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Seeds Collection

Background imageSeeds Collection: Nigeria - A Yoruba Grocer

Nigeria - A Yoruba Grocer Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSeeds Collection: Farmer sowing seeds

Farmer sowing seeds
Woodcut rendering of a German farmer sowing seeds on his land. Date: circa 1930

Background imageSeeds Collection: Vintage seed packet: Cosmos

Vintage seed packet: Cosmos
A beautiful Cosmos seed packet from the Burts Seeds Company, New York. Date: c. 1910

Background imageSeeds Collection: Draycott, Cotswold village, Blockley Station

Draycott, Cotswold village, Blockley Station, on the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway, viewed from the south-east. Date: circa 1917

Background imageSeeds Collection: Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula

Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula

Background imageSeeds Collection: The Parable of the Seed

The Parable of the Seed - Matthew 15. circa 1688

Background imageSeeds Collection: Filling the Air with Fairy Forms

Filling the Air with Fairy Forms -- a little girl blows a dandelion clock and in her imagination it turns into a flight of fairies. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSeeds Collection: Advertising insert, Eppss Cocoa

Advertising insert, Eppss Cocoa

Background imageSeeds Collection: Green and pink seeds of nutmeg and mace, Myristica

Green and pink seeds of nutmeg and mace, Myristica fragrans Houtt.. Color-printed woodblock engraving by Kan en Iwasaki from Honzo Zufu, an Illustrated Guide to Medicinal Plants, 1884

Background imageSeeds Collection: Vintage lettuce seed packet

Vintage lettuce seed packet
A lettuce seed packet from the Card Seed Company, New York. Date: c. 1910

Background imageSeeds Collection: Postcard, Nurse and patient - Scatter seeds of kindness. Date: 1914-1918

Postcard, Nurse and patient - Scatter seeds of kindness. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageSeeds Collection: Mother Ceres and Pan

Mother Ceres and Pan
But neither could Pan tell her what had become of Proserpina. Mother Ceres and Pan. Illustration by Edmund Dulac to The Pomegranate Seeds in Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Date: 1918

Background imageSeeds Collection: King Pluto in his chariot

King Pluto in his chariot
On went the chariot, and King Pluto seemed greatly pleased to find himself once more in his own kingdom. Proserpina and Pluto in the underworld

Background imageSeeds Collection: Japan - woodblock print of black and white rats with seeds

Japan - woodblock print of black and white rats with seeds. Date: circa late 19th century

Background imageSeeds Collection: Ggantija Phase (ca. 3600 to 3000 BC). Detail of

Ggantija Phase (ca. 3600 to 3000 BC). Detail of
Neolithic Period. Temple Period (3600 to 2500 BC). Ggantija Phase (ca. 3600 to 3000 BC). Detail of an architectural fragment decorated with a multitude of tiny holes drilled side by side

Background imageSeeds Collection: Neolithic Period. Temple Period (3600 to 2500)

Neolithic Period. Temple Period (3600 to 2500)
Neolithic Period. Temple Period (3600 to 2500 BC). Tarxien Temple Complex. Malta. Built in honour of a mother goddess of fertility

Background imageSeeds Collection: Children at Play

Children at Play
Dandy Puffs'. Children blowing the white globes of exposed seeds from the dandelion that are often called puffballs. Artist: Percy Tarrant Date: circa 1901

Background imageSeeds Collection: Kate Greenaway

Kate Greenaway
The Quiver of Love - A Collection of Valentines Ancient and Modern'. Opposite poem Do I Love You?'. Illustration depicts two ladies blowing dandelion seeds. Date: 1876

Background imageSeeds Collection: Sleepy Head

Sleepy Head
Fairy blowing poppy seeds to induce sleep. Artist: Anne Anderson Date: circa 1917

Background imageSeeds Collection: Pomegranate fruit, Punica granatum

Pomegranate fruit, Punica granatum
Pomegranate fruit, open showing seeds (arils) and section through fruit

Background imageSeeds Collection: Anise or aniseed, Pimpinella anisum

Anise or aniseed, Pimpinella anisum
Anise or aniseed plant with flowers and seeds, Pimpinella anisum. Handcolored copperplate engraving by J

Background imageSeeds Collection: Papaya fruit, section, flowers and leaves, Carica papaya

Papaya fruit, section, flowers and leaves, Carica papaya

Background imageSeeds Collection: Saint Fiacre of Breuil with spade and bag of seeds

Saint Fiacre of Breuil with spade and bag of seeds. Catholic priest, abbot, hermit and gardener, c. 600-670. Taken from a 15th century Book of Hours, livre d'heures, MS Tl 255, Tom

