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J.Remaining 'antique botanical fuchsia prints' found on internet

Litho chromo-print in 'L 'Illustration Horticole Journal Special des Serres et Jardins' 1854-1884 from Lemaire, Verschaffelt and Linden.

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From the left to the right: 'Albert Coene' (Coene 1868), 'Francois Devos'(Coene 1869) and 'Beauté de Gentbrugge' (Coene ?). Plate from the edition 1868.

'Variétés de Fuchsia', published by the Belgian author Mahon: 'Fritz', 'Mathilde' en 'Juliette'. Print from Vol. 30, pl. 174 in edition 1883.

Both red/white fuchsias are 'Queen Victoria' and 'Mrs. Story' (Story 1855); 'Prince Albert' (Banks 1855). Plate 42 in Vol. 2 from edition 1855.

'Solferino' (Lemoine 1860). Plate 251 in Vol. 7 from edition 1860.

'Galanthiflora' (Story 1855). Plate 119 in Vol. 4 from edition 1857.

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'Emperor Napoleon'(Banks 1856) and 'Venus de Medici' (Banks 1856). Plate 93 in Vol.3 from 1859

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Fuchsias Grandis - Nouvelles variétés de Fuchsias 1854 - 1. 'Marquis de Bellefont' 2. 'Monsieur D'Offray' 3. 'Madame Wagner' 4. '?'.

Antique botanical prints in'The Florist, Fruitist & Garden Miscellany' (1848-1859) - This book is illustrated by James Andrews.

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J19-Emperor Napoleon en Venus de Medicia 67kB Harrison.jpg (67597 bytes)

The white-purple fuchsia above is 'King Charming' (Maylé 1853). Would be a cross from 'Champion of England' x 'Roseola'. There under 'Incomparible' (Maylé 1853)

Red/purple fuchsia is 'Emperor Napoleon' (Banks 1856) and the other is 'Venus de Medici'(Banks 1856). Print in Vol. VI, plate 3, pag. 120 from edition March 1856

Above to the left 'Striata' (Smith 1861), there under 'Unique' (is supposed to be that from Story 1850). Under to the right the first double/semi-double fuchsia 'Duplex' (Story 1850).

'Favourite Flowers of Garden en greenhouse. Volume I - 1896 and II '-1897. By Edward Step F.L.S. . The Cultural Directions edited by William Watson F.R.H.S, of Royal Gardens in Kew. Illustrated with 116 plates. Editor Frederick Warne & Co, New York and London.

F.fulgens - (De Candolle 1828). Plate nr. 107.

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'Rhombifolia' - The Ned-H3 hardy fuchsia on this photo is indeed well according with the drawn F.globosa.

On the above standing plate nr. 106: F.globosa (A) and F.gracilis (B). Both fuchsias are magellanica species. According to [1] F.magellanica globosa would be the same as 'Rhombifolia' (Lemoine, year?). The photo beside is from the fuchsia variety 'Rhombifolia', from a plant which is tested to hardiness on the testingground in Velp near Arnhem.

Bron [1]: 'Botanische Fuchsia's' - Mia Goedman Frankema ISBN 90-6255-486-5 : see pag. 76

'Gelderse Fuchsia Info-site' -november 2008