Nurseryman Collection

Splendid epiphyllum, Epiphyllum x splendidum. Hybrid climbing cactus raised by nurseryman Mr. Hitchen of Norwich. Native to Central and South America

Small butterfly flower, Schizanthus pinnatus
Small butterfly flower or poor man's orchid, Schizanthus pinnatus. Raised by Myles Priest, nurseryman of Reading. Priest's white-flowering schizanthus, Scizanthus priestii

Phlox paniculata hybrid, raised by nurseryman and florist Thomas Clark of East Retford, Nottinghamshire. Great flowered cordate lichnidea, Phlox cordata grandiflora

Tooth-like flowered zygopetalum, Zygopetalum maxillare
Tooth-like flowered zygopetalum orchid, Zygopetalum maxillare. Native to Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, sent by F. Warre from Rio de Janeiro to nurseryman George Loddiges in Hackney

Beardtongue, Penstemon gentianoides. Imported from Europe by nurseryman Young at Epsom in 1837. Gentian-like pentstemon, Pentstemon gentianoides

Purple wreath, Petrea volubilis. Native to tropical America, imported by nurseryman George Loddiges. Stapelia-flowered petrea, Petrea stapelsiae

Lemon-coloured oncidium, Oncidium citrinum. Native from Colombia to Trinidad, imported from Trinidad by nurseryman George Loddiges

Laelia anceps orchid
Two-edged laelia orchid, Laelia anceps. Imported from Mexico by nurseryman George Loddiges

Eulophia speciosa orchid. Native to Africa, introduced from the Cape of Good Hope by nurseryman William Griffin of South Lambeth. Mr. Griffin's showy lissochilus, Lissochilus speciosus

Variegated monkey flower, Erythranthe luteus var. variegatus. Native to Chile, introduced by nurseryman George Loddiges. Mimulus variegatus, Mimulus luteus var. variegatus

Miltoniopsis roezlii orchid, native to Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Panama. Imported by nurseryman William Bull, King's Road, Chelsea. As Odontoglossum roezlii

Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Chinese hibiscus, China rose, Hawaiian hibiscus, rose mallow and shoeblack plant, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. Provided by William Bull of King's Road, Chelsea, from the South Sea Islands

Palm tree, Welfia regia. Specimen provided by nurseryman William Bull of King's Road, Chelsea

Vriesea platynema, bromeliad native to the West Indies and South America. Imported by nurseryman William Bull, King's Road, Chelsea. As Encholirion corallinum

Mountain flax or wharariki, Phormium colensoi, native to New Zealand. Imported by nurseryman William Bull, King's Road, Chelsea. As Phormium colensoi-variegatum

Spiderwort or dayflower, Cochliostema odoratissima, native to southern Nicaragua and Ecuador. Imported by nurseryman William Bull, King's Road, Chelsea

Harrison's amaryllis, Hippeastrum vittatum. Found in Lima, Peru, by William Harrison and imported by nurseryman William Bull, King's Road, Chelsea. As Amaryllis vittata var. harrisoniae

Taro, Colocasia esculenta. Imported from the East Indies by nurseryman William Bull, King's Road, Chelsea

Billbergia saundersii, bromeliad native to Brazil, named for the Swedish botanist Gustav Johan Billberg. Imported by nurseryman William Bull, King's Road, Chelsea

Geranium aralia or wild coffee, Polyscias guilfoylei
Geranium aralia or wild coffee, evergreen shrub native to the tropics, Polyscias guilfoylei. Imported by William Bull nurseryman. As Aralia guilfoylei

Spotted-stalked peperomia, Peperomia maculosa. Discovered by botanist Charles Plumier in St. Domingo (Haiti), introduced by nurseryman George Loddiges. Piper maculosum

Frog orchid or long-bracted orchis, Dactylorhiza viridis var. virescens. Native of North America, sent from Canada by Montreal nurseryman Robert Cleghorn. Long-bracted habenaria, Habenaria bracteata

Solomon's Seal, Polygonatum oppositifolium. Sent from Nepal by Dr. Nathaniel Wallich to nurseryman George Loddiges in 1819. Opposite-leaved Solomon's Seal, Convallaria oppositifolia

Stelis multirostris orchid. Introduced from the West Indies by nurseryman George Loddiges. Racemed pleurothallis, Pleurothallis racemiflora

Shaving brush tree, Pseudobombax grandiflorum (or Bombax album). Native to Brazil, introduced by George Loddiges, and sent by John Shepherd of the Liverpool Botanic Garden

Black-eyed susan, Tetratheca hirsuta
Black-eyed susan or hairy tetratheca, Tetratheca hirsuta. Native to Western Australia. Sent by Baron Hugel to nurseryman William Rollisson of Tooting

Mountain hydrangea, Hydrangea serrata
Mountain hydrangea, yama ajisai, or tea of heaven, Hydrangea serrata. Found in Japan and Korea, imported from Japan by nurseryman Hugh Low of Clapton. Japan hydrangea, Hydrangea japonica

Encyclia adenocaula orchid
Encyclia adenocaula epiphytic orchid. Imported from Mexico by nurseryman George Loddiges. