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Cannaceae
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Canna liliiflora From: Flore des serres et des jardins de l’Europe by Charles Lemaire and others. Gand [Gent], Louis van Houtte, 1855, volume 10, plate 1055-1056. Chromolithograph finished by hand (sheet 332 x 240 mm with folds). Text enclosed. € 80
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. * Great flower books p. 84; Nissen BBI 2254; Stafleu & Cowan 15.921. www.meemelink.com | index | Cannaceae |