{"product_id":"black-broom-plate-8479","title":"Curtis Botanical – Plate 8479 – Black Broom","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal antique black-and-white botanical print from Curtis's Botanical Magazine — Plate 8479.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlant: Cytisus Nigricans (Black Broom).\nNative to: Central \u0026amp; Eastern Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bright yellow flowers turn black when dried — pressed specimens look entirely unlike the living plant. The House of Plantagenet, the English royal dynasty, took its name from this plant family. A shrub with considerably more history than its appearance suggests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted in London. Each print is an original page removed from a bound volume of Curtis's Botanical Magazine, the world's oldest continuously published botanical journal (founded 1787). Uncolored plate. Sold individually. Minor age-related toning consistent with 19th-century paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis plate originated with the Royal Horticultural Society and passed through Wheldon \u0026amp; Wesley, one of the great natural history dealers of the 20th century. We came into the archive by accident and have spent the time since trying to share it as widely as we can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Curtis Botanical Magazine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43042099658815,"sku":"CBM-8479","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3570\/0543\/files\/116f78edb79c81b8b13b1b1ce735b822.jpg?v=1774409092","url":"https:\/\/thriftywhiskers.com\/products\/black-broom-plate-8479","provider":"Thrifty Whiskers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}