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Passifloraceae - Passiflora ligularis From: Curtis’s botanical magazine; or flower garden displayed. London, 1830, volume 57, plate 2967. Hand-coloured engraving by W.J. Hooker (sheet 228 x 277 mm with folds). Text enclosed. € 80
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. * Nissen BBI 2350; Pritzel 2007; Dunthorne 88; Great flower books pp. 83-84; Hunt 689; Henrey 472; Stafleu & Cowan 1290. |
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