Clematis indivisa. Plate 1 from the book: The native flowers of New Zealand

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NameClematis indivisa. Plate 1 from the book: The native flowers of New Zealand

ProductionMrs Georgina Hetley; artist; 1888; London
Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington Ltd.; publisher; 1888; London
Leighton Brothers; printer; 1888; London

Classificationscientific illustrations, chromolithographs

Materialsprinting paper, lithographic ink

Materials Summarychromolithograph

Dimensionspage: 265mm (width), 367mm (length)

Registration NumberRB001454/001a

Overview

Plate 1 of 36 from Georgina Hetley's The native flowers of New Zealand (1888). The coloured illustration is accompanied by the following text describing the plant:

Native Name: PUAWHANANGA

Clematis indivisa, Willd.

Common large-flowered Clematis.

This beautiful climber, one of the finest of the genus, is found throughout the whole of the lowland districts of New Zealand. It is thus a familiar plant to the colonist; and its pure white flowers, often produced in immense abundance, are welcomed as the harbinger of spring. They usually appear in August; but the maximum of bloom is not attained until the end of September. The curious feathery, tassel-like fruits are ripe about the end of the year. Considering the beauty of the plant, it is singular that it is seldom cultivated; but this is perhaps explained by the fact that it is so generally distributed as to be easily obtained in a wild state.