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Bidens, calyce oblongo squamoso, feminibus radii corolla non decidua coronatis, Jussieu. Pl. LXIV. [Water Hemp Agrimony].

  • ARTIST: Philip Miller

  • PUBLISHER: Published London.

  • MEDIUM: Etching with engraving, hand colored,

    DATE: 1771.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 12 1/4 x 7 3/4" (312 x 195 mm).

  • DESCRIPTION: From Philip Miller's "Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful and Uncommon Plants Described in the Gardener's Dictionary". The drawings were made from living plants by artists George Dionysius Ehret, John Miller, Houston and Richard Lancake. Some plates were partially printed in green and sepia.<br><br>

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: The common name "Water Hemp Agrimony" is written in script in the upper margin.

  • CONDITION: Good condition with original color.

  • REFERENCE: De Belder #243. Dunthorne #209.