RM2NH94WY–Thomas Fairchild (c.1667-1729) was an English gardener who in 1716 created the world's first man-made hybrid plant, Dianthus Caryophyllus barbatus, known as Fairchild's Mule. It was a cross between a Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) and a pink carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus).
RM2NH94WT–In 1716, English botanist Thomas Fairchild (c.1667-1729) created the world's first man-made hybrid plant, Dianthus Caryophyllus barbatus, known as Fairchild's Mule. It was a cross between a Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) (left) and a pink carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) (right). Composite image.
RM2NH94W9–Sweet William, Dianthus barbatus. In 1716, English botanist Thomas Fairchild (c.1667-1729) created the world's first man-made hybrid plant, Dianthus Caryophyllus barbatus, known as Fairchild's Mule. It was a cross between a Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) and a pink carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus), the former shown here.
RM2NH94TY–Carnation, Dianthus caryophyllus, also called grenadine or clove pink. In 1716, English botanist Thomas Fairchild (c.1667-1729) created the world's first man-made hybrid plant, Dianthus Caryophyllus barbatus, known as Fairchild's Mule. It was a cross between a Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) and a pink carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus), the latter shown here.
RM2BDX5KX–Petunia 'Superb Red Cascade'
RMT96KRK–Sebastian Munster (January 20, 1488 - May 26, 1552) was a German cartographer, cosmographer, and a Christian Hebraist scholar. His work, the Cosmographia from 1544, was the earliest German description of the world. The woodcut illustration shows the people who live in India beyond the Ganges (South East Asia).
RM2BDYADN–Cross between Dog and Fox, 1824
RMT96J2B–Mermen have the form of a male human from the waist up and are fish-like from the waist down, having scaly fish tails in place of legs. The Hortus Sanitatis (Garden of Health), the first natural history encyclopedia, was published by Jacob Meydenbach in Germany, 1491. He describes plants and animals (both real and mythical) together with minerals and various trades, with their medicinal value and method of preparation. The hand-colored woodcut illustrations are stylized but often easily recognizable. 1547 edition.
RMT96J1Y–A mermaid is a legendary aquatic creature with the upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including the Near East, Europe, Africa and Asia. Mermaids are sometimes associated with perilous events such as floods, storms, shipwrecks and drownings. In other folk traditions (or sometimes within the same tradition), they can be benevolent or beneficent, bestowing boons or falling in love with humans.
RM2BDYM3N–Centaur and Satyrs, Legendary Creatures
RM2BDXTY6–Zinnias
RMT7YTYJ–Lamassu, Assyrian Protective Deity
RM2BDYM5B–Triton and Siren, Legendary Creatures
RM2BDX4A3–Fisheries science
RM2BDY8WM–Laureled Boy Kissing Pan, 1905
RMJR3139–Theseus Mosaic,4th Century
RMJR3134–Theseus Mosaic,4th Century
RMT8055N–Meteorologia, Sirens, 1709
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