[The sensitive plant]

Information

Title
[The sensitive plant]
Record type
Digitised Book Plate Collection
Original Reference
BP/101801-1001/1
Author or creator
Robertson; Henry Robert (1839-1921); author
Date
1900-1915
Scope & content
Coloured plate depicting a woman holding a child in her arms and together looking at 'the sensitive plant' [Mimosa pudica] in a glasshouse. The plant is so called as the leaves are sensitive to touch. The book plate bears the imprint 'HRR'. From the book 'More plants we play with' by Henry Robert Robertson
Level
Item
Extent
1 item
Is part of
More plants we play with
Subjects
children (people by age group)
children's literature
folklore (culture-related concept)
greenhouses
mothers
Portrait format
Repository
Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library
Plant Genus
Mimosa
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Credit Line
RHS Lindley Collections
Usage terms
Public Domain