Syzygium Jambolanum Jambul or Java Plum

by After Berthe Hoola Van Nooten

$800 · 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'. The Java Plum has an appetizing and soothing taste. The leaves, bark and seeds are used homeopathically. Still in her early twenties, Berthe Hoola Van Nooten had accompanied her husband to Jakarta Batavia , capital of Java, where he soon died. She was left with debts to pay and a family to support. With great ingenuity, she managed to

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