Background imageSeeds Collection: Lewis monkeyflower, Erythranthe lewisii

Lewis monkeyflower, Erythranthe lewisii
Lewis monkeyflower or great purple monkeyflower, Erythranthe lewisii. Native to America, Scottish botanist David Douglas sent seeds from North California to the Horticultural Society in 1831

Background imageSeeds Collection: Mock vervain, Glandularia platensis

Mock vervain, Glandularia platensis
Mock vervain or mock verbena, Glandularia platensis. Native to South America, seeds sent from Buenos Ayres by Scottish plant collector James Tweedie. Teucrium-like verbena, Verbena teucrioides

Background imageSeeds Collection: Love creeper, Comesperma volubile

Love creeper, Comesperma volubile. Native to New Holland (Australia), seeds sent to Messrs Young at Epsom nursery. Slender comosperma, Comosperma gracilis

Background imageSeeds Collection: Lady's purse or slipper flower, Calceolaria viscosissima

Lady's purse or slipper flower, Calceolaria viscosissima. Raised from seeds by David Cameron of Birmingham Botanic Garden. Very clammy-stemmed slipperwort, Calceolaria integrifolia var

Background imageSeeds Collection: Baby blue eyes, Nemophila menziesii

Baby blue eyes, Nemophila menziesii
Baby blue eyes or baby's-blue-eyes, Nemophila menziesii. Native to California and Oregon, seeds sent to Britain from the Imperial Garden at Petersburgh. Speckled nemophila, Nemophila atomaria

Background imageSeeds Collection: Chile nettle, Caiophora lateritia

Chile nettle, Caiophora lateritia. Native to South America, raised in Glasgow Botanic Garden from seeds sent by Scottish botanist James Tweedie from Tucuman, Argentina

Background imageSeeds Collection: Poro poro or gulupa, Passiflora pinnatistipula

Poro poro or gulupa, Passiflora pinnatistipula. Endangered fruit species of the Andes. Seeds sent from Peru in 1829 and flowered in Mrs Charlotte Marryat's Parkside garden in Wimbledon

Background imageSeeds Collection: Elegant zinnia, Zinnia elegans

Elegant zinnia, Zinnia elegans. Native of Mexico, raised from seeds brought from Palermo by William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire. Violet-coloured zinnia, scarlet variety, Zinnia violacea coccinea

Background imageSeeds Collection: Purslane, Cistanthe grandiflora

Purslane, Cistanthe grandiflora. Seeds brought to the Horticultural Society from Chile by Scottish botanist James Macrae in 1826. Great flowered calandrinia, Calandrinia grandiflora

Background imageSeeds Collection: Indian thornapple or devil's trumpet, Datura metel

Indian thornapple or devil's trumpet, Datura metel. Raised by Wayman, gardener at Sir Henry Digby's gardens in Minterne Magnel, Dorset, from seeds imported from South America

Background imageSeeds Collection: Pitcher plant, Nepenthes distillatoria

Pitcher plant, Nepenthes distillatoria. Vulnerable. Carnivorous plant raised from seeds gathered in the Circar Mountains, Bengal. Endemic to Sri Lanka

Background imageSeeds Collection: Candelabra tree, Ceropegia candelabrum

Candelabra tree, Ceropegia candelabrum
Candelabra tree or lustre vine, Ceropegia candelabrum, India and Sri Lanka. Climbing plant noted for its poisonous seeds and latex which are used in medicine

Background imageSeeds Collection: Passion flower, Passiflora insignis

Passion flower, Passiflora insignis
Passion flower or passion vine, Passiflora insignis. Raised by gardener Mr Anderson at Soweby Hall, Hull, from seeds sent from South America (Peru). As Tacsonia insignis

Background imageSeeds Collection: Indian barberry, Berberis aristata

Indian barberry, Berberis aristata
Indian barberry, mara manjal, chutro, sumbal, tree turmeric, or aristate barberry, Berberis aristata

Background imageSeeds Collection: Nepal cinqufoil, Potentilla nepalensis

Nepal cinqufoil, Potentilla nepalensis
Nepal cinqufoil or red-flowered Nepal potentilla, Potentilla nepalensis. Raised at Glasgow Botanic Garden from seeds sent Nepal by plant hunter Dr. Nathaniel Wallich

Background imageSeeds Collection: Annual lessertia, Lessertia annua

Annual lessertia, Lessertia annua or Colutea annua. Raised from seeds sent from the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Background imageSeeds Collection: Chile nettle, Loasa nitida

Chile nettle, Loasa nitida
Chile nettle or shining-leaved loasa, Loasa nitida. Raised from seeds sent from Chile by Scottish plant hunter Alexander Cruikshanks

Background imageSeeds Collection: Mexican primrose, Oenothera speciosa

Mexican primrose, Oenothera speciosa
Pinkladies, Mexican primrose or large white-flowered evening primrose, Oenothera speciosa

