January 10, 2013
What a sweet French illustration of a periwinkle or vinca vine. The illustration comes from a book called The Flowers Personifiedby J.J. Grandville. We have two original copies of the book, plus a translation copy and a contemporary facsimile available in the Mertz Library as well as digitized copies.  ~AR vauxvintage: THE FLOWERS PERSONIFIED (1847)

What a sweet French illustration of a periwinkle or vinca vine. The illustration comes from a book called The Flowers Personifiedby J.J. Grandville. We have two original copies of the book, plus a translation copy and a contemporary facsimile available in the Mertz Library as well as digitized copies.  ~AR

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THE FLOWERS PERSONIFIED (1847)

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April 27, 2011
From The Library: Skeletal Beginnings



Conservatory building under construction. Spring 1900.

Source: The New York Botanical Garden’s historical photographs, in the collections of The LuEsther T. Mertz Library.

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