Garden Collection (page 6)

Largest purple spring crocus, Crocus vernus var. obovatus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell for Samuel Curtis continuation of William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1821

Water trumpet, Cryptocoryne spiralis (Spiral-flowered arum, Arum spirale). Handcoloured copperplate engraving for Samuel Curtis continuation of William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1822

Chamonix and Mont Blanc, France
Mont Blanc viewed from Le Jardin. 1845

London Trade Card - Francis Nobles Circulating Library, Otways Head, King Street, Covent Garden. 18th century

Oakamoor Boys Home Garden, Coed Pella Road, Colwyn Bay
Staff pose in the garden of the Oakamoor Boys Home, Coed Pella Road, Colwyn Bay, North Wales Date: early 1900s

The Garden of the Quinta Do Relogio, home to an abundance of exotic plants. Date: 1907

St Nicholas Home for Crippled Children, West Byfleet, Surre
A group of children in the garden at the St Nicholas Home for Crippled Children, West Byfleet. Several hold dolls, one carries a pair of crutches. The home was run by the Waifs and Strays Society

Molly in the Garden by Mark Symons, a painter working in the realist style between the wars. Date: 1930

Garden at Cadenabbia, Lake Como, Lombardy, Italy
Cadenabbia is a small community in Lombardy, Italy, in the province of Como, on the west shore of Lake Como. Lake Como is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy

Mark Twains Study, Elmira, New York State, USA. The octagonal summer house where the American author wrote many of his books. He spent many summers in Elmira, and is buried there. Date: circa 1930

Honeybell, Freylinia lanceolata, native to South Africa.. Handcolored stipple copperplate engraving by Barrois from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Mordant de Launays Herbier General

Guessens Court, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. Date: circa 1920

Hatton Garden
Though Hatton Garden is chiefly associated with the jewelry trade, it is also famous as the location of the warehouse of Rowlands Macassar Oil. Date: 1838

Not Every Bathing Dress Spells a Plunge in the River! by Barribal. 1925

Garden Scene, Japan - Geisha - Posed on a small stone bridge Date: circa 1905

27 Cases of Apples from just one tree - Victoria, Australia
27 Cases of Apples from just one tree - the State of Victoria, Australia Date: circa 1908

Ventnor - Isle of Wight - Union Cottage, Spring Hill Date: circa 1870s

Steamboat Pier, Fleetwood, Wyre district, Lancashire
Steamboat Pier and Railway Station, Fleetwood, Wyre district, Lancashire Date: circa 1907

Garden Patio - Royal Victoria Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas Date: circa 1940s

Oligonychus ununguis, red spider mite
Red spider mites are arachnids with four pairs of legs and no antennae. They are a plant-sucking pest mainly active in the hot summer weather

Silhouette of two small children
A girl and boy, hand-in-hand, walk through the countryside, picking flowers as they go. c. 1925

Little girl watering flowers by Muriel Dawson
A little girl watering flowers in a garden, by Muriel Dawson. circa 1930s

Balloon ascent from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris
Balloon ascent of Charles and Robert from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, the first voyage made in a hydrogen balloon. After sending off a trial hydrogen balloon, Charles designed

Tudor Cottage vegetable garden, Walton, Essex
Standing in the vegetable garden of Tudor Cottage, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, a bowler hatted and bearded gentleman proudly displays one of his marrows, while a woman stands on the path. circa 1900

Brompton in 1822 by George Scharf
View of Brompton in West London in 1822 with what looks like a market garden on the left, backed by country houses and poplars. On the right appears a sign bearing the words, Bishops Palace

Medieval frolics: wine, women and song
An alfresco medieval social gathering, with mixed bathing and music making. Date: c.1430

Covent Garden Market, London Date: circa 1907

Lisbon, Portugal - Entrance to the Zoological Gardens Date: circa 1910s

St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Edmund Hall (Saint Edmunds Hall), Oxford Date: 1821

Trinity College, Oxford Date: 1821

Royal Garden Hotel
The ultra modern Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington High Street, London, with its trendy underground car park. Date: late 1960s

Winter Garden Theatre, Drury Lane, Covent Garden
Winter Garden Theatre on the corner of Drury Lane and Parker Street in Covent Garden, London. The New London Theatre now occupies the site. Date: 1947

Members of the Royal Family at Covent Garden
A gala opera performance at Covent Garden is attended by the Queen and the President of Portugal (in the centre). To the left is the Queen Mother and behind her are Sir Anthony and Lady Eden

Princess Elizabeth playing with dolls pram
The young Princess Elizabeth plays with her dolls pram in her miniature garden, attached to her miniature house. 1936

Winter Garden Theatre, Berlin Date: 1920s

Plan of John Evelyns garden
A plan of John Evelyns garden at Sayes Court, Deptford, shown looking south, which he occupied from 1652 to 1694

Gardens at Tewin, Hertfordshire
View of gardens at the village of Tewin, near Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, showing many shades of tulips growing in an open, grassy area

Reginald Malby working in his garden
Reginald Malby (1882-1924), official photographer to the Royal Horticultural Society, working in his garden

Union Workhouse, Bakewell, Derbyshire
Bakewell Union workhouse. The porter and two other men stand at the entrance, while another stands at the left near a wheelbarrow

Sewing in the Garden by Millicent Sowerby
Two girl guides sit in a picturesque garden knitting socks and comforters after their exertions gardening

Herring boats at St Ives, Cornwall, stored in an open space close to the beach

Anthony Asquith as a boy at 10 Downing Street, London
Anthony Asquith (1902-1968) as a boy at 10 Downing Street, Central London, when his father, Herbert Henry Asquith, was Prime Minister

Hurray for the Robinson Ray! by W. Heath Robinson
We are privileged to publish the first illustration of a Death Ray at its dirty work. the top secret experiment was entirely successful, and as our picture shows

Mexico - Morelia - the capital of the State of Michoacan - a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Garden Path winning the Two Thousand Guineas at Newmarket
Garden Path, a brown filly belonging to Lord Derby and ridden by Harry Wragg, pictured winning the Two Thousand Guineas at Newmarket against Major David Wills Blue Peter colt

Princess Elizabeth of York in the garden
Princess Elizabeth of York (now Queen Elizabeth II) taken at the Yorks London residence, 145, Piccadilly in 1936 with two of her corgis

Tatler fashions for July 1930
A fashion design by Gordon Conway, taken from a series of monthly supplements drawn by the artist. A summer dress in printed cotton voile, trimmed in cream coloured organdie

Powis Castle
A view of the red-stoned Powis Castle. Well known for its beautiful 18th century garden

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