#21 Amaranthoides lychnidis folio

London, 1770

16 x 11 in (41 x 27 cm)

ID #FF29E-FL-21CB

This plant may also be called pigweed. Its seeds may be cooked or eaten, and it is high in vitamins such as A and C.

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.

100-250 1770 flower 250-500 garden Latin original poster plant poster size-16-x-10-5 vintage

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