show off our card designs that are from original papercuts by and hop, skipping and jumping in the beautiful
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2018-08-02

Peonies are glorious but not around for long. So here is one we have had at the Lindley Library since 1905 - from a Japanese nursery catalogue from Boehmer and Co

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2018-05-11

Tiger Lily (Lilium bulbiferum) for by Sarah Anne Drake for Edwards's Botanical Register, Vol. 32 (1846), edited by John Lindley. Contributed to by the Peter H. Raven Library of the : https://t.co/6QcpZAEgxa --

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2018-04-20

Magnolias are having a moment in gardens up and down the land. Here is a nice one from out collections Lindley Library

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2018-04-20

Lupine (Lupinus barkeri). by Sarah Ann Drake for John Lindley, Edwards's Botanical Register, Vol. 25 (1839). View more in https://t.co/v8D5drY3fj --

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2018-03-25

Just four days to go to the official start of Spring! Counting down with rare books in the Lindley Library. Blossom on Battey Langley's Pomona

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2018-03-19

Here's a card featuring and from collection to get you in the spirit this Monday morning!

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2017-12-04

Calling all archivists! Fantastic opportunity to work as a Project Archivist with our Plant Collector archives Lindley Library. An opportunity to work with the papers of David Douglas and other treasures
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2017-11-29

Happy from Watercolour on paper of a tulip cultivar attributed to the artist August Wilhelm Sievert from the album 'Hortus florum imaginum' (c.1730)

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2017-11-28

A taster of some of our artwork The early green hairy Engraved by S. Watts after an original by Augusta Withers. The Pomological Magazine, 1828.

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2017-11-22

We know surveys are a bore but this will help us share all our lovely Lindley Library collections better - have a look at our apple pages and tell us what you think please! funded pilot
https://t.co/Nq7pLTFExT

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2017-11-18