Berry heath, Erica baccans

Berry heath or arbutus-flowered heath, Erica baccans. Native to the Cape, South Africa, introduced by Scottish botanist Francis Masson in 1774. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from William Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Stephen Couchman, London, 1796

1796 Botanical Art Botanical Illustration Botanical Magazine Enlightenment Francis Masson Herb Plant Hunter Scottish Botanist South Africa Stephen Couchman William Curtis

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