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ORCHID CD. 43 ORCHID CHROMOLITHOGRAPH IMAGES ON COMPACT DISC FROM LINDENIA ICONOGRAPHIE DES ORCHIDEES GAND BELGIUM 1895 SERIES 2 VOLUME I |
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Fascination with orchids started in Europe around 1818. People became so taken
with orchids that they reached a state popularly described as an "orchidelirium".
The demand for these exotic beauties was so great that orchids became a big
business. The wealthy commissioned professional plant explorers (Orchid Hunters)
to gather plants from equatorial regions around the world.
The Orchid Hunters risked life and limb and endured many hardships-dangerous
voyages, hostile cultures, thieves and exotic diseases. The engraving shown
above appeared in La Belgique Horticole in 1878
During the second half of the nineteenth century, Belgium became the center of
the world for the cultivation of orchids. Jean Linden (1817-1898) was
instrumental in the discovery and introduction of many new species. A native of
Luxembourg, he moved to Belgium where he imported more than 1,100 different
orchids. His explorations included trips to South America, Cuba, Mexico and the
United States. With his son Lucien he founded a nursery known as Horticulture
Internationale in Brussels. Together they published "Lindenia -
Iconographie des Orchidees" an extensive work issued in monthly parts
by subscription over a period of 17 years.
Lindenia Iconographie des Orchidées is one of the most important
periodic publications on orchids to be published during the nineteenth century,
with coloured plates of the highest quality.
Jean Linden was perhaps the greatest of all the late 19th century commercial
orchid growers, and, in conjunction with his son Lucien (1853-1940), he was
responsible for importing more than 1100 different species to Europe. Born in
Luxemburg in 1817, Jean Linden was one of the first students to attend the
Faculty of Sciences in the newly established University of Brussels and at the
early age of 19 was entrusted with a scientific mission to South America by the
Belgian government. This was the start of what was to be a ten-year period when
he travelled throughout South and Central America in search of new orchid
species. He returned to Europe in October 1845 and initially established himself
as a nurseryman in Ghent before moving to Brussels 'where he founded the
establishment known as Horticulture Internationale in conjunction with his son
Lucien. In this nursery, which became a model for the profession, Linden's
knowledge of plants and the localities in which they grew naturally proved
invaluable. Direct competition with Messrs. Sander in England kept him alert in
the search for new and desirable species, resulting in the exploration of many
far-flung regions where orchids might be found.' (Reinikka 'A History of the
Orchid', 1995, p. 206). The present work, as the name suggests, is in essence a
celebration of his professional life and work and recognizes the enormous
influence he had on both the discovery of new species and the breeding of new
hybrids.
Each of the orchid species or hybrids are represented by a very high quality
full-colour chromolithograph. The plates are printed by some of the best
botanical lithographers of the period including Severeyns and de Pannemaeker
from the work of Alfred Goosens and other top botanical artists. The present set
is volume one of the second series. The periodical was eventually completed in
17 volumes in 1903 with 813 plates over a period of 17 years.
Nissen BBI 2348; Stafleu & Cowan TL2 4628; Timby The Orchid Observed,
Stanford, 1982, number 27.
This CD portrays 43 high-resolution digital BMP images of orchids that appeared
in Volume one of the Second Series in 1895. These images were transferred from
the 10 ¼" x 14" originals. They have been scaled to print out on 8 ½"
x 11" paper. These images can be imported to Adobe Photoshop, Adpbe
Photoshop Elements, Adobe Illustrator, PaintShop Pro, Adobe PhotoDelux,
PrintMaster and other popular painting and drawing programs and printed on
quality inkjet paper producing stunning results suitable for framing. Or for
designing your own greeting cards, posters, brochures and calendars.
INDEX TO IMAGES
- CDLXXXI
CATTLEYA MOSSIAE HOOK. Var. REINECKEANA HORT. Subvar. EXQUISITA HORT. CATTLEYA MOSSIAE HOOK. Var. ALBA HORT subvar. COELESTIS HORT
- CDLXXXII
CATTLEYA MOSSIAE HOOK. VARIETATES
- CDLXXXIII
CATTLEYA MOSSIAE HOOK. VARIETATES
- CDLXXIV
CATTLEYA MOSSIAE HOOK. Var. LINDEN'S CHAMPION HORT.
