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Autumn colour - Six of the best
by: Anthony Hall, Arboretum team blog12 Nov 2012
So many of the trees and shrubs at Kew show outstanding autumn colour that it has been difficult choosing just the best six
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The taste of the Amazon
by: Wolfgang Stuppy, Millennium Seed Bank blog09 Nov 2012
This month Kew's Seed Morphologist, Wolfgang Stuppy, brings us a post about his recent adventures in the Amazon. Now safely back in the Millennium Seed Bank, he can share with us news of Cupuaçu; the taste of the Amazon!
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Kew is taking part in the 'Big Give Christmas Challenge'
09 Nov 2012
This year, Kew is taking part in the 'Big Give Christmas Challenge', a campaign to encourage philanthropic giving by matching a donors’ gift. Effectively your donation to the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership could be doubled! We need to raise £50,000 for next year’s seed collecting trips, as well as expanding our work on using existing collections. Please note: This campaign ran from 6 to 19 December 2012 and has now finished.
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Library display celebrates digitisation landmark
by: Virginia, Library, Art and Archives blog09 Nov 2012
To mark the completion of the latest phase of the Directors' Correspondence Digitisation Project, a display has been prepared in Kew's Library Reading Room to showcase the collection. The display includes 19th and 20th century letters from botanists, travellers and directors of botanic gardens across Asia, as well as photos, illustrations and plant products they sent to Kew with their letters.
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Is our daily cup of coffee under threat?
08 Nov 2012
A new study from Kew suggests that Arabica coffee could be extinct in the wild within 70 years.
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eMonocot portal launched
07 Nov 2012
A new portal for eMonocot provides a gateway through which to search and access this online biodiversity resource for monocot plants.
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Chalara dieback of ash - RBG Kew's response
05 Nov 2012
Chalara dieback of ash, a fungal disease which threatens the species, is currently receiving much press attention in the UK. Tony Kirkham, Head of Kew's Arboretum, provides a synopsis of the disease and how Kew is responding.
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Wax wonders
by: Mark Nesbitt, Economic Botany blog05 Nov 2012
In the Victorian period, creating wax models of flowers was both a ladylike craft, and an important tool for botanical communication.
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Interactive Indigofera identification
01 Nov 2012
A mobile application is being developed to identify species of Indigofera in the field in Southern Africa.
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Fabulous fungal foray
by: Anthony Hall, Arboretum team blog30 Oct 2012
Autumn is the best time for spotting an amazing variety of fungi in Kew's Arboretum
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Canary bell-flower is a winter-flowering scrambler from the Canary Islands, with bright orange bells and copious watery nectar.
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