Balsamina Mastersiana, Mirabilis Jalapa, Impatiens noli-me-tangere
London: Day & Haghe, 1840. Print. Original lithograph with hand coloring. Sheet measures 10 3/4" x 8 1/4" Beautiful print of an floral arrangement including two varieties of balsam flowers, and a four-o-clock plant. This print appeared in the 1840 edition of "The Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental Bulbous Plants." Jane Webb Loudon (1807-1858) was an English author and gardener, known for being an early pioneer of science fiction, and for popularizing gardening as an activity for young women. In 1827..... More