The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 04 by William Curtis
"The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 04" by William Curtis is a botanical journal published in 1790. Part of the longest-running botanical magazine, this volume presents ornamental and exotic plants through hand-colored copper engravings accompanied by accessible descriptions. Each issue features detailed illustrations and text explaining plants' properties, history, and growth characteristics. The magazine became renowned for showcasing two centuries of botanical illustrators and providing first publications for many plant species, making it the
premier journal for early botanical illustration and a vital resource for botanists, horticulturalists, and gardeners. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Curtis, William, 1746-1799 |
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| Title |
The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 04 Or, Flower-Garden Displayed |
| Original Publication |
LONDON: Printed by Couchman and Fry, Throgmorton-Street. For W. CURTIS, No 3, St. George's-Crescent, Black-Friars-Road; And Sold by the principal Booksellers in Great-Britain and Ireland. M DCC XCI. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis%27s_Botanical_Magazine |
| Contents |
[109]—Lavatera Trimestris. [110]—Mimosa Verticillata. [111]—Lathyrus Tuberosus. [112]—Cistus Ladaniferus. [113]—Convolvulus Purpureus. [114]—Silene Pendula. [115]—Lathyrus Sativus. [116]—Limodorum Tuberosum. [117]—Campanula Carpatica. [118]—Sedum Anacampseros. [119]—Strelitzia Reginæ. [121]—Narcissus Incomparabilis. [122]—Hyacinthus Racemosus. [123]—Anemone Hortensis. [124]—Iberis Gibraltarica. [125]—Alstrœmeria Ligtu. [126]—Alyssum Deltoideum. [127]—Ixia Flexuosa. [128]—Scilla Campanulata [129]—Amaryllis Vittata. [130]—Alyssum Utriculatum. [131]—Catesbæa Spinosa. [132]—Rubus Arcticus. [133]—Hyacinthus Comosus [134]—Adonis Vernalis. [135]—Gladiolus Cardinalis. [136]—Pelargonium Tetragonum. [137]—Hypericum Balearicum. [138]—Kalmia Hirsuta. [139]—Alstrœmeria Pelegrina. [140]—Lupinus Luteus. [141]—Heliotropium Peruvianum. [142]—Scorzonera Tingitana. [143]—Pelargonium Glutinosum. [144]—Ferraria Undulata.. |
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Produced by University of Georgia Libraries, Jason Isbell, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at dp.rastko.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 63.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor 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. | 17979 |
| Release Date | Mar 14, 2006 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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