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Lemaire, Verschaffelt, & Linden, L Illustration Horticole L ILLUSTRATION HORTICOLE, JOURNAL SPECIAL SES SERRE ST DES JARDINS was published in Ghent, Belgium starting in 1854. It was a collaborative effort of the great plant specialists, hybridizers and hunters of the day including Charles Lemaire, a prominent botanist & professor, Ambroise Verschaffelt of the Nursery Verschaffelt family & Jean Linden, the renowned orchid hunter and editor of Les Orchidees. It was an exciting time in Europe, when the race to discover new plants and bring new cultivars to a never satiated public was in full swing. These prominent botanists collaborated on many of the seminal works of the day including Verschaffelts Nouvelle Iconographie des Camellias. These lavishly illustrated plates, hand colored or finished lithographs contain a wonderful selection of plants following the interests of the famous contributors of the era - orchids, camellias, roses, palms, rhododendrons, & azaleas & exotic plants among many others. References: Nissen BBI 2254. (21), Great Flower Books 1990 p.159. The color plates are very bright & the condition generally excellent. |