Sketch of a peony from The Florist (1760) (all images courtesy Peter H. Raven Library/Missouri Botanical Garden) “My personal theory is that in this mid-18th-century time of worldwide exploration, ...
Coloring books for adults all the rage, but apparently, they were popular as far back as the 18th Century. A 256-year-old coloring book has been found in the library of the Missouri Botanical Gardens ...
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