Gladiolus orchidiflorus

Gladiolus orchidiflorus. Winged cornflag, Algoa Bay variety, Gladiolus alatus B. Native of South Africa, imported by James Charles - Tate - of the Nursery - and Botanic Garden in - Sloane Street, Chelsea, flowered at Spofforth. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by William Herbert from William Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Samuel Curtis, London, 1825

1825 Botanical Art Botanical Illustration Botanical Magazine Enlightenment Herb Plant Hunter Samuel Curtis South Africa Spofforth Weddell William Curtis William Herbert

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