- CDLXXXV
SACCOLABIUM AMPULLACEUM LINDL.
- CDLXXXVI
EULOPHIA CONGOENSIS COGN.
- CDLXXXVII
CATASETUM STUPENDUM COGN.
- CDLXXXVIII
VANDA PARISHI RCHB. F. var. MARRIOTTIANA RCHB. F.
- CDLXXXIX
LAELIOCATTLEYA X SCHULZIANA L. LIND.
- CDXC
CATTLEYA SKINNERI LINDL. Var. OCULATA HORT.
- CDXCI
VANDA SPATHULATA SPRENG.
- CDXCII
ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM LIND. Var. LUTEO-RADIATUM HORT.
- CDXCIII
RHYNCHOSTYLIS RETUSA BLUME
- CDXCIV
CATTLEYA ALICIAE L. LIND.
- CDXCV
BULBOPHYLLUM CARINATUM COGN.
- CDXCVI
CATASETUM PUNCTATUM ROLFE
- CDXCVII
CYPRIPEDIUM X AYLINGI CASTLE STAND HALL var. CYPRIPEDIUM X EVENOR HORT var. GRANDIFLORUM
- CDXCVIII
ONCIDIUM ONUSTUM LINDL.
- CDXCIX
CATASETUM FIMBRIATUM LINDL. Var. COGNIAUXI L. LIND.
- D
STAUROPSIS LISSOCHILOIDES PFITZ.
- DI
LAELIA AUTUMNALIS LINDL. Var. ALBA HORT
- DII
CATASETUM SPECIES et var. NOVAE
- DIII
CATASETUM SPECIES et var. NOVAE
- DIV
CYPRIPEDIUM X LAWRENCEO-REGNIERI BLEU
- DV
CYPRIPEDIUM INSIGNE WALLICH var. LUCIANI EM. ROD.
- DVI
CATTLEYA MAXIMA LDL. Var. FLORIBUNDA L. LIND.
- DVII
CATTLEYA MAXIMA LDL. Var. FLORIBUNDA L. LIND.
- DVIII
GONGORA PORTEN TOSA LIND. Et RCHB. F. var. ROSEA COGN.
- DIX
CATTLEYA X MANTINII G. MANTIN
- DX
CYPRIPEDIUM INSIGNE WALLICH var. MONTANUM
- DXI
CYPRIPEDIUM INSIGNE WALLICH var. MONTANUM
- DXII
ONCIDIUM VARICOSUM LDL. Var. ROGERSII RCHB. F.
- DXIII
DENDROBIUM ATROVIOLACEUM ROLFE
- DXIV
CYMBIDIUM TRACYANUM HORT.
- DXV
CYPRIPEDIUM X LEEANUM VEITCH VARIETATES
- DXVI
CYPRIPEDIUM X LEEANUM VEITCH VARIETATES
- DXVII
ODONTOGLOSSUM X RUBIGINOSUM L. LIND.
- DXVIII
ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM LDL. Var. CALOS L. LIND.
- DXIX
ODONTOGLOSSUM X WILCKEANUM RCHB. F. var. RUFUM L. LIND
- DXX
ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM LDL. Var. MELEAGRIS L. LIND
- DXXI
ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM LDL. Var. CITRATUM L. LIND.
- DXXII
ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM LDL. Var. ASHWORTHIANUM
- DXXIII
ODONTOGLOSSUM X SPECTABILE L. LIND.
- DXXIV
ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM LINDL. Var. AUGUSTUM L. LIND.
- DXXV
UNE CORBEILLE IMPERIALE
- DXXVI
DENDROBIUM FORMOSUM ROXB. Var. GIGANTEUM VAN HOUTTE
- DXXVII
TRICHOPILIA CRISPA LDL. Var. MARGINATA WARNER
- DXXVIII
CATTLEYA TRIANAE LIND. Et RCHB F. var. IMPERATOR L. LIND.
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