BROWN BENT-GRASS 1872 John Edward Sowerby PLANT PRINT

Original 1872 6 1/2 inch x 9 7/8 inch coloured print titled AGROSTIS CANINA. BROWN BENT-GRASS.

Agrostis canina, the velvety bentgrass, brown bent or velvet bent, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. A perennial plant, with stolons but no rhizomes, and culms which grow to a height of up to 30 inches. The plant flowers from May to July. The range of Agrostis canina covers most of Europe and temperate parts of Asia, and extends from sea level to the alpine zone. It has also been introduced to eastern North America, Hawai?i, Algeria and the Kerguelen Islands. Agrostis canina is sensitive to drought, but is common in damp places, including ditches and lake margins. The short, green growth of Agrostis canina has made it popular as a lawn grass.

Drawn by John Edward Sowerby (1825 - 1870). A British botanical illustrator and publisher born in Lambeth, London.

From a disbound copy of English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants edited by John T. Boswell Syme

Third Edition Published in London in 1872 by by Robert Hardwicke, 192 Piccadilly.

The print is in very good condition. Reverse side blank.