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Begoniaceae - Begonia marmorea From: Flore des serres et des jardins de l’Europe by Charles Lemaire and others. Gent, Louis van Houtte, 1854, volume 9 (plate 952-953). Chromolithograph finished by hand (sheet 337 x 243 mm with folds). Text enclosed.
€ 90
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 |