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Gesneriaceae - Streptocarpus rexii - Didymocarpus rexii From: Curtis’s botanical magazine; or flower garden displayed. London, 1830, volume 57 (plate 3005). Hand-coloured engraving by William Jackson Hooker (sheet 140 x 227 mm). Text enclosed.
€ 50
The first and most important botanical
magazine made up of 'figures' of plants and short descriptions. Provides a
storehouse of exotics, paralleling the indigenous plants … (Hunt). A
delightful work pictorially, never excelled as a periodical, most
carefully coloured and a source of lasting interest and information
(Dunthorne). Started by William Curtis in 1787 publication still
continues. * Pritzel 2007; Dunthorne 88; Nissen BBI 2350; Great flower books pp. 83-84; Hunt 689; Henrey 472; Stafleu & Cowan 1290. www.meemelink.com · index · Gesneriaceae |