Background imageSeeds Collection: Bauer's grevillea, Grevillea baueri

Bauer's grevillea, Grevillea baueri

Background imageSeeds Collection: Brachyscome diversifolia

Brachyscome diversifolia. Native to Australia, seeds sent by Scottish botanist Charles Fraser, Colonial Botanist of New South Wales, flowered at Edinburgh Botanic Garden in 1825

Background imageSeeds Collection: Sneezeweed, Helenium aromaticum

Sneezeweed, Helenium aromaticum. Seeds brought from Quintero, Chile, by British travel author Maria Graham, Lady Callcott, in 1824. South American chamomile, Graemia aromatica

Background imageSeeds Collection: Forest boer-bean, Schotia latifolia

Forest boer-bean, Schotia latifolia
Forest boer-bean or broad-leaved schotia, Schotia latifolia. Native to Africa, sent from South Africa by William John Burchell to Scottish botanist John Hope at Edinburgh Botanic Garden

Background imageSeeds Collection: Small American skullcap, Scutellaria parvula

Small American skullcap, Scutellaria parvula. Discovered by Andre Michaux in Illinois, and seeds brought by Scottish botanist John Goldie from Canada to flower at Monkswood Grove, Ayr

Background imageSeeds Collection: Leucheria senecioides

Leucheria senecioides or Leucheria oligocephala. Native of Chile, seeds sent by Scottish plant hunter Alexander Cruikshanks. Groundsel-like trixis, Trixis senecioides

Background imageSeeds Collection: Anemonastrum polyanthes

Anemonastrum polyanthes. Native to India, Choor mountain in the Himalayas, raised from seeds sent by the East India Company to the Horticultural Society. Dr

Background imageSeeds Collection: Chilean bell flower, Nolana coelestis

Chilean bell flower, Nolana coelestis. Raised from botanist Thomas Bridges seeds by Mr. Best, gardener to A. Park of Merton Grove, Surrey. Sky-blue alona, Alona coelestis

Background imageSeeds Collection: Umbellate berberry, Berberis umbellata

Umbellate berberry, Berberis umbellata. Raised at the garden of the Horticultural Society from seeds sent by the East India Company

Background imageSeeds Collection: Kashmir sage or Cashmere phlomis, Phlomis cashmeriana

Kashmir sage or Cashmere phlomis, Phlomis cashmeriana. Raised at the Horticultural Society garden from seeds sent from Kashmir by botanist Dr John Forbes Royle

Background imageSeeds Collection: Bhat or hill glory bower, Clerodendrum infortunatum

Bhat or hill glory bower, Clerodendrum infortunatum. Used in traditional Indian medicine and ayurveda

Background imageSeeds Collection: Madeira broom, Genista tenera

Madeira broom, Genista tenera. Raised by Mr Young, nurseryman of Milford, from seeds sent by William Webb from Madeira. Twiggy broom, Genista virgata

Background imageSeeds Collection: Fringed saxifrage or rockfoil, Saxifraga ciliata

Fringed saxifrage or rockfoil, Saxifraga ciliata. Raised at the Horticultural Society gardens from seeds sent from the Botanical Garden of Saharunpur. Native of northern India

Background imageSeeds Collection: Molle rastrero, Schinus longifolius

Molle rastrero, Schinus longifolius. Native to South America. Raised by nurseryman Hugh Low of Clapton, from seeds from Buenos Ayres. Long-leaved duvaua, Duvaua longifolia

Background imageSeeds Collection: Wedge-leaf rattlepod, Crotalaria retusa

Wedge-leaf rattlepod, Crotalaria retusa
Wedge-leaf rattlepod or wedge-leaved crotalaria, Crotalaria retusa

Background imageSeeds Collection: Langsdorff's tobacco, Nicotiana langsdorffii

Langsdorff's tobacco, Nicotiana langsdorffii. Native of Brazil, raised from seeds sent by Mr. Langsdorff at Rio de Janeiro. Plant provided by William Anderson at the Chelsea Botanic Gardens

Background imageSeeds Collection: Prickly globe-headed centaury, Centaurea sphaerocephala

Prickly globe-headed centaury, Centaurea sphaerocephala. Native to the Iberian peninsula, raised in Chelsea Botanic Gardens from seeds received by William Anderson

Background imageSeeds Collection: Nepal Christ's-thorn, Paliurus virgatus

Nepal Christ's-thorn, Paliurus virgatus. Native to Upper Nepal, seeds supplied by plant hunter Nathaniel Wallich

Background imageSeeds Collection: Papaya fruit with seeds, leaf, and flower, Carica papaya

Papaya fruit with seeds, leaf, and flower, Carica papaya. Copied from Maria Sibylla Merian's Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1719

