CONFUSED BROME-GRASS 1872 John Edward Sowerby PLANT PRINT
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- ID# : 224551080
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- Location : United Kingdom
- Seller : gregedwards (+22)
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- Start : Tue 29 Oct 2024 13:08:32 (EDT)
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Original 1872 6 1/2 inch x 9 7/8 inch coloured print titled BROMUS COMMUTATUS. CONFUSED BROME-GRASS.
Bromus commutatus, the meadow brome, is an annual or biennial species of plant in the grass family Poaceae. It is found in meadows, wasteground, road verges, hayfields and rough grassland. Found throughout the United Kingdom, it is common in England on the moist soils of water meadows; it is rare in Scotland, Ireland and Wales. It is found naturally throughout Europe, N. Africa, W. Asia. It has been introduced into North America and in the United States is known as 'Hairy Chess'. The flowering period is from May to July.
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.
Listing Information
| Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
| Listing ID# | 224551080 |
| Start Time | Tue 29 Oct 2024 13:08:32 (EDT) |
| Close Time | Run Until Sold |
| Starting Bid | Fixed Price (no bidding) |
| Item Condition | Used |
| Bids | 0 |
| Views | 31 |
| Dispatch Time | 2 Days |
| Quantity | 1 |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Auto Extend | No |
| Date of Creation | 1800-1899 |
| Listed By | !Title |
| Originality | Original |
| Print Surface | Paper |
| Subject | Botanical |
