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For Advent Sunday, a hand coloured plate of a Poinsettia from The Floral Cabinet of 1837. As they were first described by Europeans in 1834, this must be one of the oldest images of one in the UK. Native to the Americas they are known in Mexico as Flores de Noche Buena or Flowers of the Holy Night.
Nov 29, 2024, 9:30 AM
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