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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. 
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)
Dwarf Morning Glory (Convolvulus tricolor).
From Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe (Flowers of the Greenhouses and Gardens of Europe) vol. 3, by Charles Lemaire, Michael Scheidweiler, and Louis van Houtte, Ghent, 1847.
(Source: archive.org)
Flame flower (tropaeolum speciosum).
From Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe (Flowers of the Greenhouses and Gardens of Europe) vol. 3, by Charles Lemaire, Michael Scheidweiler, and Louis van Houtte, Ghent, 1847.
(Source: archive.org)
Indian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
From Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe (Flowers of the Greenhouses and Gardens of Europe) vol. 3, by Charles Lemaire, Michael Scheidweiler, and Louis van Houtte, Ghent, 1847.
(Source: archive.org)
Lamprocapnos spectabilis (syn. dicentra spectabilis ).
From Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe (Flowers of the Greenhouses and Gardens of Europe) vol. 3, by Charles Lemaire, Michael Scheidweiler, and Louis van Houtte, Ghent, 1847.
(Source: archive.org)
Campanula punctata var. punctata (syn. campanula nobilis).
From Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe (Flowers of the Greenhouses and Gardens of Europe) vol. 3, by Charles Lemaire, Michael Scheidweiler, and Louis van Houtte, Ghent, 1847.
(Source: archive.org)
Rhododendron indicum exquisita (syn. azalea indica exquisita).
From Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe (Flowers of the Greenhouses and Gardens of Europe) vol. 3, by Charles Lemaire, Michael Scheidweiler, and Louis van Houtte, Ghent, 1847.
(Source: archive.org)
Gardenia jasminoides var. fortuneana.
From Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe (Flowers of the Greenhouses and Gardens of Europe) vol. 2, by Charles Lemaire, Michael Scheidweiler, and Louis van Houtte, Ghent, 1846.
(Source: archive.org)
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Agostino Lacurci. La Finta Nonna.
Illustration for the novel La finta nonna, contained in Fiabe Italiane
