# worldbookday repost wewalkinbeauty

The Book of the Month case features an original color lithograph of the Victoria amazonica from the book "Victoria regia; or, The great water lily of America," by John Fisk Allen, with illustration by William Sharp. See this species in our Conservatory Pools. 🌸✨

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2019-08-15

📚✨ A book has to be a true beast to be called "The Librarian's Nightmare," and that's just what James Bateman’s 'The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala' (1843) was known as. It's easily the largest book in our collection, a treasure from the for

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2019-03-08

The is a proud contributor to the , where you can find numerous works, including many botanical illustrations from our collections. Check out this free digital library for all your biodiversity research and interests! https://t.co/Hhzs5AT8jO

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2018-10-26

In the on cold days like these, we're daydreaming about Cicely Mary Barker's flower fairies."

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2018-03-16