Tropical Flower Gallery

Tropaeolum and Nasturtium Plants, Victorian Botanical Illustration

Very Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Engraved Victorian Botanical Illustration of Tropaeolum and Nasturtium Plants, Victorian Botanical Illustration Plate 57, from The Book of Practical Botany in Word and Image (Lehrbuch der praktischen Pflanzenkunde in Wort und Bild), Published in 1886. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored

© Craig McCausland

Faja lobi - burning love (Ixora coccinea))

Ixora is a tropical shrub or small tree originally from South-east Asia growing up to a height of 8 feet.It is the national flower of the Republic of Suriname.The name in Suriname isFaja Lobi or Faya Lobi , which means Burning love'. Other names are: Flame of the woods, Jungle flame, West Indian Jasmine, jungle geranium, and Shiva's flame

© 2013 Frans Sellies

Bromeliad or Purging Croton Victorian Botanical Illustration

Extremely Rare, Beautifully Illustrated Antique Victorian Engraved Botanical Illustration of the Hand Colored Bromeliad or Purging Croton from The American Flora, History of Plants and Wild Flowers: Their Scientific and General Descriptions, Natural History, Chemical and Medical Properties, Mode of Culture and Propagation. A Book of Reference for Botanists, Physicians, Florists, Gardeners and Students. Published in 1853. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored

© Craig McCausland