Hot House Collection

Joseph Chamberlain in his orchid-house
Mr Chamberlains favourite hobby: Joseph Chamberlain in his orchid-house at Highbury, with his head orchid gardener, 1903 1903

Chinese evergreen, Aglaonema pictum. Chromolithograph by P. de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1882

Tomato Hothouse
Tomatoes growing in a greenhouse, four weeks after planting. Date: 1950s

Nursery Greenhouses
A fine row of nursery greenhouses near Wavendon, Buckinghamshire, England, with the well-wooded ground of the Bow Brickhill district in the background. Date: early 1960s

The Botanist Who Plucked A Blossom on Kew Gardens by Leslie
A homage to H.M. Bateman showing a young and bespectacled botanist, blissfully unaware of the shock and horror provoked by his actions

Harvesting Grapes
Men cutting grapes from a fine Royal vine in a hothouse at Hampton Court, England. Date: 1930s

THE HOTHOUSE PLANET (Arthur K Barnes) Space travellers from Earth encounter the wildlife of Venus - and find that it is very wild indeed !

Winter Flowers 1866
Cultivated & Wild: Hyacinthus (Hyacinths); Narcissus; Galanthus (Snowdrops); Polyanthus Primula; Euphorbia Pulcherrima (Poinsettia); Correa; Salvia

Autumn Flowers 1866
Cultivated Autumn flowers including: Lantana; Petunia; Phlox Drummondi; Calceolaria; Penstemon; Verbena; Fuschia & Solanum Jasminoides

Summer Flowers 1866
Orchids (Dendorbium Devonianum & Cattleya Leopoldi); Stephantis; Begonia; Rondeletia Odorata; Melastoma (Dedinella Magnifica); Cissus Discolor

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