The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 05 by William Curtis
"The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 05" by William Curtis is an illustrated botanical journal published in the late 1780s. This volume is part of the longest-running botanical magazine, featuring hand-colored engravings of ornamental and exotic plants accompanied by accessible descriptions. Each issue presents keenly detailed illustrations by skilled artists like Sydenham Edwards and James Sowerby, with exploded details revealing plant characteristics. The publication made botanical knowledge available to gardeners, horticulturists, and general readers,
establishing itself as the premier journal for early botanical illustration. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Curtis, William, 1746-1799 |
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| Title |
The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 05 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 |
[145]—Monarda Fistulosa. [146]—Hypericum Calycinum. [147]—Dais Cotinifolia. [148]—Pelargonium Betulinum. [149]—Zinnia Multiflora. [150]—Tagetes Patula. [151]—Lotus Tetragonolobus. [152]—Epidendrum Cochleatum. [153]—Bulbocodium Vernum. [154]—Saponaria Ocymoides. [155]—Oxalis Versicolor. [156]—Coreopsis Verticillata. [157]—Hyacinthus Botryoides. [158]—Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis. [159]—Alyssum Saxatile. [160]—Pulmonaria Virginica. [161]—Amygdalus Nana. [162]—Sanguinaria Canadensis. [163]—Phlox Divaricata. [164]—Ranunculus Gramineus. [165]—Pelargonium Cordifolium. [166]—Cheiranthus Maritimus. [167]—Sophora Tetraptera. [168]—Iris Pavonia. [169]—Ixora Coccinea. [170]—Draba Aizoides. [171]—Ixia Chinensis. [172]—Lamium Orvala. [173]—Aitonia Capensis. [174]—Buddlea Globosa. [175]—Kalmia Latifolia. [176]—Cytisus Laburnum. [177]—Kalmia Glauca. [178]—Hypericum Coris. [179]—Fumaria Glauca. [180]—Azalea Nudiflora. |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 64.2 (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. | 19123 |
| Release Date | Aug 26, 2006 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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