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Anne (also known as Annie) was the second of three daughters of Robert Pratt (1777–1819), a grocer, and Sara Bundock (1780–1845). Anne Pratt was one of the best known English botanical illustrators of the Victorian age. [1]
Modern orchid hunting is not without its dangers. Tom Hart Dyke, a plant hunter who follows the tradition of the Victorian and Edwardian orchid hunters, was held in 2000 by kidnappers thought to be FARC guerillas in the Darién Gap between Panama and Colombia, while hunting for rare orchids, a plant for which he has a particular passion.
Orchidelirium, also called orchidomania or orchid fever, is the name given to the Victorian era's flower madness for collecting and discovering orchids. Wealthy orchid fanatics of the 19th century sent explorers and collectors to almost every part of the world in search of new varieties and species of orchids. [1]
More than 10,000 people attended flower shows in the 1840s at the historic landmark. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...
Illustration from Floral Poetry and the Language of Flowers (1877). According to Jayne Alcock, grounds and gardens supervisor at the Walled Gardens of Cannington, the renewed Victorian era interest in the language of flowers finds its roots in Ottoman Turkey, specifically the court in Constantinople [1] and an obsession it held with tulips during the first half of the 18th century.
The bishop-fish, from Poland in the 16th century. Lists of humanoids cover humanoids, imaginary species similar to humans.They are organized by type (avian, piscine and amphibian, reptilian, and extraterrestrial), and by medium (literature, comics, animation, television, film and video games).
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