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Silene laciniata
Silene laciniata
(Cut-petalled Catchfly)

$35

Eriostemon cuspidatus
Eriostemon cuspidatus

$65

Clerodendrum speciosissimum
Clerodendrum speciosissimum
(Beautiful Scarlet Clerodendrum)

$55

Begonia oderata
Begonia oderata
(Sweet Scented Begonia)

$65

Acacia longifolia, Acacia pulchella
Acacia longifolia
(Long-leaved Acacia)
Acacia pulchella
(Pretty Zigzag-spined Acacia)

$65

Acacia vestita
Acacia vestita
(Cunningham's Acacia)

$65

Alstroemeria pelegrina alba
Alstroemeria pelegrina alba

$75

Illicium floridanum
Illicium floridanum
(Florida Aniseed-Tree)

$75

Mimulus variegatus
Mimulus variegatus

$75

Solanum Crispum
Solanum Crispum

$50

Petrea stapelsia
Petrea stapelsiae
(Stapelia-flower Petrea)

$55

Epacris impressa Epacris variabilis
Epacris impressa
Epacris variabilis

$45

Leontice chrysogonum
Leontice chrysogonum

$55

Ribes speciosum
Ribes speciosum

$65

Styphelia tubiflora
Styphelia tubiflora

$65

Gardoquia multiflora
Gardoquia multiflora

$55

Phlox Drummondii
Phlox Drummondii

$55

Podolobium staurophyllum
Podolobium staurophyllum
(Cross-leaved Podolobium)

$65

Pimelea decussata
Pimelea decussata

$60

Calceolaria bicolor
Calceolaria bicolor

$65

Lobelia propingua
Lobelia propingua

$60

Lobelia ramosa
Lobelia ramosa

$70

Ipomopsis picta
Ipomopsis picta

$55

Euphorbia fulgens
Euphorbia fulgens
(Fulgent Euphorbia)

$60

Poinciana pulcherrima
Poinciana pulcherrima

$40

Agrostemma Bungeana
Agrostemma Bungeana

$60

Aristolochia trilobata
Aristolochia trilobata

$40
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Paxton's Magazine of Botany and
Register of Flowering Plants (1834-1849)
by Sir Joseph Paxton

With engravings or lithographs from
drawings by F.W. Smith & S. Holden

Published by Orr & Smith/W.S. Orr & Co., London

Original, fine hand-coloured engravings and lithographs
approx. 6¼x 9 inches on beautiful woven paper
Original text provided whenever possible.
(please click on thumbnails for an enlarged view)

Sir Joseph Paxton (1803-1865)

Paxton was a hugely talented man. He started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservatory at Chatsworth House served as a model for his design of the Crystal Palace for the London Exhibition of 1851. Incredibly, he designed this giant, intricate building in less than 9 days on a piece of blotting paper. The building itself was erected in just six months, with 293,655 panes of glass, 330 huge iron columns and 24 miles of gutters.

These days he is best remembered for his very high quality botanical periodicals such as Paxton’s Magazine of Botany which was published in 16 volumes from 1834-49.

Paxton’s prints tend to be harder to find and more expensive than other 19th century botanicals. If you look in galleries in cities such as London you will often see similar prints by Paxton for sale for many hundreds of US Dollars.

Sir Joseph Paxton
(1803-1865)