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Iridaceae - Babiana disticha From: Curtis’s botanical magazine by John Sims (editor). London, T. Curtis, 1803, volume 17 (plate 626). Hand-coloured engraving by Francis Sansom after Sydenham Teast Edwards (sheet 143 x 240 mm). Slightly browned. Text enclosed. € 60
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.* Dunthorne 88; Great flower books pp. 83-84; Nissen BBI 2350; Hunt 689; Stafleu & Cowan 1290. www.meemelink.com · index · Iridaceae |