Treasures of the Month
Plants and Perfume: Exploring the Archive of John Charles Sawer
September’s Treasure of the Month delves into the history of perfumery through the archive of chemist and botanist John Charles Sawer FLS (1842–1904). Our Honorary Curator of Artefacts, Glenn Benson FLS, looks at some of the items from the archive
4th September 2026
The Scholar Who Lived the Culture: Winifred Blackman’s Research In Egypt with the Percy Sladen Memorial Fund
August's Treasure of the Month has been written by Aisha Yaree, a King's College London MA student who assisted our project archivist with cataloguing the Percy Sladen Memorial Fund Archive during her placement at the Society.
10th August 2026
Peeling Back the Layers: Conserving the Mora Tree Watercolour
Our very talented conservation volunteer, John Abbott, has conserved our painting of the Mora Tree by Robert Schomburgk. He describes the process in this month's Treasure of the Month.
13th July 2026
The Gift of Time: Celebrating Our Collections Volunteers
As we mark National Volunteer Week, we take a moment to recognise the dedicated people who donate their time to the Linnean Society
The Living World in Eleven Pages: Systema naturae, 1735
May's Treasure of the Month is one of the major works by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778): the first edition of his "Systema naturae", published in Leiden (Holland) in 1735.
Tipping the Scales: How John Hooper Balanced Bats and Citizen Science
This month, Journal Officer and bat enthusiast Georgia Cowie looks at John Hooper's bat scales and their importance in British bat research.
2nd April 2026
