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History & People, Inside our Collections
Hispanic Heritage and Philippine Medicinal Plants: The Personal Story of Kathleen Cruz Gutierrez, Ph.D.
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Shades of Lavender: Symbolism, Scent, Sightings, and Species
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In honor of Pride Month, The New York Botanical Garden celebrates lavender—the color symbolic of LGBTQ+ resistance and empowerment—as well as the plant’s associated cultural ... Read MoreInside our Collections
Flora de Filipinas
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Flora de Filipinas is a monument to the magnificent botanical heritage of the Philippines. Read MoreInside our Collections, Plant Science
Cosmic Views of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt
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Humboldt’s ideas were based on the view of the harmonic order of the Universe, a concept called cosmos, borrowed from ancient Greek philosophy. Read MoreInside our Collections
LuEsther T. Mertz Library Book of the Month: Chinoiserie Botany
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Born in Metz, France, naturalist and artist Pierre Joseph Buc'hoz (1731–1807) become a doctor of medicine in Nancy in 1763. In his medical practice, he ... Read MoreHistory & People
Librarians of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library: Elizabeth C. Hall
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Elizabeth C. Hall (1898–1989) became Head Librarian of The New York Botanical Garden in 1937, following positions at The New York Public Library and Horticultural ... Read MoreHistory & People
Librarians of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library: Anna Murray Vail
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Anna Murray Vail (1863–1955) was an American botanist and the first librarian of The New York Botanical Garden. Read MoreHistory & People, Inside our Collections
From the Jungles in Java to Dutch Drawing Rooms: A Tribute to Two Remarkable Women
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Impressive by its sheer size and bold coloring, Fleurs, fruits et feuillages choisis de l'ile de Java : peints d'après nature was brought to fruition ... Read MoreInside our Collections
The Librarian’s Nightmare
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In addition to its vast size, the fame of Orchidaceae rests on its extraordinary hand-colored lithographic plates which depict each orchid at life-size and in ... Read MoreHistory & People, Inside our Collections
Restored Watercolors Return to Garden Archives
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The Lord & Burnham Company was the premier builder of glasshouse structures in North America during the 19th and 20th centuries. The firm’s largest project ... Read MoreSUBSCRIBE
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