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Barleria arnottiana Nees (var. glabra), a blue flowering plant, with details of seed pods. 1893

Trichosanthes integrifolia, with details of seed pods and fruit. 1893

Cymbidium ensifolium, purple striped orchid
Cymbidium ensifolium haematodes, a purple striped orchid. 1893

Painting of peaches on a branch
A lovely, delicate painting of peaches on a branch, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. One of the peaches has been cut to reveal the stone. circa 1840s

Hibiscus angulosus grandiflorus, yellow hibiscus flower, a climbing plant with yellow flowers. 1893

Feeding pigeons before St Marks Basilica, Venice, Italy Date: circa 1910s

Silhouette, Tall Oaks from Little Acorns Grow

Sierra Leone - Separating the seed from the cotton
Sierra Leone, West Africa - Separating the seed from the cotton Date: circa 1910s

Harrowing 1925
Harrowing, The isle of Ven, Landskrona, 1925. The half-timbered house was typical for in the country of Scania. Date: 1925

Two sparrows collecting grass seeds
Two sparrows, Jack and Jennie, collecting grass seeds to feed their five chicks. Date: 1937

Black Ants & Black Fly
Black Ants and Black Fly on a Broom seed pod. Date: 1960s

Testing Seed Potatoes
A man and woman testing seed potatoes, Germany. Date: early 1930s

Using a Seed Drill
Spring drilling kale seed with an old-fashioned horse-drawn seed drill on a farm near Grimscote, Northamptonshire, England. Date: early 1960s

Gossypium (Cotton)
COTTON PLANT showing flower, seed and the fibre covering the seed which is the basis of cotton products Date: 19th century

Devil in the Fields
The Devil leaves his mark on the church and agriculture

Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) germinating seed with shoot, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Creeping Willow (Salix repens) seed dispersal, growing on coastal heathland, Orkney, Scotland, june

Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense) close-up of seeds and down, silhouetted at sunset, Powys, Wales, september

Rye (Secale cereale) crop, close-up of ripening ears, Lincolnshire, England, june

Farmer loading green bean seeds into seed drill hopper, St. Paul, Oregon, U. S. A
Farmer loading green bean seeds into seed drill hopper, St. Paul, Oregon, U.S.A

Seed drill and telehandler with bag of seed, drilling Westminster spring barley, Pilling, Lancashire, England, march

Wych Elm (Ulmus glabra) close-up of fruit, Thornham Estate, Thornham Magna, Suffolk, England, may

Chempedak (Artocarpus integrifolia) halved fruit, showing flesh and seeds, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Chempedak (Artocarpus integrifolia) germinating seed with shoot, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Common Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) close-up of keys, attached to branches in springtime, Mickfield Meadow Nature Reserve, Mickfield, Suffolk, England, april

Mango (Mangifera indica) germinating seed with shoot, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Common Oak (Quercus robur) close-up of fallen acorns, West Sussex, England, october

Common Oak (Quercus robur) close-up of acorns, England, september

Guava (Psidium guajava) germination of seeds from rotting fruit pod, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) close-up of seedhead, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Corn Sow-thistle (Sonchus arvensis) close-up of flower, seedhead and seeds, England, august

Mango (Mangifera indica) germinating seed with sapling, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Common Gorse (Ulex europaeus) close-up of seedpods, growing in gulley of slumped sea cliff, Whitecliff Bay, Isle of Wight, England, june

Macedonian Pine (Pinus peuce) seedling germinating, with seed coat still attached, Bulgaria, may

Common Beech (Fagus sylvatica) fallen mast and leaves, on woodland floor, Slovenia, june

Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) seeds with Mace (outer aril) attached, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Farmer loading Westminster spring barley seeds into seed drill hopper, Pilling, Lancashire, England, march

Close-up of Westminster spring barley seeds in seed drill hopper, Pilling, Lancashire, England, march

John Deere tractor with seed drill, drilling sugar beet, Nesscliffe, Shropshire, England, march

John Deere 6920S tractor with Simbahorsch CO 4 seed drill, drilling arable field, Frampton, Dorset, England, september

Tractor with seed drill, drilling Westminster spring barley, Pilling, Lancashire, England, march

Comparison of cultivator prepared and not cultivated seedbeds, Kelso, Scottish Borders, Scotland, september

Teenage boy hanging birdfeeder from tree branch in garden, Portesham, Dorset, England, january

Barley (Hordeum vulgare) crop, farmer holding handful of harvested seed, England, july

Flax (Linum usitatissimum) crop, ripe seedpods in field ready for harvest, Northbourne, Kent, England, july

Pile of harvested cereal grain drying near village, Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Castile and Leon, Northern Spain, july

Rice (Oryza sativa) crop, germinating seeds in paddyfield, Theni, Tamil Nadu, India

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) hind, feeding on acorns under oak tree, during rutting season, Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, England, october

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