LOWE #008

We are pleased to offer a selection of prints from Beautiful Leaved Plants. Being a Description of the Most Beautiful Leaved Plants in Cultivation in This Country, by E.J. Lowe, 1861. Many different species of leafy plants are illustrated, such as begonia, poinsettia, ivy, ferns and caladium. Most prints are printed in color and finished by hand. A.F. Lydon was the artist and supervised the color engraving of the plates & funding for the enterprise likely was provided by Lowe himself.