Curtis Botanical – Plate 5591 – Flannel Bush / California Flannel Bush

Original antique black-and-white print from Curtis's Botanical Magazine — Plate 5591.

California's own golden glory — a native shrub that covers itself in brilliant gold-yellow flowers in spring with no petals at all (the colour comes from the sepals). Named for John C.

CALIFORNIA NATIVE 🌿 — endemic to California.

Uncolored plate. Condition consistent with age of volume. Each print is a unique piece of botanical history, printed on paper aged over a century.

This is an original uncolored (plain) plate from leftover publisher stock of Curtis's Botanical Magazine, printed in London. It was issued uncolored and never bound. We bought the holding at the estate of a Chicago rare bookseller. Labels and stock papers from the British dealer Wheldon & Wesley came with it. Library stamps, when present, are noted on the listing.