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Tweet Storm Day 4 & Revue Horticole was a long-running French botanical magazine published from 1829 to 1974 by Société nationale d'horticulture de France. Explore many out-of-copyright images in 's acct: https://t.co/QowYRQxu1o

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2019-03-05

Primroses for a warm February day courtesy of Diana Ruth Wilson (1886 - 1969) and our amazing collection of her work

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2019-02-26

Mangosteens (Garcinia mangostana) for by Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1817-1892) for her book, Fleurs, Fruits et Feuillages Choisis de l'ille de Java (1880) via with thks to for digitizing: https://t.co/UvDoNHxfAI

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2019-02-12

Reports of celandines coming in - here's a glimpse of their sunshine from the drawing of Diana Ruth Wilson 1886-1969

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2019-01-14

Hazel, osier and sallow - attractive winter twig arrangements from our botanical art collection by Diana Ruth Wilson (1886-1969)

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2019-01-07

passion for mycology is exemplified in this intricate illustration of 'Lepiota procera', or parasol mushroom (from the collection at the Armitt Museum in Ambleside) - https://t.co/clB9fNl6d5 -

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2018-11-07

🍎 🍐 Johann Hermann Knoop's "Pomologia" (1758) is among the earliest books on pomology to be illustrated with colored plates. It describes >100 apple & >90 pear varieties. Check it out in thanks to ➡️ https://t.co/fn3P8AaiSh

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2018-10-24

Pitcher plants (Nepenthes x mastersiana). from The Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener, and Home Farmer, Ser. 3 Vol. 5 (1882), edited by Robert Hogg. Contributed in by the of : https://t.co/Tck7toaZiG

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2018-10-22

The European aspen (Populus tremula) is native to cool, temperate regions of Europe and Asia. from J. Sturm's "Flora von Deutschland", Bd. 4 (1905) by Ernst H.L. Krause. Contributed for digitization by : https://t.co/mc1Ck4qV2r

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2018-10-02

Autumn crocus, by Diana Ruth Wilson (1886-1969), sometimes seen in churchyards & once grown for its medicinal properties, curing gout

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2018-10-01

Hips, haws and sloes abundant now, observed by Diana Ruth Wilson (1886-1969)

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2018-09-24

Happy There are approximately 28,000 species in the Orchidaceae family. Explore some of those found in Germany with J. Sturm's "Flora von Deutschland", Bd. 4 (1905) by Ernst H.L. Krause. Contributed in by : https://t.co/yzwhVmGbHP

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2018-09-18

Sacred Lotus (described here as Sacred Bean of India), appears in vol. 23 of Curtis's botanical magazine. This specimen was drawn from life, from two plants kept in One, at Mile End, and the other, at Paddington. from and

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2018-09-17

Vibrant autumn colour from the Diana Ruth Wilson collection this morning

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2018-09-17

Bright pink hybrid (Cattleya x whitei) for by Matilda Smith for Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Vol. 126 (1900). View more in with thanks to the Raven Library at for digitizing: https://t.co/JgimsVtBAX --

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2018-08-27

Stinking Iris or Roast Beef plant (Iris foetidissima) as portrayed by our Edwardian Botanical artist Diana Ruth Wilson 1886-1969

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2018-08-27

John Martyn's "Historia plantarum rariorum" (1728-[1737]) was the first flower book to be printed in color. It was devoted to new species growing at the Chelsea Physic Garden and the Cambridge Botanic Garden. View it in via : https://t.co/UxftckFzT4

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2018-08-21

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