#123 Dictamnus
London, 177016 x 11 in (41 x 27 cm)
ID #FF29E-FL-123CB
Dictamnus albus, shown here, is also known as gas plant because in hot weather, old flowers and seed pods will omit a flammable oil.
This hand-colored copper plate engraving is part of a collection of prints from the book Figures of the Most Beautiful Plants Described in the Gardeners Dictionary, published by Philip Miller in London in 1770. There were multiple contributing illustrators, including Georg Ehret.
Condition: Good.
