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Caprifoliaceae - Leycesteria formosa From: Curtis’s botanical magazine; or flower garden displayed. London, 1839, volume 65 (plate 3699). Hand-coloured engraving by Joseph Swan after Walter Hood Fitch (sheet 220 x 273 mm with fold). Slightly browned. Text missing. € 100
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; Johnston 577. www.meemelink.com · index · Caprifoliaceae |