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Eucalyptus resinifera Exotic Botany 1804-1805

Grand botanical publications of the 18th and 19th centuries: from scientific discovery to practical horticulture

After the British established a convict colony in Australia in 1788 a river of botanical…

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Dendrocnide excelsa along West Canungra Creek Circuit Woonoongoora Green Mountains section

Queensland’s Gympie-Gympie: the world’s most painful plant

One of my favourite parts of State Library's Entwined: Plants and People exhibition was the…

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Banks Florilegium Erythrina vespertilio Plate 75

The grand florilegiums of Joseph Banks and Ferdinand Bauer

The Banks’ Florilegium and Ferdinand Bauer’s Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae are two of the State…

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Kindred Spirits plants people by State Library of Queensland

Kindred Spirits

Kindred Spirits: Plants and People is a companion to State Library’s Entwined exhibition. Author Shannon…

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The bunyas along the river in the City Botanic Gardens were planted by Walter Hill between 1858 and 1867

Bountiful bunyas : a charismatic tree with a fascinating history

One of the most iconic of Queensland trees would have to be the bunya (Araucaria…

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After conservation the 12 paintings on pith paper were re -attached with hinges made of Japanese paper to their silk ribbon borders They were then attached with paper hinges back onto their respective album pages

Unusual finds in the library’s collections: paintings on pith ‘paper’

State Library’s Conservation team recently worked on an unusual collection item – an album of…

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