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The Floral Cabinet and Magazine of Exotic Botany
Conducted by G.B. Knowles, Esq., M.R.C.S. F.L.S. &c.
and Frederic Westcott, Esq.


London: William Smith, 1838


Original 185+-year-old stone lithographs in color, with some hand-colouring
Most accompanied by original text page(s)

Sheet size: approximately 7 ¾ x 9 ¾ inches

(Please click on the thumbnails below for enlarged views.)


Salvia Ceratophylla

Plate 5

Salvia Ceratophylla

{Stag's Horn Salvia}

Delphinium Puniceum

Plate 7

Delphinium Puniceum
{Purple Larkspur}


(soft crease lower left corner)

Pimelea Nivea

Plate 9

Pimelea Nivea

{Snowy Pimelea}

$39.95

Ceanthus Collina

Plate 13

Ceanthus Collina

{Mountain Ceanothus}

Oethionema Membranaceum

Plate 20

Oethionema Membranaceum

{Membranaceous Oethionema}

$39.95

Linaria Triornithophora

Plate 24

Linaria Triornithophora

{Three-Bird-Bearing Linaria}

Teucrium Abutiloides

Plate 28

Teucrium Abutiloides

{Mallow-leaved Teucrium}

Mormodes Atropurpurea

Plate 34

Mormodes Atropurpurea

{Dark-purple Mormodes}

$39.95

(some foxing left margin)

Cineraria Lactea

Plate 35

Cineraria Lactea

{Milk-coloured Cineraria}

$39.95

(fox mark upper left image)

Rondeletia Odorata

Plate 36

Rondeletia Odorata

{Scented Rondeletia}

Syringodea Hirta

Plate 39

Syringodea Hirta

{Hairy Syringodea}

$39.95

Silene Purpurea

Plate 42

Silene Purpurea

{Silver Silene}

Chorzema Cordatum

Plate 50

Chorzema Cordatum

{Heart-leaved Chorzema}

Euphorbia Fulgens

Plate 55

Euphorbia Fulgens

{Brilliant Euphorbia}

$39.95

Gesneria Reflexa

Plate 61

Gesneria Reflexa


$39.95

Bottom trimmed

Tanghinia Veneniflua

Plate 67

Tanghinia Veneniflua

{Poison-flowing Tanghin}

$39.95

Govenia Liliacea

Plate 68

Govenia Liliacea

{Lily-flowered Govenia}

$39.95

(some foxing)

Siphocampylus Bicolor

Plate 69

Siphocampylus Bicolor

{Two-coloured Siphocampylus}

$39.95

(some foxing)

Choretis Glauca

Plate 71

Choretis Glauca

{Glaucous-leaved Choretis}

(double-page print with center fold, as issued. Sheet size=10 x15¾ inches)

Pimelea Cernua

Plate 72

Pimelea Cernua

{Drooping Pimelea}

Aerides Odoratum

Plate 75

Aerides Odoratum

{Fragrant Air-plant}

$39.95

(some foxing)

Tanghinia Manghas

Plate 78

Tanghinia Manghas

{Manghas Tanghinia}

$39.95

Fuchsia Cylindracea

Plate 80

Fuchsia Cylindracea

{no text page available}

$39.95

Lathyrus Purpureo-Caeruleus

Plate 97

Lathyrus Purpureo-Caeruleus

{Purplish-blue Lathyrus}

$39.95

(note old tape repair in upper right, resulting in some brownish show-through from acidic tape on back of print)