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Tropical spices: selection displayed in coconut shells
PM-10249 Tropical spices: selection displayed in coconut shells Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Sweet / Spanish chestnut - with young husks
ME-1432 Sweet / Spanish chestnut - with young husks Castanea sativa Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Sweet / Spanish Chestnut - fruit and husks
ME-1429 Sweet / Spanish Chestnut - fruit and husks Castanea sativa Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Sweet / Spanish Chestnut - husks on tree
ME-1431 Sweet / Spanish Chestnut - husks on tree Castanea sativa Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Germinating bean seed UK - root of germinating bean seed showing positive geotropism, with first leaves just emerging
MAB-49 Germinating bean seed - root showing positive geotropism, with first leaves just emerging UK Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Walnuts - closeup of basket with single fruit opened to expose the edible walnut seed
MAB-440 Walnuts - closeup of basket with single fruit opened to expose the edible walnut seed. Juglans regia Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Black Peppers
LA-795 Black Peppers Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway. contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: + 44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Peanuts
LA-908 Groundnuts / Peanuts - showing seed case Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Black Peppercorns
LA-907 Black Peppercorns Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Cloves
LA-796 Cloves Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway. contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: + 44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Pine Cones on Cedar Tree
LA-965 CEDAR - cones on Cedar tree Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Sweet Pea - flowers & seeds
LA-103 SWEET PEA - flowers and seed development Studio Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Coulter Pine Cones
KF-1489 Coulter Pine Cones Pinus coulteri Kenneth W Fink Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Almonds - whole, shelled, roasted. Native to Central Asia
KEL-1570 ALMONDS - whole, shelled & roasted Native to: Central Asia Prunus amygdalus Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Pistachio Nut - shelled Native throughout Middle East
KEL-1572 Pistachio Nut - shelled Native to: Middle East Pistacia vera Pitacia vera Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Stoliczka's Mountain Vole, stretching for Caragana seeds. Ladakh Changthang, India
JVG-3514 Stoliczka's Mountain Vole, stretching for Caragana seeds Ladakh Changthang, India Alticola stoliczkanus Joanna Van Gruisen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Vanilla Pods
JPF-8820 VANILLA PODS Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Kapoe Kakadu National Park, Australia
JPF-10793 Kapoe Kakadu National Park, Australia. Cochlospermum fraseri Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Lords and ladies / wild arum / Cuckoo Pint - in berry
JLMO-2265 Arum LILY / Lords and Ladies / Cuckoo Pint - in berry Arum Maculatum Found on shady banks and in woodland John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Star Annie Seeds
JLMO-1924 STAR ANISE - close-up of seeds Illicium verum This spice is the source of Shikimic acid from which the drug Tamiflu is made

Castor Oil Seeds JLMO 1338 Ricinus communis © John Mason / ARDEA LONDON
JLMO-1338 CASTOR OIL SEEDS Ricinus communis The beans are poisonous but contain ricin which is used in cancer treatment John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Cocoa
JLM-7538 COCOA PODS Theobroma cacao John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Bristlecone Pine
JLM-5932 BRISTLECONE PINE John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway. contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: + 44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Black Poplar
JLM-4974 BLACK POPLAR Populus nigra John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Japanese Black Pine - close-up of cone & needles
JLM-4875 Japanese Black Pine - close-up of cone & needles Pinus thunbergiana John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Marsh Marigold / Kingcup
JLM-5554 Marsh Marigold / Kingcup Caltha palustris John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Broad Beans - in pod
JD-15830 Broad Beans- in pod, c/u John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Cirl Bunting - feeding on seed fallen from an outdoor canary cage. In an urban garden in Richmond, Nelson
DH-4484 Cirl Bunting - feeding on seed fallen from an outdoor canary cage. In an urban garden in Richmond, Nelson, South Island, New Zealand

Kapok - After flowering green barrel-shaped fruits approximately 8cm long are produced
DH-3343 Kapok - After flowering green barrel-shaped fruits approximately 8cm long are produced Manning Gorge in the Kimberleys, Western Australia

Snow Pea - The pod and seeds are all eaten as the pod has little fibre. Usually eaten before the peas are fully formed
DH-3581 Snow Pea - The pod and seeds are all eaten as the pod has little fibre. Pisum sativum var Macrocarpon Usually eaten before the peas are fully formed

Kapok - Mature fruit splitting and releasing silky hairs embedded with seeds
DH-3345 Kapok - Mature fruit splitting and releasing silky hairs embedded with seeds Manning Gorge in the Kimberleys, Western Australia

Nipple Brinjal / Nipple Fruit / Apple of Sodom / Love Apple / Tit Fruit / Turkey Berry(West Indian)
DH-3577 Nipple Fruit / Nipple Brinjal / Apple of Sodom / Love Apple / Tit Fruit / Turkey Berry West Indian Solanum mammosum A member of the egg plant family but too bitter to eat

