Friday, March 13, 2009

Botanical and Cultural Images of Eastern Asia, 1907-1927


In the spring, our fancy in Cambridge lightly turns to thoughts of GREENERY, and whether we'll ever see any again (*deep sigh!*). If you are experiencing a frantic need for a renewal of the great outdoors, right now might be the optimal time for you to explore the Arnold Arnoretum's Botanical and Cultural Images of Eastern Asia, 1907-1927 online.

This is a collection of eastern Asian photographs that represents the work of plant explorers who traveled to Asia in the early years of the twentieth century and brought back to the Arboretum live plants, seeds, dried specimens, and the amazing images of Asian botany and culture you can see here. It's a quick and easy getaway online, an immersion in another time, other places, and very little snow or ice in evidence (the above picture notwithstanding).

At your service,
Cheryl

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