item details
NameBotrychium Virginicum. Plate 10. From the book: New Zealand ferns
ProductionMiss Emily Harris; artist; 1890; Nelson
H D Jackson; publisher; 1890; Nelson
H D Jackson; publisher; 1890; Nelson
Classificationrare books
Materialswatercolour, lithographic ink
Materials Summaryhand-coloured lithograph
Dimensionspage: 245mm (width), 306mm (height)
Registration NumberRB001333/010a
Overview
Plate 10 of 12 from Emily Harris' New Zealand Ferns (1890). The hand coloured illustration is accompanied by the following text describing the plant:
Botrychium Virginicum
Root of thick fleshy fibres bearing one erect much divided frond and a branched seed bearing spike. The seed a golden colour. Tonga and Fisherman's Island, Nelson.