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CC069,
Victoria regia (incl. V. amazonica & v.Cruziana) from (euraliacae)Allen,
John Fisk, Victoria regia Botton, Printed and publishing by
author Dutton Wentworth 1854, Water lilies grow profusely in the
back water of south American rivers often covering the surface
for several kilometers. The leaves are so strong that they ar
eto bear the weight of a child without sinking.
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CC065.
Rhododebdrom dalhousiae, which grows epiphically in its native
localities in the Himalayas it was named by J.D.Hooker in honour
of Christina, Countess if Dakhousue(1786 1839). Hand coloured
lithougraph by W.H.Fitch from from a drawing by J.D. Hooker then
frontispice for Hooker's The Rhodidendrons of the Sikkim
Himalaya (1839 51) Fitch produced the magnificent plates
for this book from party coloured field sketches by Hooker which
are now kept at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. |
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Pierre- Joseph Redoute, Belgain, 1759-1840 {Circle of Roses}.
Watercolor on vellum. For fromtispiece of les roses. 24-2*
23.5cm. |
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CCO62.
Herman Henstenburg, Dutch, 1667-1726(Floral Heart). Gouache on
Vellum 35.1*29.5cm. Henstenburg, a very talented amareur, left
only a few botanical painting. This is one of his very intricate
works. By profession he was a pastry cook. |
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