{"product_id":"hook-lipped-orchid-plate-8074","title":"Curtis Botanical – Plate 8074 – Hook-lipped Orchid","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal antique black-and-white botanical print from Curtis's Botanical Magazine — Plate 8074.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlant: Listrostachys Hamata (Hook-lipped Orchid).\nNative to: West Africa (tropical forest).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small epiphytic orchid named for its hook-shaped flower lip. Grows on trees, drawing only moisture from the air. Victorian orchid mania drove collectors to strip entire forests — a single new species could sell for a year's wages.\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":43042098118719,"sku":"CBM-8074","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3570\/0543\/files\/d9eb671428b8f41f5b51f4c1f3707a73.jpg?v=1774409006","url":"https:\/\/thriftywhiskers.com\/products\/hook-lipped-orchid-plate-8074","provider":"Thrifty Whiskers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}