{"product_id":"petalless-milkwort-baja-polygala-plate-8065","title":"Curtis Botanical – Plate 8065 – Petalless Milkwort \/ Baja Polygala","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal antique black-and-white print from Curtis's Botanical Magazine — Plate 8065.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA remarkable Baja California milkwort that has almost entirely lost its petals (apopetala = without petals) — the flowers are reduced to the bare essentials of reproduction. The milkwort family (Polygalaceae) takes its name from the Greek for 'much milk' — the plants were thought to increase milk production in nursing mothers and livestock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSouthern California and Baja California connection.\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":43000223858751,"sku":"CBM-8065","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3570\/0543\/files\/d60b8aff5f576aa5b4efaa838d2ef921.jpg?v=1773273763","url":"https:\/\/thriftywhiskers.com\/products\/petalless-milkwort-baja-polygala-plate-8065","provider":"Thrifty Whiskers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}