Horticultural Collection

Horticultural Society conservatory, Chiswick, London
People inside the large conservatory (or greenhouse) of the Horticultural Society at Chiswick, west London

Reginald Malby, photographer
Reginald Malby (1882-1924), official photographer to the Royal Horticultural Society. Seen here in a head and shoulders portrait with a pipe in his mouth

The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelp
United States. The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia. Horticultural Hall. The Spanish and American Illustration (1876)

Gentleman Gardener seated proudly in small home greenhouse
A smart Gentleman Gardener seated proudly in his small home greenhouse. Date: circa 1910s

Leeds Rail Excursion
Flyer issued by the Midland Railway announcing a Cheap Excursion Train from Sheffield to Leeds for the Leeds Horticultural Show Date: 1872

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

Hall of the Royal Horticultural Society, London
View from the balcony of the Lawrence Hall of the Royal Horticultural Society, Central London, with an exhibition taking place

Garden / Chiswick Rhs
Portion of the ROCKERY at the Royal Horticultural Societys Gardens, Chiswick

Reginald Malby with a giant camera in his garden
Reginald Malby (1882-1924), official photographer to the Royal Horticultural Society, using a giant camera in his garden at Woodford, Essex

Malby family group photo
Members of the Malby family (four adults and a child) pose for a group photo in a garden. On the far left is Reginald Malby (1882-1924), official photographer to the Royal Horticultural Society

Smart Gentleman gardener assembles a rustic garden archway
Smart Gentleman assembling a rustic archway in the garden of his Victorian terraced suburban house. Date: circa 1910s

Trapping cucumber maggots with person hiding in cold frame
Trapping the cucumber maggot caricature illustration of person hiding in cold frame to trap maggots, by Heath Robinson. Captioned, A Garden Guide: Horticultural Hints'

International Exposition 1862
View of the Horticultural Garden and Exhibition Building. Date: 1875

Botanical Gardens, Rhyl, North Wales
Scenes from the Botanical Gardens, Rhyl, North Wales -- Entrance, Pergolas, Rose Garden, Water Lily Pond, Italian Garden and CafÚ«á Date: 1938

Winter melon or Valencia melon, Cucumis melo, raised in Spain. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical painting by William Hooker from The Transactions of the Horticultural Society of

New gate to the gardens of the Continental Horticultural Company, Ghent, Belgium. Woodcut by Kettenbach from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1883

Establishment of the International Horticultural Society, Brussels, Belgium. Woodcut by E.H. Tilly from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1888

Horticultural Building, Worlds Fair Exhibition, Chicago, USA. 1893

International Exhibition, Horticultural Society Gardens 1865
International Exhibition of fruit and vegetables at the Royal Horticultural Society Gardens, South Kensington, London. 1865

Fireworks display, Dusseldorf Exhibition, Germany
Fireworks display and illuminations by Pain during an Arts and Horticultural Exhibition, Dusseldorf, Germany. Date: 1904

Lady on Porthill footbridge, Shrewsbury
A lady in a large white hat walks over the Porthill footbridge across the River Severn in Shrewsbury. It was opened in 1923

Queen Elizabeth II receiving the gift of a cow, 1957
A gift for Queen Elizabeth II: Beauchamp Oxford Lady, a Jersey cow in calf, to add to her Jersey herd at Windsor. The gifting took place at the Springfield showground of the Royal Jersey Agricultural

Autumnal Borders at Munstead Wood (Grade I listed), the home of influential British horticulturist, garden designer, artist and writer Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932)

Istanbul, Turkey - Tokatlian Hotel at Therapia
The Tokatlian (Tokatliyan) Hotel at Therapia on the Bosphorus, run by an Armenian. Tarabya (Therapia) - world famous for aromatic raspberries, restaurants, hotels

Eleanor Malby, wife of Reginald Malby, photographer
Eleanor Malby (1886-1956), wife of Reginald Malby, official photographer to the Royal Horticultural Society, seen here as a young Edwardian woman with a baby

Bruges, Belgium - International Horticultural Exhibition
The Markt (Market Square) Bruges, Belgium - International Horticultural Exhibition (Wederlansche tentoonstelling van hofbouwkunde). Date: 1912

White flowers on trowels on two cutout greetings cards
White flowers on garden trowels on two cutout greetings cards. Date: circa 1890s

Chicago Worlds Fair - Closer view of Horticultural Buildings - Long building with large domed Roof. Part of Box 282 Boswell Collection - Chicago Exposition. Date: 1893

Chicago Worlds Fair - Horticultural Building - Distant view of Buildings( one with cupola and dome ). Part of Box 282 Boswell Collection - Chicago Exposition. Date: 1893

London, England - Royal Horticultural Grounds - View over ornamental gardens towards a building.. Part of Box 23 Boswell Collection. A Day trip to London. Date: circa 1890s

Vilvoorde, Belgium - Botanical Gardens
Vilvoorde (Vilvorde), Belgium - State School of Horticulture, within the Vilvoorde Botanical Gardens circa 1910s

Kew Gardens, London - The Museum Date: 1903

Flower Pots, Plate 64, showing a range of floral patterned pots, two of them on stands. Date: circa 1880s

Munstead Wood and Gardens - home of Gertrude Jekyll
The Main Border (July, 2017) at Munstead Wood (Grade I listed), the home of influential British horticulturist, garden designer, artist and writer Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932)

Royal Horticultural Society, Interior of Conservatory
Slide showing plants in front of a statue. Part of Box 366. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) was founded in 1804 in London, England as the Horticultural Society of London

View in the Conservatory, Horticultural Gardens
Slide showing a picture of plants in front of a statue. Part of Box 366. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) was founded in 1804 in London, England as the Horticultural Society of London

The mens ward at Bethlehem Hospital, 1861. Several large potted plants are in evidence; perhaps an early example of horticultural therapy. Date: 1861

Florist and food shop in Henley-on-Thames. A proud owner with his assistant stand outside the shop whilst at the side of the road his delivery service vehicle (!) stands at the ready

Forcing the Murphies by Heath Robinson
Endeavouring to open the eyes of seed potatoes before sowing - a silly horticultural idea by William Heath Robinson. Date: 1918

Exhibition for garden and flower lovers
A Great Exhibition for garden and flower lovers: a birds eye view of the Horticultural Exhibition in Chelsea Hospital Gardens, London, with Chelsea Embankment and the River Thames in the foreground

Irish coracles
Traditional Irish coracles (currachs) at the International Fisheries Exhibition, held at the Horticultural Societys Gardens in South Kensington, London Date: May 1883

Gardener, 1843
The horticultural man of business: a gardener regarding a potted plant. Date: 1843

Queen Elizabeth II at Chelsea Flower Show
Queen Elizabeth II visiting the Chelsea Flower Show in 1955, inspecting a rock garden feature that has taken her attention. She is conducted around the show by her maternal uncle, the Hon

Spring Life in Town and Country, the London Season 1840s
Four vignettes showing London society during the Season in the 1840s, together with amusing verses. Top left is The Drawing Room

Ruins of 1862 Great Exhibition building
A view looking east along the Cromwell Road, London, of the ruins of the building that had housed the Great Exhibition of 1862

Concepts of horticulture
Plate 51 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 14, Vegetaux. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Marcottes et Boutres

John Lindley (1799-1865)
Portrait of John Lindley, an English botanist and taxonomist. Also secretary of the Royal Horticultural Society

(1) lamberts nut (2, 6) chestnut (3) hazelnut (4, 4a) almond
Plate 50 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas, 1870. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum. Entitled Fruits en chaton ou a enveloppe ligneuse

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