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Allium giganteum, 1885

Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Matilda Smith, 1885. Artwork from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, volume 111, plate 6828. Curtis's Botanical Magazine is the longest running botanical periodical featuring colour illustrations of plants and has been published continuously since 1787

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20. The Permanent Snows, from Santiago; Patagua in front with Hu

Tricuspidaria dependens, Ruiz et Pav. the Patagua, is of the same family as our lime-tree. On the left, near the Patagua tree, and on the right, beyond the building, are trees of the North American Magnolia grandiflora, Linn. The highest point of the

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Artocarpus altilis, 1828

Hand-coloured engraving by Rev. Lansdown Guilding, 1828. Artwork from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, volume 55, plate 2869. Current accepted plant name is Artocarpus altilis, commonly known as breadfruit. Curtis's Botanical Magazine is the longest running botanical periodical featuring colour illustrations of plants and has been published continuously since 1787

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