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![history/arrival flagstaff off sion vista kew circa 1916](/t/140/arrival-flagstaff-off-sion-vista-kew-circa-1916-10645292.jpg.webp "The arrival of the flagstaff off the Sion Vista, Kew, circa 1916. The arrival of the flagstaff off the Sion Vista, Kew: "accepting delivery", circa 1916. Gifted by the Provincial Governement of British Columbia, it was towed along the Thames by tug boat. Produced from the trunk of a Douglas Fir, it stood at approximately 91m")
![history/kew green richmond end august bank holiday](/t/140/kew-green-richmond-end-august-bank-holiday-10645232.jpg.webp "Kew Green, Richmond, at the end of the August Bank Holiday, 1926. Kew Green, Richmond, at the end of the August Bank Holiday celebrations, 1926. William Dallimore, Keeper of the Museums of Economic Botany, Kew Gardens, described a Bank Holiday in the 1890's, writing that the visitors enjoyed themselves "seriously enough as long as they were within the Gardens, but")
![history/kewites wives kampala uganda 1923](/t/140/kewites-wives-kampala-uganda-1923-10645166.jpg.webp ""Kewites and wives" Kampala, Uganda, 1923. This group photograph of "Kewites and wives" was taken in Kampala, Uganda, in 1923. Second from the right: John Davenport Snowden, with his wife, centre. Arthur Marshall (back row far right) was the pony boy in Kew Gardens but after attending lectures he obtained the Kew certificate")
![history/travel explorers expeditions/drying coffee straits settlements southeast asia](/t/140/drying-coffee-straits-settlements-southeast-asia-10645082.jpg.webp "Drying coffee in the Straits Settlements, Southeast Asia, 1899. Workers drying coffee in the Straits Settlements, Southeast Asia, 1899. Once harvested, the coffee "cherries" were sorted, then air dried and raked continually to prevent mildew and promote even drying. This process could take several weeks.")
![history/tea plantation far east](/t/140/tea-plantation-far-east-10645008.jpg.webp "Tea plantation, Far East. Terraces 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".")
![history/ernest henry wilson 1876 1930](/t/140/ernest-henry-wilson-1876-1930-10644964.jpg.webp "Ernest Henry Wilson (1876-1930). Ernest Henry Wilson (1876-1930) Ernest Henry "Chinese" Wilson, better known as E. H. Wilson, was a notable English plant collector who introduced a large range of about 2000 of Asian plant species to the West; some sixty bear his name")
![history/portraits/ernest henry wilson](/t/140/ernest-henry-wilson-10631814.jpg.webp "Ernest Henry Wilson. Ernest Henry Wilson - 1876-1930 - May15th 1922 - Ernest Henry "Chinese" Wilson, better known as E. H. Wilson, was a notable English plant collector who introduced a large range of about 2000 of Asian plant species to the West; some sixty bear his name.")
![history/portraits/ernest henry wilson](/t/140/ernest-henry-wilson-10631808.jpg.webp "Ernest Henry Wilson. Ernest Henry Wilson - Gardners Chronicle p.114 - Feb 25 1905 - Ernest Henry "Chinese" Wilson, better known as E. H. Wilson, was a notable English plant collector who introduced a large range of about 2000 of Asian plant species to the West; some sixty bear his name")
![trees shrubs/pioneers cabin base sequoiadendron giganteum](/t/140/pioneers-cabin-base-sequoiadendron-giganteum-10631402.jpg.webp ""Pioneer's Cabin" at the base of a Sequoiadendron giganteum. "Pioneer's Cabin" at the base of a Sequoiadendron giganteum, California, USA. Joseph Hooker purchased this photograph, probably during his expedition to the United States (circa 1877)")
![history/portrait charles darwin 1868 julia margaret](/t/140/portrait-charles-darwin-1868-julia-margaret-10630252.jpg.webp "Portrait of Charles Darwin, 1868, by Julia Margaret Cameron. Portrait of Charles Darwin, 1868, by Julia Margaret Cameron. The photograph is signed by Darwin with the inscription "I like this photograph very much better than any other which has been taken."")
![history/miss cotton posing leaf giant waterlily kew gardens](/t/140/miss-cotton-posing-leaf-giant-waterlily-kew-gardens-10630250.jpg.webp ""Miss Cotton" posing on the leaf of giant waterlily Kew Gardens, 1923. "Miss Cotton" posing on the leaf of giant waterlily Victoria amazonica, Kew Gardens, Richmond, Surrey, 1923. It is likely that she was the daughter of Arthur Cotton, keeper of Kew's herbarium and Library at this time. It is said the leaves of this species can support up to 45kg")
