Description: Gladiolus Namaquensis - Botanical Flower Print by Jane Loudon A colour print, rescued from a disbound book of floral prints from 1991 with unrelated text on the reverse. Original printing date 1800s, this is a reprint. Suitable for framing, the picture size is approx 4" x 6" or 10.5cm x 15cm plus a small white border approx 2mm. This is a vintage print from the not a modern copy and can show signs of age or previous use commensurate with the age of the print. Please view the scans as they form part of the description. All pictures will be sent bagged and in a board backed envelope for protection in transit. Please note: That while every care is taken to ensure my scans or photos accurately represent the item offered for sale, due to differences in monitors and internet pages my pictures may not be an exact match in brightness or contrast to the actual item. Text taken from the opposite page. Please note this cannot be supplied with the print due to being on the reverse side of the previous print. Any spelling errors are due to the OCR program used. The Gladiolus (bottom left) ORDER: Iridaceae. GENUS: Gladiolus. Gladiolus namaquensis, the Namaqua-land Gladiolus, is a native of the west coast of South Africa beyond the Orange River. It was introduced in 1800. (1) Gladiolus psittacinus, the Parrot Gladiolus, grows three or four feet high in the open ground and sends up four or five spikes of flowers. (2) Gladiolus trichonemjfolius, the Trichonema or Thread-leaved Gladiolus, flowers in May and was introduced from the Cape about 1810. (3) Gladiolus algoensis, the Algoa-Bay Gladiolus, is another of the viper division of gladioli with flowers of the same peculiar shape. (4) Gladiolus colvilli, Mr Colvill's Gladiolus, is a hybrid raised in 1823 by Mr Colvill and grows about a foot and a half high. (5) Gladiolus watsonius, Mr Watson's Gladiolus, grows about a foot or eighteen inches high and must be grown in a pot as it flowers in February. (6)
Price: 2.49 GBP
Location: Dereham
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Shipping Cost: 17.64 GBP
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Return postage will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
After receiving the item, your buyer should cancel the purchase within: 60 days
Size: Small
Region of Origin: n/a
Artist: Jane Loudon
Production Technique: Lithography
Style: Realism
Item Height: 6 Inches or 15 cm
Item Width: 4 Inches or 10.5 cm
Material: Paper
Theme: Floral, Natural History, Nature
Time Period Produced: 1990-1999
Type: Print
Features: Original 1991 Bookplate
Subject: Botanical, Flowers, Plants
Culture: n/a
Item Length: Prints measure width and height only
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Year of Production: 1991
Source: Disbound Book Published 1991
