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Grows Collection (page 5)

"Grows" is a word that encompasses various contexts and locations, from Alice Grows in House to Stormont, Belfast, Ireland

Background imageGrows Collection: Rice on the Plant

Rice on the Plant
A detailed engraving of rice showing how it grows on the plant. Date: 19th century

Background imageGrows Collection: Traditional Roles

Traditional Roles
One girl wants to be a suffragette when she grows up; the other wants to get married. Date: 1904

Background imageGrows Collection: Ladys - slipper Orchid - flowering wild - plants

Ladys - slipper Orchid - flowering wild - plants grows in clusters due to mostly vegetative reproduction - side of an abandoned road in Scots Pine forest (Cypripedium calceolus )

Background imageGrows Collection: Lady Slipper - flowering wild - plants

Lady Slipper - flowering wild - plants grows in clusters due to mostly vegetative reproduction - side of an abandoned road in Scots Pine forest (Cypripedium calceolus )

Background imageGrows Collection: Vision of Ezekiel across the valley of bones, Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1606

Vision of Ezekiel across the valley of bones, Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1606

Background imageGrows Collection: Porcelain Mushroom or Porcelain Fungus (Oudemansiella mucida)

Porcelain Mushroom or Porcelain Fungus (Oudemansiella mucida)

Background imageGrows Collection: Rosy sundew (Drosera hamiltonii), Kangaroo Island, Australia

Rosy sundew (Drosera hamiltonii), Kangaroo Island, Australia

Background imageGrows Collection: Mooring posts covered with moss

Mooring posts covered with moss

Background imageGrows Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Home Grown

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Home Grown
" Every pound you lend today will hasten victory on its way." A little girl and boy proudly water their window box vegetable patch - doing their bit to dig for victory during WW2

Background imageGrows Collection: The American war effort at home - WWI

The American war effort at home - WWI - the benefits of growing ones own food on a allotment, smallholding or in the garden and also the benfits of then bottling/canning fruit and veg

Background imageGrows Collection: Picture No. 10761329

Picture No. 10761329
Augea capensis - succulent plant that grows in arid regions (Augea capensis) Date:

Background imageGrows Collection: Picture No. 10758358

Picture No. 10758358
Coconut palm - a single coconut palm grows on a dream beach in tropical Queensland. At sunrise. (Cocos nucifera) Date:

Background imageGrows Collection: Picture No. 10758348

Picture No. 10758348
Bracket Fungi - brightly coloured fungi grows on a dead tree branch in lush tropical rainforest (Ganoderma spp.) Date:

Background imageGrows Collection: Picture No. 10758355

Picture No. 10758355
Coconut palm - a single coconut palm grows on a white beach in tropical Queensland (Cocos nucifera) Date:

Background imageGrows Collection: Picture No. 10889586

Picture No. 10889586
Water Plant - tall swamp flower with a light pink coloured blossom grows on the shore of one of Pantanal's many ponds Date:

Background imageGrows Collection: Picture No. 10854532

Picture No. 10854532
Giant Spiny Stick Insect - on branch - grows to 20cm or more (Extatosoma tirartum Extatosoma tiaratum) Date:

Background imageGrows Collection: Picture No. 10854381

Picture No. 10854381
Giant Stick Insect - grows to 20cm or more (Eurycnema herculanea) Date:

Background imageGrows Collection: Picture No. 10891400

Picture No. 10891400
Ladyճ - slipper Orchid - flowering wild - plants grows in clusters due to mostly vegetative reproduction - side of an abandoned road in Scots Pine forest (Cypripedium calceolus ) Date:

Background imageGrows Collection: Picture No. 10891403

Picture No. 10891403
Ladyճ - slipper Orchid - flowering wild - plants grows in clusters due to mostly vegetative reproduction - side of an abandoned road in Scots Pine forest (Cypripedium calceolus ) Date:

Background imageGrows Collection: Picture No. 10891402

Picture No. 10891402
Ladyճ - slipper Orchid - flowering wild - plants grows in clusters due to mostly vegetative reproduction - side of an abandoned road in Scots Pine forest (Cypripedium calceolus ) Date:

Background imageGrows Collection: Picture No. 10891401

Picture No. 10891401
Ladyճ - slipper Orchid - flowering wild - plants grows in clusters due to mostly vegetative reproduction - side of an abandoned road in Scots Pine forest (Cypripedium calceolus ) Date:

Background imageGrows Collection: Picture No. 10891392

Picture No. 10891392
Spotted Lady's Slipper Orchid - flowering wild - plants grows in clusters due to mostly vegetative reproduction - Scots Pine forest (Cypripedium guttatum ) Date:

Background imageGrows Collection: Picture No. 10891389

Picture No. 10891389
Spotted Lady's Slipper Orchid - flowering wild - plants grows in clusters due to mostly vegetative reproduction - Scots Pine forest (Cypripedium guttatum ) Date:

Background imageGrows Collection: Picture No. 10891388

Picture No. 10891388
Spotted Lady's Slipper Orchid - flowering wild - plants grows in clusters due to mostly vegetative reproduction - Scots Pine forest (Cypripedium guttatum ) Date:

Background imageGrows Collection: Picture No. 10891391

Picture No. 10891391
Spotted Lady's Slipper Orchid - flowering wild - plants grows in clusters due to mostly vegetative reproduction - Globe-flowers on background - Scots Pine forest (Cypripedium guttatum ) Date:

Background imageGrows Collection: Common Oak (Quercus robur) acorn, germinating, Kent, England, October

Common Oak (Quercus robur) acorn, germinating, Kent, England, October

Background imageGrows Collection: Illustration by John Tenn iel for Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (London

Illustration by John Tenn iel for Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (London, 1865). Alice, having eated the cake labelled Eat me grows very tall an cannot follow the White Rabbit

