#23 Amaryllis spatha multiflora corollis
London, 177016 x 11 in (41 x 27 cm)
ID #FF29E-FL-23CB
The bulbs and leaves of amaryllis plants contain an alkaloid which can have both antiviral and antitumoral properties, as well as other healing qualities.
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.