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Curtis, John, 1791-1862 :Coriaria sarmentosa. New Zealand coriaria [tutu]. J Curtis del. Weddell sc. Published by S Curtis, Walworth, March 1, 1824
- Date
- 1824
- By
- Curtis, John, 1791-1862; Curtis, Samuel, 1779-1860; Weddell, active 1820s
- Reference
- A-466-007
- Description
Shows the New Zealand tutu (Coriaria sarmentosa), with long, glossy oval leaves and its flowers in spikes with red petals; its fruit is black
The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed remains the most important of all the small botanicals in the print world and has also become an authorative taxonomical series. New Zealand plants have featured in the magazine since 1791. The first New Zealand plants illustrated were Kowhai, Sophora tetraptera, seeds of which were collected during Captain Cook's first voyage, and Poroporo, Solanum laciniatum. A total of some 135 New Zealand indigenous plants appeared in the Botanical Magazine
All parts of all Coriaria species are poisonous especially the seed inside the black berries
Accompanied by a printed page of desctiption, giving the plant's class and order, generic character, specific character and synonyms, and a detailed description of the plant
Extended Title - From: William Curtis's Botanical Magazine, No. 2470, Volume 51, 1824
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving, hand-coloured, 203 x 120 mm (plate mark); accompanied by printed page of description, 230 x 140 mm
Provenance: Purchase: Antiquarian Art, Waterloo, Lower Hutt, November 2014
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 colour art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Scientific illustrations, Engraving, hand-coloured, 203 x 120 mm (plate mark); accompanied by printed page of description, 230 x 140 mm, Orientation: Vertical image
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