Orange Gallery

Epidendrum vitellinum, 1838

Watercolour on paper. Original drawing for plate XLV in John Lindley's Sertum orchidaceum: a wreath of the most beautiful orchidaceous flowers; selected by John Lindley, published in 1838. Illustration shows part monochromatic, part colour study of leaves and flowers, with lichen growing on aerial roots. According to Lindley, the drawing was made from specimens gathered by Mr Hartweg on the Cumbre of Totontepeque, at 9000 feet above the level of the sea

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22. Chilian Ground Orchids and other Flowers

Here are three species of the large, peculiarly South American, and mainly Chilian, genus of ground orchids, Chloraea ; the orange-coloured one matching Alstroemeria aurantiaca in 12. The yellow twiner is Grammatocarpus volubilis, Presl. (syn. Scypha

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Art, Artist, Flower, Green, Lathyrus, Leaves, Marianne North, Orange, Orchid, Painting, Purpal, Red, Yellow

Haemanthus coccineus, L. (Salmon-coloured Blood-flower)

Original illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, published as plate 1075, 1st January 1808. Watercolour and pencil on paper. This species is a native of the Cape of Good Hope and, according to John Bellenden Ker (Ker Gawl.), was cultivated by P. Miller in 1731 and by the Dutch gardeners probably about a century before

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