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Asphodelaceae - Kniphofia aloides
x glaucescens From: The garden. An illustrated weekly journal of horticulture in all its branches by William Robinson (editor). London, 1889, July - December, volume 36, plate 727. Chromolithograph by Guillaume Severeyns after painting by Arentine H. Arendsen [Arensden sic.] (sheet 223 x 287 mm). Illustrated text enclosed. € 175
"All gardeners owe an infinite debt of gratitude to William Robinson -
founder of The Garden (1871-1927) and Flora and Sylva (1903-05),
and author of The English Flower Garden (1883, etc.) and other works -
who helped to break the tyranny of formal bedding and, like Ruskin, drew
attention to the beauties of the wild garden. …" (Blunt & Stearn). The beautiful
colour-plates of The Garden, a popular horticultural publication, were
lithographed and printed by the Belgian firm G. Severeyns and its successor J.L.
Goffart, notable for their craftmanship.* Blunt & Stearn pp. 239-240; Nissen BBI 2264; BPH 391-10. www.meemelink.com | index | Asphodelaceae |