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A collection of vintage illustrations, taken from books published between the 18th century and the first quarter of the 20th century. 
Countess of Orkney (Camellia japonica).
From Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe (Flowers of the Greenhouses and Gardens of Europe) vol. 4, by Charles Lemaire, Michael Scheidweiler, and Louis van Houtte, Ghent, 1848.
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Golden Esperen plum.
From Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe (Flowers of the Greenhouses and Gardens of Europe) vol. 4, by Charles Lemaire, Michael Scheidweiler, and Louis van Houtte, Ghent, 1848.
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Paphiopedilum lowii (syn. cypripedium lowii)
From Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe (Flowers of the Greenhouses and Gardens of Europe) vol. 4, by Charles Lemaire, Michael Scheidweiler, and Louis van Houtte, Ghent, 1848.
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Primula auricula nigra
From Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe (Flowers of the Greenhouses and Gardens of Europe) vol. 4, by Charles Lemaire, Michael Scheidweiler, and Louis van Houtte, Ghent, 1848.
(Source: archive.org)
American Starthistle (Centaurea americana)
From Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe (Flowers of the Greenhouses and Gardens of Europe) vol. 4, by Charles Lemaire, Michael Scheidweiler, and Louis van Houtte, Ghent, 1848.
(Source: archive.org)
Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea, syn. Echinacea intermedia)
From Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe (Flowers of the Greenhouses and Gardens of Europe) vol. 4, by Charles Lemaire, Michael Scheidweiler, and Louis van Houtte, Ghent, 1848.
(Source: archive.org)
A Squire trap, by Jove!
Henry Alken, from Memoirs of the life of the late John Mytton, esq., by Nimrod (Charles James Apperley), London, 1900.
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Mytton on “Baronet” clears nine yards of water.
Henry Alken, from Memoirs of the life of the late John Mytton, esq., by Nimrod (Charles James Apperley), London, 1900.
(Source: archive.org)
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