SALM-REIFFERSCHEID-DYCK, Joseph.
Catalogue Raisonné des Espèces et variétés d'Aloès décrites par Ms. Willdenow, Haworth, De Candolle et Jacquin, et de celles, non décrites, existantes dans les Jardins de l'Allemagne, de la France et du Royaume des Pays-Bas.
[Schloss Dyck, Düsseldorf, 1817]. 8vo. Paper wrappers. 7, (1), "72" [= 70], (2 blank) pp.
€ 225
French edition, with Latin descriptions, but preliminaries and notes in French, of a rare catalogue of succulents from the genus Aloe. A German edition appeared at the same time.
Salm-Reifferscheid-Dyck (1773-1861) started collecting succulents at Schloss Dyck in 1800 after consorting with the leading French botanists in Paris and took lessons in paintings from Redouté after he saw the illustrations Redouté made for Candolle's Plantarum Succulentarum Historia. His succulent collection soon became unrivalled.
Very good copy. BMC NH, p. 1792; Pritzel 8008 note; Stafleu & Cowan 10126 note (4 copies); KVK (3 copies); Kew Gardens on-line Cat. (1 copy); not in OCLC.
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