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Myrsinaceae - Ardisia crenata - Ardisia crispa
From:
Neerland’s plantentuin. Afbeeldingen en beschrijvingen van sierplanten voor
tuin en kamer by Cornelius Antoon Jan Abraham Oudemans (editor) and others.
Groningen, J.B. Wolters, 1865, volume 1, plate 6. Chromolithograph finished by
hand (sheet 172 x 260 mm). Slightly waterstained. Text enclosed.€ 40
A beautifully illustrated monthly journal about Dutch garden plants and indoor
plants. Only 3 volumes were published. With extensive contributions by its
editor C.A.J.A. Oudemans and C. Glijm, J.B. Groenewegen, J.H. Krelage and H.
Witte. The decorative chromolithographed plates by A.J. Wendel and others
lithographed by Emrik & Binger, Marriën & Amand, G. Severeyns, L. Stroobant,
etc.
* Jackson p. 479; Nissen BBI 1477; Stafleu & Cowan 7148.
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Myrsinaceae - Ardisia crenata - Ardisia lentiginosa
From: The botanical register by Sydenham Teast Edwards and others.
London, James Ridgeway, 1821, volume 7, plate 533. Hand-coloured engraving by S.Watts after
M. Hart (sheet 157 x 240 mm). Slight offset. Text enclosed.€ 60
Sydenham Teast Edwards was a botanical artist who worked for 27 years for Curtis’s
Botanical magazine. In 1815 he started the rival The botanical register;
consisting of coloured figures of exotic plants, cultivated in British gardens;
with their history and mode of treatment. The text for the first 14 years is
by John Bellenden Ker and the volumes 15-33 by John Lindley as Edward’s
botanical register. The principal illustrators were Edwards himself, M. Hart
and Miss Drake and the engravers Sansom, Smith, S. Watts, White and G. Barclay.
* Pritzel 2621; Dunthorne 108; Nissen BBI 2379; Great flower books p. 84;
Stafleu & Cowan 1625; Johnston 784.
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Myrsinaceae - Ardesia umbellata
From: The botanical cabinet, consisting of coloured delineations of plants from all countries by Conrad Loddiges.
London, C. Loddiges & Sons, etc., 1821, volume 6, plate 531. Hand-coloured engraving (sheet 145 x 210 mm). Text missing.€ 55
The beautiful hand-coloured engravings of this periodical are by George Cooke from drawings by
George Loddiges, William Loddiges and others. They depict plants growing in the
Hackney nursery, founded by Conrad Loddiges and bearing his name. The
establishment became famous for its many rare plants. A total of 20 volumes were
published from 1817-1833.
* Pritzel 5559; Dunthorne 187; Nissen BBI 2228;
Great flower books p. 85; Stafleu & Cowan 4914; SABLIT 765; Johnston 806.
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Myrsinaceae -
Jacquinia ruscifolia - Fruticulus foliis Rusci stellatus
From: Hortus Elthamensis seu plantarum rariorum quas in horto suo Elthami in
Cantio coluit vir ornatissimus et praestantissimus Jacobus Sherard ... by Johann Jacob Dillenius.
London, the author, 1732. Engraving by the author (uncut, unpressed sheet 300 x 485 mm; impression 195 x 260 mm).
Text enclosed.€ 100
James Sherard (1666-1738), botanist and apothecary, had gardens famous for rare plants
at Eltham, south of Greenwich. Dillenius made the gardens memorable
through excellent illustrations, drawn and engraved by himself. They were
sufficiently accurate to be of considerable service to Linnaeus (Hunt).
* Pritzel 2285; Dunthorne 94; Nissen BBI 492; Great flower books p. 55; Hunt 637; Henrey 643; Stafleu & Cowan 1471.
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