40 Martynia Probocidea
Artist
Jane Webb Loudon
(British, 1807 - 1858)
Date1840
MediumLithograph, hand colored, ink on paper
Dimensionsneed dims
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Wick Moorman
Object number2011.50.7
DescriptionBotanical drawing of (1) Martynia proboscidea (horny or probiscis-like martynia), a plant with green stem and leaves, and light purple flowers; (2) Martynia lutea (yellow martynia), a plant with green stem and leaves, and light pink flower with red-tipped petals; and (3) Martynia diandra (diandrous martynia) flowers, a plant with green stem and leaves and yellow flowers. Plate 40 from "Ladies' Flower-Garden," London, 1840.
