Kathy Willis considers our changing relationship with plants over the last 250 years - from tools to
In 1900 three papers by three botanists, unknown to each other, appeared in the same scientific jour
The Victorians' pride at the effortless movement of plants around the world during the late 19th cen
Orchids are big business. Today over £5m of orchid hybrids are imported as cut flowers into the UK e
Natural rubber derived from latex had long been a curiosity. When Nelson Goodyear perfected his meth
To the Victorians the Amazonian water lily was more than just a plant. The adventure of finding this
By 1850 identifying and classifying plants had become far more important than mere list making. Esta
Out of the tragedy of the Irish potato famine was to emerge a major new discipline in science - plan
The Victorians realised that preserving the structural features of a plant was essential to classify
The 18th-century botanical impresario Sir Joseph Banks was convinced that Britain's destiny was as t
The 18th-century's age of travel and enlightenment meant that a vast influx of newly discovered plan
