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Snow drops at RBG Kew
Kew Gardens at Christmas, in the snow, with fairground rides for children and Kew Palace in the background
John Wilfred Sutch, born 8 November 1923, worked as a gardener in the T-Range, Palm House and Arboretum. At the age of 18 he left Kew to join the army
Observation post, RBG Kew, 1939Observation Post in Cambridge Cottage Garden, RBG Kew, autumn 1939. Observation posts, where soldiers were placed to monitor possible enemy movement, were assembled throughout the country
Sandbags outside the Herbarium, Kew, 1939Sandbags protect some of the lower windows and doors at the Herbarium and telephone room, RBG Kew, 1939, during World War II
Kewites and wives Kampala, Uganda, 1923This group photograph of " Kewites and wives" was taken in Kampala, Uganda, in 1923. Second from the right: John Davenport Snowden, with his wife, centre
Ringing the work bell, India circa 1910Bell tolled to summon staff to work, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Kolkata, India, circa 1910. The bell is being rung by a Nepali durwan (doorman)
House of Walter Haydon, curator of the botanic station at Kotu in GambiaHouse of Walter Haydon, appointed curator of the botanic station at Kotu in Gambia in 1894. The house was built for him on site so that he could always command a view of all the ground under
Preparing cinnamon, Sri Lanka, 1880 s. The cinnamon is contained in the inner bark of the tree. Once the shoots have been harvested the outer bark is peeled off by rubbing with a brass rod or blunt
Drying or withering tea leavesDrying out the tea leaves, known as withering. Approx. 80% of moisture needs to be removed from freshly picked leaves to preserve them and enhance the teas flavour
Packing tea in India for export to the west
Bringing in the plucked tea leaves in India. Workers with baskets of tea leaves ready to be processed for export
Tea plantation, Far EastTerraces of a tea plantation in the Far East, showing Camellia sinensis var sinensis, used to produce Chinese and green tea. Women harvest the tea leaves, a process known as " plucking"
Temperate House
Acer monspessulanumMontpelier maple
Acer griseumPaper-bark maple
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