{"product_id":"dotted-passion-flower-plate-8101","title":"Curtis Botanical – Plate 8101 – Dotted Passion Flower","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal antique black-and-white print from Curtis's Botanical Magazine — Plate 8101.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA South American passion flower with delicately spotted (punctata) petals and the characteristic passion flower structure laden with Christian missionary symbolism — the ten petals as apostles, the corona as the crown of thorns, the three stigmas as the nails of the crucifixion. Passion vines in the Passiflora genus grow wild across the entire eastern and southern United States, including Illinois, where the native maypop (P.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOfficial flower: Tennessee State Wildflower  (passion flower family). Passion vines grow wild in Illinois, TN, VA, NC, TX, FL.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUncolored plate. Condition consistent with age of volume. Each print is a unique piece of botanical history, printed on paper aged over a century.\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":43000223891519,"sku":"CBM-8101","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3570\/0543\/files\/9a3a75ef603b806d3e58577e00e827e8.jpg?v=1773273768","url":"https:\/\/thriftywhiskers.com\/products\/dotted-passion-flower-plate-8101","provider":"Thrifty Whiskers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}