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The Physic Garden, Chelsea: a view showing the pair of cedar trees, and the statue of Sloane in the centre of the garden. Lithograph by H. Warren after J. Fuge.

The Physic Garden, Chelsea: men botanizing in the garden, near the statue of Sir Hans Sloane, 1750. Wood engraving by T. W. Lascelles after H. G. Glindoni, 1890.

Autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale): flowering plant, leaves and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1836.

The Physick Garden, Chelsea: viewed from the river, showing water gate, mooring posts and steps. Wood engraving by W. J. Palmer.

The Physick Garden, Chelsea: viewed from the Surrey bank. Wood engraving.

The Physick Garden, Chelsea: viewed from the Surrey bank with a boat on the river. Engraving.

The Physic Garden, Chelsea: a plan view. Engraving by John Haynes, 1751.

The Physic Garden, Chelsea: a view towards the river showing the cedars by the wall. Lithograph by H. Warren after J. Fuge.

Memoirs of the Botanic Garden at Chelsea belonging to the society of Apothecaries of London / by Henry Field.

Reviving the fortunes of an ailing garden / by Jane Owen.

The romance of the Apothecaries' garden at Chelsea / by F. Dawtrey Drewitt.

The Chelsea Physic Garden : its history and origin / by the Earl of Morton in collaboration with Sir Donald Allen.

Herbal : the essential guide to herbs for modern living / Deni Bown.

Healing with plants : the Chelsea Physic Garden herbal / written by Holly Farrell.

Catalogus rationalis plantarum medicinalium, in horto Societatis Pharmaceuticae Londinensis, apud vicum Chelsea, cultarum / Curante Jacobo L. Wheeler.

Portraying plants : botanical illustrators at the Chelsea Physic Garden / by Ruth Stungo.

The discovery and development of medicines from plants / Chelsea Physic Garden.

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Chelsea Physic Garden

Images from the collections

Images referencing Chelsea Physic Garden

Works from the collections

Herbal : the essential guide to herbs for modern living / Deni Bown.

Healing with plants : the Chelsea Physic Garden herbal / written by Holly Farrell.

Catalogus rationalis plantarum medicinalium, in horto Societatis Pharmaceuticae Londinensis, apud vicum Chelsea, cultarum / Curante Jacobo L. Wheeler.

Portraying plants : botanical illustrators at the Chelsea Physic Garden / by Ruth Stungo.

The discovery and development of medicines from plants / Chelsea Physic Garden.

Chelsea Physic Garden

Images from the collections

Images referencing Chelsea Physic Garden

Works from the collections

Herbal : the essential guide to herbs for modern living / Deni Bown.

Healing with plants : the Chelsea Physic Garden herbal / written by Holly Farrell.

Catalogus rationalis plantarum medicinalium, in horto Societatis Pharmaceuticae Londinensis, apud vicum Chelsea, cultarum / Curante Jacobo L. Wheeler.

Portraying plants : botanical illustrators at the Chelsea Physic Garden / by Ruth Stungo.

The discovery and development of medicines from plants / Chelsea Physic Garden.

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