Background imageSeeds Collection: Melon, Cucumis melo

Melon, Cucumis melo. Fruit, flower and leaf, with section through ripe fruit

Background imageSeeds Collection: The Parable of the Sower sowing Seeds

The Parable of the Sower sowing Seeds

Background imageSeeds Collection: Advert for Amorphophallus Campanulatus, plant seeds 1891

Advert for Amorphophallus Campanulatus, plant seeds 1891
Amorphophallus Campanulatus, two or three feet across

Background imageSeeds Collection: Picking cotton seeds, St Vincent, Caribbean

Picking cotton seeds, St Vincent, Caribbean Date: early 1900s

Background imageSeeds Collection: Picking cotton seeds in St Vincent early 1900s

Picking cotton seeds in St Vincent early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Background imageSeeds Collection: Dandy Puffs by Margaret Tarrant from Joan in Flowerland

Dandy Puffs by Margaret Tarrant from Joan in Flowerland
Dandy Puffs by Margaret Tarrant, from Joan in Flowerland

Background imageSeeds Collection: Sutton's Seeds Advertisement

Sutton's Seeds Advertisement
An advertisement for Sutton and Sons, the King's Seedsmen in Reading, promoting Sutton's Seeds

Background imageSeeds Collection: Geese invade the field where the Brownies are sowing

Geese invade the field where the Brownies are sowing seeds Date: 1910

Background imageSeeds Collection: Advert, Sutton's Seeds Post Free

Advert, Sutton's Seeds Post Free
Advert, Sutton & Sons, Reading, Sutton's Seeds delivered post free by the postman. Date: 1880

Background imageSeeds Collection: Rubber Tree to Finished Motor Tyres 1907

Rubber Tree to Finished Motor Tyres 1907
Showing the plantation where the rubber is produced for the Dunlop Tyres factory where it is pressed, stretched and moulded into shape ready to be used on motorcars. Date: 1907

Background imageSeeds Collection: Mergamma pesticide advert, 1954

Mergamma pesticide advert, 1954
Protect good seed with Mergamma A. Advert for Mergamma double-action seed dressing, a pesticide killing wireworm and disease, from Plant Protection Ltd

Background imageSeeds Collection: Austrian farmers on their way to church, 18th century

Austrian farmers on their way to church, 18th century
Austrian farmers in Sunday Best outfits on their way to church, 18th century. Contadini dell Austria che si recano alla chiesa

Background imageSeeds Collection: Sowing seeds

Sowing seeds
Young farm worker sowing seeds. Date: circa 1902

Background imageSeeds Collection: Sprig of the anchiote tree, Bixa orellana

Sprig of the anchiote tree, Bixa orellana. The flavoring and dye annatto is derived from its seeds

Background imageSeeds Collection: Papaya or pawpaw tree with fruit

Papaya or pawpaw tree with fruit and cross section of fruit. Papayer comestible, Carica papaya

Background imageSeeds Collection: Advert for Chinese Lantern Plant 1897

Advert for Chinese Lantern Plant 1897
Ornamental window or garden plant, (Physalis alkekengi), giving you a delicious fruit, growing freely during the summer and winter months

Background imageSeeds Collection: A lady feeds her pet birds

A lady feeds her pet birds, some inside an elaborate aviary, so roaming free... She is using her skirt as a holder for her birdseed! Date: circa 1820s

Background imageSeeds Collection: Birthday postcard, Honesty pods and apples

Birthday postcard, Honesty pods and apples
Birthday postcard, Honesty pods (Lunaria Annua) in a vase with apples in a bowl. Date: early 20th century

Background imageSeeds Collection: Nutmeg plantation 1868

Nutmeg plantation 1868
Island of Penang, in the Indian Ocean by the Strait of Malacca, consisted of a vast plantation of fruit trees of which the nutmeg was run by an English enterprise

Background imageSeeds Collection: SEED CATALOGUE COVER

SEED CATALOGUE COVER
Cover of a seed catalogue, William Bryiant of Rugby, England Date: 1885

Background imageSeeds Collection: Red pomegranate seeds on display - market stall in Old Delhi

Red pomegranate seeds on display - market stall in Old Delhi
Bright red pomegranate seeds on display on a market stall in Old Delhi, India. Incense is burning to keep off the flies. Date: 1985

Background imageSeeds Collection: Art nouveau tree designs

Art nouveau tree designs
A multi-coloured assemblage of art nouveau tree designs and pine cones, with a more representational image of trees at the centre. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSeeds Collection: Vintage tomato seed packet

Vintage tomato seed packet
A tomato seed packet from the Card Seed Company, New York Date: c. 1910

Background imageSeeds Collection: Northern red-backed vole - feeds on Siberian stone

Northern red-backed vole - feeds on Siberian stone pine (Pinus sibirica Mayr) seeds - a cone on the left (Clethrionomys rutilus Pallas)



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