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Amaryllidaceae - Hippeastrum miniatum - Amaryllis atamasco From: The native flowers and ferns of the United States in their botanical, horticultural, and popular aspects by Thomas Meehan. Boston, L. Prang, 1879, volume 2, plate 18. Chromolithograph by Louis Prang after Alois Lunzer (sheet 174 x 254 mm). Slight marginal foxing. Text enclosed. € 30
Thomas Meehan (1826-1901), a British-born nurseryman, was Kew gardener in
1846-1848; from 1853 at Germantown (Philadelphia). He was the editor of the
Gardener’s monthly and the founder of Meehan’s monthly, a magazine of
horticulture, botany, etc. The nice chromolithographed plates after paintings by
Alois Lunzer and lithographed by Louis Prang, who published many books on natural history.* Nissen BBI 1331; Stafleu & Cowan 5783.
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