The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 03 by William Curtis
"The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 03" by William Curtis is a botanical journal published in 1789. This volume continues Curtis's groundbreaking publication that brought exotic and ornamental plants to a wide audience through detailed hand-colored engravings. Each issue combines accessible descriptions with meticulous botanical illustrations, introducing many plant species to readers for the first time. The magazine revolutionized botanical publishing by making scientific plant knowledge available beyond affluent collectors, featuring artwork that balanced
aesthetic beauty with practical identification details for gardeners, horticulturists, and botanists alike. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Curtis, William, 1746-1799 |
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| Title |
The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 03 Or, Flower-Garden Displayed |
| Original Publication |
LONDON: Printed by Couchman and Fry, Throgmorton-Street, For W. CURTIS, at his Botanic-Garden, Lambeth-Marsh; And Sold by the principal Booksellers in Great-Britain and Ireland. M DCC XC. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis%27s_Botanical_Magazine |
| Contents |
[73]—Monsonia speciosa. [74]—Antirrhinum triste. [75]—Potentilla grandiflora. [76]—Epilobium angustissimum. [77]—Centaurea montana. [78]—Narcissus odorus. [79]—Lotus Jacobæus. [80]—Spigelia Marilandica. [81]—Colutea Arborescens. [82]—Lachenalia Tricolor. [83]—Hibiscus Syriacus. [84]—Tussilago Alpina. [85]—Spartium Jungeum. [86]—Gladiolus Communis. [87]—Hyoscyamus Aureus. [88]—Narcissus Bulbocodium. [89]—Viola Pedata. [90]—Gorteria Rigens. [91]—Iris Susiana. [92]—Saxifraga Sarmentosa. [93]—Sempervivum Monanthes. [94]—Sisyrinchium Irioides. [95]—Geranium Radula. [96]—Lantana Aculeata. [97]—Fuchsia Coccinea. [98]—Tropæolum Minus. [99]—Antirrhinum Purpureum. [100]—Lathyrus Tingitanus. [101]—Alyssum Halimifolium. [102]—Campanula Speculum. [103]—Pelargonium Acetosum. [104]—Lysimachia Bulbifera. [105]—Tradescantia Virginica. [106]—Iberis Umbellata. [107]—Cassia Chamæcrista. [108]—Anthyllis Tetraphylla. |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 56.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QK: Science: Botany |
| Subject | Plants -- Periodicals |
| Subject | Plants, Cultivated -- Periodicals |
| Subject | Plants, Ornamental -- Periodicals |
| Subject | Botanical illustration -- Periodicals |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 17672 |
| Release Date | Feb 3, 2006 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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