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 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.