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Choose from 6 images in our Pencil On Paper collection.

Aloe mitriformis, 1810

The Square, with the Market and Church, Jamestown, 1810

Stapelia reticulata, 1814

Hesperantha coccinea, 1864

Dietes huttonii, 1875

Tritonia rosea, 1893

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Aloe mitriformis, 1810

Original illustration of Aloe mitriformis, from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, published as plate 1270, 1st March 1810. The currently accepted plant name is Aloe perfoliata, and is commonly known as mitre aloe. Watercolour and pencil on paper. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. This drawing was made at Salisbury's Botanic Garden in Sloane Square.
Curtis's Botanical Magazine is the longest running botanical periodical featuring colour illustrations of plants and has been published continuously since 1787