Blog Posts by Subject: Botanical Sciences

You can honor Earth Day and Arbor Day Every Day.

Urban gardening books that’ll help you grow some plants even if a sprawling tomato seedling won’t fit in your studio.

Evergreens, pines, conifers. As the year draws to a close, many of us have welcomed these needly trees into our homes as part of long-established Christmas tradition. But before this tradition took root in England (via Germany), one Englishman devoted his life all throughout the year to the genus Pinus.

My devotion to Kermit has led to a love for frogs in print as well, from Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad books to Ken Kimura's 999 Frogs. And whenever I examine illustrated natural histories in the Rare Book Division where I work, I'm always on the lookout for Kermit's amphibious ancestors.

The world's longest running botanical magazine was (eventually) named after its founder William Curtis (1746–1799), who was an English botanist and entomologist. From 1771 to 1777 Curtis worked as demonstrator of plants and Praefectus Horti at the Chelsea Physic Garden, which was established a century earlier by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries for its apprentices to study the medicinal qualities of plants.

PP24029 - Cordyline plant named 'Can Can'Here are scans of the color plates of U.S. Plant Patents received at SIBL for the weeks of November 5, 12 and 19, 2013.

PP23984 - Escallonia plant named 'Lades'Here are scans of the color plates of U.S. Plant Patents received at SIBL for the weeks of October 15, 22 and 29, 2013.

Plant Patent plates for 2012 and 2013 have been listed, with links, in the table posted here.

As before, please be careful in using these—they're really not appropriate to use for prior art or other similar searches. Otherwise, please 

PP23981 - Verbascum plant named 'Blue Lagoon'Here are scans of the color plates of U.S. Plant Patents received at SIBL for the weeks of October 1 and 8, 2013.

Plant Patent plates for 2012 and 2013 have been listed, with links, in the table posted here.

PP23931 - Canna plant named 'Maui Punch'Here are scans of the color plates of U.S. Plant Patents received at SIBL for the weeks of September 17 and 24, 2013.

PP23883 - Peach tree named 'NJ355'Here are scans of the color plates of U.S. Plant Patents received at SIBL for the weeks of August 20, 27 and September 3 and 10, 2013.

PP23819 - Echinacea plant named 'Red Baron'Here are scans of the color plates of U.S. Plant Patents received at SIBL for the weeks of July 30 and August 6 and 13, 2013.

PP23754 - Calla lily plant named 'Solid Gold BLZ'Here are scans of the color plates of U.S. Plant Patents received at SIBL for the weeks of July 9, 16 and 23 2013.

Plant Patent plates for 2012 and 2013 have been listed, with links, in the table posted here.

As before, please be careful in using these—they're really not appropriate to use for prior art or other similar searches. Otherwise, please enjoy!

PP23699 - Eucomis plant named 'EUW061'Here are scans of the color plates of U.S. Plant Patents received at SIBL for the weeks of June 18, 25, and July 2, 2013.

Plant Patent plates for 2012 and 2013 have been listed, with links, in the table posted here.

As before, please be careful in using these—they're really not appropriate to use for prior art or other similar searches. Otherwise, please enjoy!

PP23627 - Echinacea plant named 'Secret Joy'Here are scans of the color plates of U.S. Plant Patents received at SIBL for the weeks of May 21 and 28 and June 4 and 11, 2013.

Plant Patent plates for 2012 and 2013 have been listed, with links, in the table posted here.

PP23586 - Coleus plant named 'UF08174'Here are scans of the color plates of U.S. Plant Patents received at SIBL for the weeks of April 23, 30, and May 7 and 14, 2013.

Plant Patent plates for 2012 and 2013 have been listed, with links, in the table posted here.

As before, please be careful in using these—they're really not appropriate to use for prior art or other similar searches. Otherwise, please 

PP23541 - Chrysanthemum plant named 'Symarj Col'Here are scans of the color plates of U.S. Plant Patents received at SIBL for the weeks of April 2, 9, and 16, 2013.

PP23492 - Delosperma plant named 'Jewel of Desert Topaz'Here are scans of the color plates of U.S. Plant Patents received at SIBL for the weeks of March 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2013.

Plant Patent plates for 2012 and 2013 have been listed, with links, in the table posted here.

As before, please be careful in using these — they're really not appropriate to use for prior art or other similar searches. Otherwise, please 

PP23433 - Gerbera plant named 'UFGE 7034'Here are scans of the color plates of U.S. Plant Patents received at SIBL for the weeks of February 12, 19 and 26, 2013.

Revolt at the Salad BarHave you seen the Library's long-running exhibition "Lunch Hour" yet? If not, this is your last chance, for it closes on Sunday, February 17. To whet your appetite, I'd like to present a delightful volume that was recently added to the Spencer Collection.

The work is Drôleries végétales (Vegetable Drolleries), also known as L'Empire des