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Begoniaceae - Begonia opuliflora From: Flore des serres et des jardins de l’Europe by Charles Lemaire and others. Gent, Louis van Houtte, 1855, volume 10 (plate 995). Chromolithograph finished by hand (sheet 160 x 240 mm). Text enclosed.
€ 45
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 |