Curtis Botanical – Plate 8854 – Late-fruiting Cotoneaster

Original antique black-and-white botanical print from Curtis's Botanical Magazine — Plate 8854.

Plant: Cotoneaster Serotina (Late-fruiting Cotoneaster). Native to: China.

'Serotina' means late — this shrub holds its berries until deepest winter, feeding thrushes and waxwings when little else is available. Over 400 cotoneaster species exist, most from China. One of the most important shrubs for birds in the garden.

Printed 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.

This plate originated with the Royal Horticultural Society and passed through Wheldon & 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.