Lepelblom, Gladiolus cunonius

Lepelblom or suikerkannetjie, Gladiolus cunonius. Scarlet-flowered antholyza, Antholyza cunonia. Native to the Cape, South Africa, and Persia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sansom after a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Stephen Couchman, London, 1796

1796 Botanical Art Botanical Illustration Botanical Magazine Enlightenment Herb Persia Plant Hunter South Africa Stephen Couchman William Curtis

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