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MAGNOLIA 62 by Christoph Jacob Trew (German 1695-1769). Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, PA.
Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew was a wealthy physician in Nuremberg and a great flower enthusiast. He published a series of magnificently illustrated volumes on plants: the 'Herbarium Blackwellianum Emmendatum et Auctum' (between 1750 and 1760) which dealt with herbals and medicinal plants, the series 'Plantae selectae' (1750 - 1773) which contained a selection of then rare and new plants, and the 'Hortus nitidissimis' (1758 - 1786). The latter, however, was different from the previous works. It was (intentionally) one of the greatest florilegiums of the eighteenth century and was entirely devoted to ornamental flowers. 'Plantae selectae' and 'Hortus nitidissimis' were continued by other editors long after Trew's death in 1769.
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