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Hunting lost plants in botanical collections
A bark specimen at Kew recalls the story of a South American man who harvested the most potent source of the only effective malaria treatment available in the late 1800s. Killed for his work and forgotten by history, Manuel Mamani was a victim of the colonial juggernaut.
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The healing power of the physic garden
Having experienced the healing power of plants and gardens, Iona Glen goes in search of present-day “physic gardens” and their origins in history.
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China rose or Shoe flower (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.): two flowering stems and separate fruits, flower and seeds - both whole and sectioned. Coloured line engraving by G. Appelman after M. Splinter.
Splinter, Marcelis, 1634-Date: [1686]Reference: 16212i- Pictures
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Garden rocket (Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. subsp. sativa (Miller) Thell.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.
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GM food: Cultivating fear.
Date: 2015- Pictures
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Nine scenes showing tea cultivation and preparation on an Indian plantation. Engraving by T. Brown, c. 1850, after J. L. Williams.
Williams, Joseph Lionel, approximately 1815-1877.Date: 1850Reference: 25275i