Background imageGrows Collection: How she grows

How she grows

Background imageGrows Collection: Jealous Boy

Jealous Boy
A jealous little boy, crying at nursery because his favourite girl is sitting in a cardboard box with his best friend... wait till he grows up! Date: 1960s

Background imageGrows Collection: How an egg grows

How an egg grows
Which comes first ? Your answer I beg : Is it the chicken ? Or is it the egg ? Date: circa 1880

Background imageGrows Collection: Groasis Waterboxx, plastic boxes designed to help grow trees in desert, Whitewater Preserve

Groasis Waterboxx, plastic boxes designed to help grow trees in desert, Whitewater Preserve, Southern California, U. S
Groasis Waterboxx, plastic boxes designed to help grow trees in desert, Whitewater Preserve, Southern California, U.S.A

Background imageGrows Collection: Living Wall System (Green Wall) growing on wall of M&S store in city, Norwich, Norfolk, England

Living Wall System (Green Wall) growing on wall of M&S store in city, Norwich, Norfolk, England, september

Background imageGrows Collection: Alices Adventures Underground: Alice grows

Alices Adventures Underground: Alice grows
Alice after she has grown large in the house of the white rabbit. Hand drawn illustrations by Lewis Carroll from Alices Adventures Underground, his story that pre-dated Alices Adventures in Wonderland

Background imageGrows Collection: Russian Ladys Hair

Russian Ladys Hair
A Russian countrywoman grows her hair long, but keeps it under control by confining it within a long embroidered sheath (for want of a better word)

Background imageGrows Collection: Sacred Banyan

Sacred Banyan
The BANYAN, a species of fig- tree, is sacred to Hindus : the most renowned grows near Anuradhapura, ancient capital of Sir Lanka, where Gautama became the Buddha

Background imageGrows Collection: Truffle hunting

Truffle hunting
A man and boy accompanied by four small dogs, hunt for truffles in a forest. Truffles, a fungus that grows in symbiosis with certain trees, and a culinary delicacy

Background imageGrows Collection: Mahogany, Guatemala

Mahogany, Guatemala
Felling mahogany trees in Guatemala : the enormous demand for this hard furnishing wood leads, alas, to extensive deforestation for it re-grows slowly

Background imageGrows Collection: Inventions great and small: shaving in public

Inventions great and small: shaving in public
Amusing photograph of a man shaving in a train carriage captioned How to beguile the morning journey, or shaving in public; a sight which may become common if a recent automatic dry-shaving apparatus

Background imageGrows Collection: Soldiers in Petrograd

Soldiers in Petrograd
Soldiers at The Tauride Palace as the insurrection grows

Background imageGrows Collection: Dry cracked muddy farmland with single shoot of wheat or barley

Dry cracked muddy farmland with single shoot of wheat or barley
HAR-96 Dry cracked muddy farmland with single shoot of wheat or barley Anthony Harrison Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageGrows Collection: single red poppy angled toward sun backlit with rain drops on petals

single red poppy angled toward sun backlit with rain drops on petals and out of focus highlight droplets against
HAR-80 Common Poppy - angled toward sun, backlit with rain drops on petals UK Papaver rhoeas Arable weed, found in fields and on disturbed ground

Background imageGrows Collection: Girl in Dark Woods

Girl in Dark Woods
A small girl finds herself among the pines, while the day grows dark and the pixies, hobgoblins and brownies hide in the shadows

Background imageGrows Collection: Alchemy - Lunary

Alchemy - Lunary
The mysterious herb LUNARY grows on a mountains brim, exposed to sun by day, moon by night, thus acquiring great power : an essential item in every alchemists laboratory

Background imageGrows Collection: Lenormand - Alchemist

Lenormand - Alchemist
An alchemist grows a mysterious and doubtless magical plant, depicted on a fortune-tellers card

Background imageGrows Collection: Girl Pulls Puppys Ear

Girl Pulls Puppys Ear
A little girl pulls her puppys ear, and has spilt some black polish on the carpet - what kind of person will she be when she grows up?

Background imageGrows Collection: Walnut / Leaves / Branch &c

Walnut / Leaves / Branch &c
Showing the leaves and fruits of English and French walnuts as they appear at various times of the year plus two illustrations of the black mulberry

Background imageGrows Collection: Month / April

Month / April
L herbe croist et l arbre florit [the grass grows and the trees blossom]

Background imageGrows Collection: Bible Events / Ot / Solomon

Bible Events / Ot / Solomon
Solomons conduct deteriorates as he grows old




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"Grows" is a word that encompasses various contexts and locations, from Alice Grows in House to Stormont, Belfast, Ireland. In the heart of Northern Ireland Assembly, growth takes on a political significance as decisions shape the future. On the serene shores of Castlegregory in Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry, Ireland, nature grows effortlessly amidst breathtaking landscapes. In a different realm altogether lies Emily's aspiration to become a prison warder; her determination grows stronger each day. Just like Jesus Grows up in Egypt where he faced challenges and grew into his divine purpose. Even Lipton's Tea Advertisement highlights how tea leaves grow meticulously before being transformed into our favorite beverage. The codes DDE-90029854, DDE-90029538, DDE-90025710 signify unique identifiers for products or services that continue to evolve and grow with time. Amidst all this growth and change lies an engraving reminding us of the beauty found in childhood: "Childhood is the Bough where Slumber buds and blossoms without Number. " Each flower that grows represents endless possibilities waiting to be discovered. So whether it's Alice growing within her house or society evolving at Stormont in Belfast or even plants flourishing along the coastlines of Castlegregory - growth surrounds us everywhere we go. Let us embrace these moments of transformation as they shape who we are becoming.