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Livistona chinensis, ca 18th centuryWatercolour of Livistona chinensis, commonly known as Chinese fan or fountain palm, by unknown Asian artist, Company Art, Kew Collection, 18th century
An exact plan of the Royal Palace Gardens and Park at Richmond, 1754Engraving representing An exact plan of of the Royal Palace Gardens and Park at Richmond with Sion House on the opposite side o the River Thames
Portrait of William Townsend Aiton (1766 - 1849)Lithograph portrait of William Townsend Aiton
Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) at Wakehurst, RBG KewThe frozen vaults of the Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) at Wakehurst, RBG Kew
Cochineal beetle harvest, by Eadweard MuybridgeDactylopius coccus, cochineal beetles being harvested from Opuntia cacti, Antigua, West Indies, for the production of carminic acid used in the carmine dye, cochineal
Seedlings of Cinchona succirubra, India, 1861Seedlings of Cinchona succirubra, photographed on arrival in Ootacamund, southern India, 9 April 1861. Collected by Richard Spruce in Ecuador, the plants were received by WIlliam McIvor
The Rhododendron Dell, Kew Gardens19th century photograph of The Rhododendron Dell, Kew Gardens. Originally Capability Browns " Hollow Walk" it was created in 1773 and planted with rhododendrons in 1850
Henry Ridley and rubber tree, SingaporeExtension of original cutting on an old Para rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis - Henry Ridley ( Rubber Ridley ) and rubber tree, tapped for latex
Foliage, Flowers, and Seed-vessels of a rare West Australian Shrub, 1880Foliage, Flowers, and Seed-vessels of a rare West Australian Shrub by Marianne North, 1880. Painting number 751
Iris bulbosa latifolia, 1757Gouache painting on vellum of Iris latifolia with a moth by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770), signed and dated 1757. The painting is from the Tankerville Collection, purchased 1934
Millennium Seed Bank, (MSB)Entrance to the Seed Bank Vault, Millennium Seed Bank at Wakehurst site, RBG Kew
Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) at Wakehurst, RBG KewStaff wearing protective clothing in the frozen vaults of the Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) at Wakehurst, RBG Kew
Dracula chimaera (Vampire orchid), 1882-1897Illustration of Dracula chimaera by John Nugent Fitch from The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants, 1882- 1897; t. 203
Richard Spruce (1817-1893) botanist and plant collector who was commissioned by William Hooker to transfer the cinchona (quinine) industry from South America to India
Allium sphaerocephalon, 1794Illustration of Allium sphaerocephalon, commonly known as ornamental onion. Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Sydenham Edwards, 1794. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 7, plate 251
Rhododendron Dalhousiae (frontispiece), 1849Frontispiece of a Rhododendron dalhousieae Hook. f. in its native locality, 1849
The Treetop Walkway, RBG KewThe Treetop Walkway in the Arboretum, RBG Kew
Women gardeners put on their clogs ready for work, World War IIWomen gardeners were employed at Kew during World War II, after an interval of nearly a quarter of a century. Fourteen women were enrolled onto the staff in 1940
Temperate HouseThe Temperate House in winter
Acer opalusItalian maple
Elaeagnus angustifolia var ellipticaRussian olive
Portrait of Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865)Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865). Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1841-1865. Photographic print on paper
Allium giganteum, 1885Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Matilda Smith, 1885. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 111, plate 6828
Vaults at the Millennium Seed BankPhoto of Seed Collections staff in the vaults at the Millennium Seed Bank, Wakehurst, 2009. The Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) is a growing collection of seeds from around the world
Dendrobium kingianum, 1834-1849Illustration of Dendrobium kingianum engraved by Samuel Holden from Magazine of Botany and Register of Flowering Plants by Joseph Paxton, vol 12, 1834-1849
