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Autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale): flowering plant, leaves and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
- Miller, Philip, 1691-1771.
- Date
- [1836]
- Reference
- 25318i
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Credit: Autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale): flowering plant, leaves and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1836. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
Philip Miller was the gardener at the Chelsea Physic Garden. During his tenure, he helped to develop the garden into one of world class renown. His work as a botanist earned him election to membership of the Royal Society and to a number of Europe's leading botanical societies. As the plant collections grew so too did the published works of Miller, notably The gardener's dictionary, first issued in 1731
Publication/Creation
London (2, Old Bailey) : G. Henderson, [1836]
Physical description
1 print : etching with engraving, with watercolour ; border 18.9 x 10.8 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Colchicum autumnale
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 25318i
Type/Technique
Languages
- Latin
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores