Poinsettia, Euphorbia pulcherrima

Poinsettia, Euphorbia pulcherrima. Discovered in Mexico by American botanist Joel Roberts Poinsette, introduced to Britain by James McNab of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Showy poinsettia, Poinsettia pulcherrima. Handcoloured engraving by Frederick William Smith after a botanical illustration by Samuel Holden from Joseph Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants, Volume 4, Orr and Smith, London, 1837

1837 Botanical Art Botanical Illustration Frederick William Smith Joseph Paxton Magazine Of Botany Orr And Smith Plant Hunter Poinsettia Register Of Flowering Plants Samuel Holden Volume 4

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