Cypripedium reginae (Showy orchid), 1876Watercolour illustration of Cypripedium reginae (Showy orchid) by John Day, 12 June 1876. Artwork from John Days Scrapbook, volume 19, page 57
Kews women gardeners, November 1916, during World War I. During the war womens roles at Kew continued to grow. Back row (l-r) K W Harper, I L Lines, H A Rowan, M I Yeo, N J Watson, E M HArper
Garden visitors inspect the Demonstration Plot at RBG Kew, during WWIIGarden visitors inspect the vegetables in the Demonstration Plot, Kew Gardens, during World War II. Visitor numbers increased between 1941
Coelogyne cristata, 1877Watercolour illustration of Coelogyne cristata by John Day, 19 January 1877. Artwork from John Days Scrapbook, volume 20, page 69
Vegetables growing in the Demonstration Plot, RBG Kew, WWIIVegetables growing in the Demonstration Plot, RBG Kew, during World War II. The Model Allotment Plan initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture was designed to provide a household of five people with a
Vanilla planifolia, 1805-1846Illustration of Vanilla planifolia from Getreue Darstellung und Beschreibung Der in Der Arzneykunde Gebr├ñuchlichen Gew├ñchse : Wie Auch Aolcher, Welche mit Inhen Verwechselt Werden K├Ânnen
The Pagoda at KewThe 163 foot high Pagoda over looks the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It is the most important surviving architectural element of William Chambers designs
Crinum x powellii, 1890Illustration of Crinum x powellii, commonly known as swamp lily or Powell s, illustrated by Henry George Moon, 25th January 1890
Lilium henryi, 1891Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Matilda Smith, 1891. Artwork from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, volume 117, plate 7177
Richard Spruce (1817-1893) botanist, explorer, plant collector
RBG Kew expedition to Cameroon, 1995. Between 1995-2003, several RBG Kew-National Herbarium of Cameroon (HNC) teams combed the forest, supported by local conservation NGOs and Earthwatch volunteers
Fritillaria meleagris, 1880-1888Illustration of Fritillaria meleagris, commonly known as snake s-head fritillary. Hand-coloured lithograph on paper, 1880-1888. Artwork from Flora von Deutschland (revised by Dr)
Zygopetalum mackayi, 1882-1897Illustration of Zygopetalum mackayi from The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants by Robert Warner and Benjamin Samuel Williams
Vanda coerulea (Blue vanda), 1862Illustration of Vanda coerulea by Walter Hood Fitch, 1862. Artwork from Select Orchidaceous Plants by Robert Warner, 1862; t. 18
Rhynchostylis retusa (Foxtail orchid), 1885-1906Illustration of Rhynchostylis retusa by Pieter de Pannemaeker. Artwork from Lindenia: Iconographie des Orchid├®es, 1885-1906; volume 15, plate 691
Psychopsis kramerianum (Butterfly orchid), 1845-1883Illustration of Psychopsis kramerianum (Butterfly orchid), 1845-1883. Artwork from Flore des Serres et des Jardin de l Europe by Louis Van Houtte, volume 19; p. 40-41
Prosthechea cochleata (aka. Cockleshell orchid, black orchid, clamshell orchid, octopus orchid), 1802-1816Illustration of Prosthechea cochleata by Pierre Joseph Redout├®, 1802-1816. Artwork from Les Liliac├®es, volume 6, plate 346
Phalaenopsis schilleriana, 1864Watercolour illustration of Phalaenopsis schilleriana by John Day, 9 March 1864. Artwork from John Days Scrapbook, volume 7, page 58
Ophrys apifera (Bee orchid), 1886Illustration of Ophrys apifera from Flora von Deutschland : Österreich und der Schweiz in Wort und Bild für Schule und Haus, 1886. Artwork from volume 1, plate 148
Cymbidium lowianum, 1882-1897Illustration of Cymbidium lowianum from The Orchid Album, Comprising Coloured Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, and Beautiful Orchidaceous Plants by Robert Warner, 1882-1897; t. 471
Gladiolus x byzantinus, 1805Illustration of Gladiolus x byzantinus, commonly known as star of gladiolus or sword lily. Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Sydenham Edwards, 1805
Gladiolus communis, 1790Illustration of Gladiolus communis, commonly known as star of gladiolus, sword lily. Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Sydenham Edwards, 1790
Fritillaria imperialis, 1805-1816Illustration of Fritillaria imperialis commonly known as crown imperial, illustrated by Pierre Joseph Redout├®, 1805-1816. Artwork from Les Liliac├®es, volume 3, plate 131
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