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Milla uniflora, 1834

Current accepted plant name is Ipheion uniflorum, commonly known as Tristagma uniflorum, spring starflower or springstar. Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by James MacNab, 1834. Artwork from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, volume 61, plate 3327. 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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Sparaxis pulcherrimum, 1866

Current accepted plant name is Dierama pulcherrimum, commonly known as angel's fishing rod, wandflower or hairbell. Watercolour on paper by Walter Hood Fitch, 1866. This is the original illustration for the lithograph in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, volume 92, plate 5555. 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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Brodiaea coccinea, 1870

Current accepted plant name is Dichelostemma ida-maia, commonly known as firecracker flower. Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Walter Hood Fitch, 1870. Artwork from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, volume 96, plate 5857. Current accepted plant name is Dichelostemma ida-maia, commonly known as firecracker flower. 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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