Mary Emily Eaton
Mary Emily Eaton was an accomplished natural history illustrator employed at the…
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Mary Emily Eaton was an accomplished natural history illustrator employed at the…
We know Ellen Hutchins produced hundreds of detailed watercolors of marine algae. Some…
Jean Baptiste François Bulliard was French physician and botanist, especially interested in fungi.…
William Murrill became an assistant curator at NYBG in 1904, and was…
When mycologists collect mushrooms or other fungal fruiting bodies, it's important to…
Frances Horne was an academic, an artist and a botanist. She earned her…
The Cactaceae was a publication written by the founder of NYBG, Nathaniel Lord Britton…
Addisonia: Colored Illustrations and Popular Descriptions of Plants was a journal published by…
Collecting plants and algae was sometimes an artistic hobby, with dried or…
It's springtime and the daffodils are blooming outside! In the herbarium, these…
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If we were to give yearbook superlatives to herbarium specimens, these would…
The lilacs are blooming here at the Garden, gracing us with their…
Always a destination for Mother's Day, the Azalea Garden is a spring…
People might pass over these green specimens 'cause they're not standing out…
As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots during…
The Native Plant Garden is looking lovely right now! Some plants that…
If you're staying cool this summer in your favorite swimming hole, here are…
This specimen arrived as part of an exchange from another herbarium, wrapped…
Grab a warm beverage and your favorite sweater—the colors on these specimens evoke…
Botany students must learn the structures of flowers in all their intricate variety.…
With their vibrant purples, deep reds and bright yellows, Mums (or Chrysanthemums) are always…
Creating specimens of palms pose a challenge to collectors—how best to trim, arrange,…
Herbarium specimens are an important piece of a larger puzzle; helping people…
Herbarium specimens play an important part in plant science research. But the specimens themselves can…
Labels are as important to a herbarium specimen as the plant, alga, or…
People have been dyeing their clothing with plants since ancient times. All around…
Whether naturally brown, or turning brown during the preservation steps needed to create herbarium…
Unlike flowering plants, ferns reproduce with spores instead of seeds. Fern spores…
Labels are as important to a herbarium specimen as the plant, alga, or…
For decades, Studio Ghibli Inc. has been revered as one of the…
In the herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden there are over 30,000…
“Behind all scientific names are the stories of their objects, of the…
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A beloved member of the NYBG community for over 40 years, Carol…
Artists find inspiration from an infinite number of sources, and many artists…