Polemonium humile, Iris xiphioides, Erysimum Peroffskianum, Gentiana verna (Humble Polemonium, Xiphum-Like Iris, Peroffski's Erysimum, White Spring Gentian). [From] The Botanic Garden; consisting of Highly Finished Representations of Hardy Ornamental Flowering Plants, cultivated in Great Britain; with their Names, Classes, Orders, History, Qualities, Culture, and Physiological Observations.

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Original hand-coloured engraved plate (21.75 x 17.75 cm) depicting 4 floral subjects, each of which captioned. With the four leaves of descriptive text. 'A delightful work, not only full of useful and practical information, but illustrated with most charming plates carefully engraved and coloured' (Dunthorne). Starting in 1825, Maund produced The Botanic Garden from his press at Bromsgrove in Worcestershire. The 13 volumes of this periodical depicted with great delicacy ornamental flowering plants cultivated in the Royal Gardens and was dedicated to the young Queen Victoria. Eminent botanical artists such as Augusta Innes Withers, Edwin D. Smith, Mrs. Edward Bury and Maund's own daughter contributed to the work. Nissen BBI 2222. Seller Inventory # 59967

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