MIMOSA GLAUCA - GLAUCOUS MIMOSA EGYPTIAN THORN OR BINDING BEAN TREE.

Philip Miller

Mimosa Glauca - Glaucous Mimosa Egyptian Thorn or Binding Bean Tree.

Engraving, printed in color and finished by hand, c.1755-1760.
Paper size 16 13/16 x 10 5/16" (42.7 x 26.2 cm).
Good condition with original color. LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 90646
Price: $275.00
Publisher : Published according to the Act by P. Miller. G. D. Ehret pinxt. J. Mynde sc. From "Figures of the Most Beautiful...plants described in the Gardeners Dictionary" by Philip Miller. The series was originally published, in two volumes, between 1755 and 1760. Other editions being published in 1771 and 1809.

Originating from Africa's northeast, Mimosa Glauca is a drought resistant tree. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Botanicals , Other Botanicals