LAVALLÉE, Alphonse (1836-1884)

Les Clématites a Grande Fleurs ... Description et Iconagraphie des Espèces Cultivées dans l'Arboretum de Segrez

Paris: Librarie J. B. Baillière et Fils, 1884. Small folio. (13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches). 24 lithographed plates by Bergeron (numbered 1-22, plus 4 and 7 bis).

Publisher's green cloth, covers bordered in blind, upper cover and spine lettered in gilt, yellow endpapers

A beautifully illustrated monograph on clematis, including American species.

The work is based on the specimens grown by the author at the Arboretum de Segrez, at the time one of the largest collection of such plants in the world.

Nissen BBI 1149.

Item #29933

Price: $1,000.00