Barkeria Spectabilis
$2,000 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books
Magnificent hand-colored orchid from James Bateman's The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala. The Barkeria is a beautiful plant native to Mexico and Central America which was named by Bateman after George Barker, who was the first to import the plant from Mexico to England. James Bateman's The Orchidaceae of Mexico & Guatemala was published in London between 1837 and 1843, and according to the subscriber's list, was limited to 125 copies. The orchid plates...are among
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