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姜、蒜、葱 Ginger, garlic and spring onions

Nina Mingya Powles felt adrift in the UK, living thousands of miles from home. But nurturing familiar tastes and smells in her tiny balcony garden helped her roots begin to grow.

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Chasing spring

Isabella Kaminski reflects on a transformative journey that saw her cycle the length of the UK, tracking the first signs of spring. She explores what the changing seasons can tell us about ourselves and the climate crisis.

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Beating the bodysnatchers

When a rise in grave robbing called for strong measures, mortsafes became the unassailable solution. Allison C. Meier explores.

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Louis Wain’s cryptic cats

Once famous for his quirky cat illustrations, today Louis Wain is often portrayed as a ‘psychotic’ artist whose illness can be mapped out through his drawings. Here Bryony Benge-Abbott takes a more rounded view.

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  • Three British wild flowers, including dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris) and meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria). Coloured lithograph, c. 1856, after H. Humphreys.
  • Five British wild flowers, all types of St. John's wort (Hypericum species). Coloured lithograph, c. 1846, after H. Humphreys.
  • Four British wild flowers, including the burnet rose (Rosa spinosissima), eglantine rose (Rosa eglanteria) and dog rose (Rosa canina). Coloured lithograph, c. 1856, after H. Humphreys.
  • Four British wild flowers, all types of mallow (Malva, Lavatera and Althaea species). Coloured lithograph, c. 1846, after H. Humphreys.
  • Five British wild flowers, including coral-root (Dentaria bulbifera), lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis) and rock cress (Arabis species). Coloured lithograph, c. 1846, after H. Humphreys.
  • Eight British wild flowers, including wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca), cinquefoils (Potentilla species) and water avens (Geum rivale). Coloured lithograph, c. 1856, after H. Humphreys.
  • Four British wild flowers with fruit; dewberry, two brambles and cloudberry . Coloured lithograph, c. 1856, after H. Humphreys.
  • Four British wild flowers, including whitlow grass (Erophila species) and scurvy grass (Cochlearia officinalis). Coloured lithograph, c. 1846, after H. Humphreys.
  • Three British wild flowers, including kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) and milk vetch (Astragalus hypoglottis). Coloured lithograph, c. 1856, after H. Humphreys.
  • Five British wild flowers, three Corydalis species, and two similar fumitory species. Coloured lithograph, c. 1846, after H. Humphreys.
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