Amazing illustrations & original descriptions from 1835

Here is a link to The British Flower Garden, Jan 1835. It is a complete book published on Google books. It has hundreds of original or early descriptions with fascinating snippets, in slightly antique English, about the discovery & culture of these plants.
I've linked it directly to my favorite page, Datura sanguinea (now Brugmansia sanguinea), since growing these is my main hobby.
If you like taxonomy, or even just great art, I think you'll enjoy these. :)
- Tom

 

Large thanks, Tom, for this! Great stuff. Lovely illustrations! I especially enjoy the text.
You are correct in your surmise: I DO enjoy these!

 

Those are great! I love those kind of old plates. Does anyone know where i could find a good one of humulus lupulus?

 

or a good word for what these sorts of plates are called that i can use to search for them?

 

mctc

try this one for humulus lupulus

http://caliban.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/thome/band2/tafel_026.html

or

from MoBot
http://www.illustratedgarden.org/mo...?relation=QK99A1K6318831914B1&identifier=0352

hope this helps

 

wow thanks! those are great looking. love the second one especially.

 

Nice illustrations!
Here's another of humulus lupulus.

 

wow that is a great book. I might be reading more then just the hops sections. funny intro with the atropine.

 

"MEDICAL PROPERTIES Hops are generally considered to be tonic diuretic and somewhat narcotic For the latter virtues they cannot be depended on"