Fagus sylvatica f. laciniata Lily

Fagus sylvatica f. laciniata LilyClose up of Fagus sylvatica f. laciniata leaves in Autumn at RHS Garden Harlow Carr, Yorkshire.

Belgian born Redouté achieved success as a painter working for the French royal court tutoring Marie Antionette and later from 1798 was appointed to paint the flowers of Malmaison by Josephine Bonaparte

This is an original watercolour of Delphinium grandiflorum var

Watercolour of Jasmine leaves and blossom by an unidentified Chinese artist

The warrants displayed on the cover denote that Carters supplied seeds and bulbs to members of the Royal Family at this time

The Dry Garden in summer at RHS Garden Hyde Hall

Watercolour of Ilex (holly) by Caroline Maria Applebee painted c

engraved by Victor (fl

Colour engraving of 'Tropaeolum majus var' (nasturtium) by P

Watercolour of Rhododendron arborescens by John Curtis

Founded in 1720 by Christoph Späth the nursery relocated in 1869 when Franz Ludwig Späth (1839 - 1913) became manager

Watercolour on rice paper of plant identified as Canna indica from one of four bound albums of paintings by anonymous Chinese artists purchased by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1912

The work is undated but was painted at 'Southover' Burwash