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Boat orchid, Cymbidium finlaysonianum. Named for orchid collector George Finlayson. Found by plant hunter Hugh Cuming in Singapore and imported by nurseryman George Loddiges. Short-lipped thick-leaved cymbidium, Cymbidium pendulum var. brevilabre. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after a botanical illustration by Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register, continued by John Lindley, published by James Ridgway, London, 1844.

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Boat orchid, Cymbidium finlaysonianum. Named for orchid collector George Finlayson. Found by plant hunter Hugh Cuming in Singapore and imported by nurseryman George Loddiges. Short-lipped thick-leaved cymbidium, Cymbidium pendulum var. brevilabre. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after a botanical illustration by Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register, continued by John Lindley, published by James Ridgway, London, 1844.

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4514 x 7083 px | 91.5 MB

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38.2 x 60.0 cm | 15.0 x 23.6 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

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