Coconuts - On Home Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean
DH-3697 Coconuts - On Home Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean. Cocos nucifera Don Hadden Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Coconut palm and coconuts - On West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean
DH-3701 Coconut palm and coconuts - On West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean. Cocos nucifera Don Hadden Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Silesian Larch Cone
DAD-310 SILESIAN LARCH CONE Larix decidua David C Dixon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Sargent Spruce - cone
DAD-345 Sargent Spruce - cone Picea brachytyla David C Dixon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Amur Maple - The fruits hang in nodding bunches and remain on the tree well into winter. Kent garden. UK January
DAD-1957 Amur Maple - The fruits hang in nodding bunches and remain on the tree well into winter. Kent garden. UK January

Fruits of Calabash Tree - National Tree of St. Lucia Windward Islands. February
DAD-1785 Fruits of Calabash Tree - National Tree of St. Lucia Windward Islands. February. David C Dixon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Clematis Gravetye Beauty with adjacent seed-heads. September E. Sussex garden, UK
DAD-1705 Clematis Gravetye Beauty with adjacent seed-heads September. Garden, UK Clematis texensis David C Dixon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Swan Plant / "Balloon Flower" - inflated globose seed pods. Becoming popular for floral decoration
DAD-1726 Swan Plant / "Balloon Flower" - inflated globose seed pods. Botanical Garden, South Africa Asclepias physocarpa Becoming popular for floral decoration

Honesty seedpods have magical summer colour - July Frequently used for indoor decoration Seed pods of Lunaria annua
DAD-1708 Honesty seedpods have magical summer colour - July Frequently used for indoor decoration. Kent Garden, UK Lunaria rediviva Seed pods of Lunaria annua David C Dixon Please note that prints

Euonymous phellomanus - fruits of large deciduous shrub, September E. Sussex garden
DAD-1715 Euonymous phellomanus - fruits of large deciduous shrub, September. Garden, UK Euonymous phellomanus David C Dixon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Alder Cones - April
CMB-433 Green ALDER cones - April Alnus viridis Chris Martin Bahr Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Hazel catkins – shedding pollen Bedfordshire UK 003450
BB-1199 Hazel catkins - shedding pollen Bedfordshire UK Corylus avellana Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

CLY02095
AUS-317 Wattle seeds - in seed pods with red elaisomes (arils). Outback Australia Acacia sp. Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Zamia Palm - female fruit & fronds; found only in these grassy woodlands & in headwaters of the Clarence River in
AU-70-LAW Zamia Palm - female fruit & fronds; found only in these grassy woodlands & in headwaters of the Clarence River in northeastern New South Wales

Camelthorn and shed pods - Harvest of pods after good rainy season scattered on ground below tree
ASW-4295 Camelthorn and shed pods - Harvest of pods after good rainy season scattered on ground below tree Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape

Shepherd's Purse APP 1982 Including flower & seed capsule of Shepherd's Purse flower Capsula bursa - pastoris
APP-1982 Shepherd s-Purse - showing flower and seed capsule Capsula bursa-pastoris Allen Paterson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

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"Exploring the Cosmic Origins: Seeds of Life and Beyond" Intriguingly, seeds hold within them the secrets of our cosmic origins. Just like the cosmic microwave background that permeates our universe they can a testament to the vastness and interconnectedness of life. Take for instance Elaeis guineensis Jacq. , commonly known as African oil palm. This seed not only sustains livelihoods but also symbolizes resilience in Southeast Asia's rich culinary tapestry. The spices derived from these seeds add an explosion of flavors to Thai food, tantalizing taste buds across Thailand. Delving into history, we find William Cutbush and Sons meticulously cataloging plant anatomy through Victorian botanical illustrations. Their detailed depictions capture the essence of Ginkgo biloba, also known as maidenhair tree – a living fossil with medicinal properties celebrated since ancient times. Victorian botanical illustrations further unveil nature's pharmacy by showcasing various medicinal and herbal plants. From dandelion seeds gracefully floating away on gentle breezes to Quercus suber or cork oak providing sustainable materials, each seed holds immense potential for both healing and innovation. It was Carl Linnaeus who classified these diverse wonders in his groundbreaking work "Systema Naturae. " His meticulous categorization paved the way for understanding how every seed contributes to Earth's biodiversity. Zooming closer to home, Siskin & Tits flutter around squirrel-proof globe bird feeders in Bedfordshire UK. These tiny creatures rely on seeds as their primary source of nourishment while delighting us with their vibrant presence amidst nature's beauty. Seeds truly encapsulate life's remarkable journey - from their celestial origins hinted at by cosmic microwave background radiation to their vital role in sustaining ecosystems worldwide. Let us cherish these humble yet extraordinary entities that have shaped our planet throughout time immemorial.