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Begoniaceae - Begonia fuchsioides From: Flore des serres et des jardins de l’Europe by Charles Lemaire and others. Gent, Louis van Houtte, 1847, volume 3 (plate 212). Chromolithograph finished by hand (sheet 156 x 237 mm). Text enclosed.
€ 50
The founder, publisher
and part-editor of this lavish Belgian periodical was Louis van Houtte, the
propietor of the largest nursery of its time on the continent. It appeared
monthly for almost 40 years and was published by his own printing office in
the middle of the gardens, the Horto van Houtteano. All the plants shown
were for sale in his nursery and include many exotics. The work is notable
for the craftmanship of the Belgian lithographers Severeyns, Stroobant and
De Pannemaker, who had mastered the art of colour-printing from stone.
* Nissen BBI 2254; Great flower books p. 84; Stafleu & Cowan 15.921. www.meemelink.com | index | Begoniaceae |