Strophanthus Dichotomus Kombe

by After Berthe Hoola Van Nooten

$625 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A fine example of the spectacular botanical work by Berthe Hoola Van Nooten, from 'Fleurs, Fruits et Feuillages Choisis de l'Ile de Java'. Native to Africa and Asia, Strophanthus Dichotomus, like the Oleander, belongs to the Apocyneae order. Although its large, colourful blossoms can be harmful, they are prized for their attractiveness. The exquisite beauty of these flowers, whose long petals fall back in silky, curling, fringes, is inimitably graceful and causes this

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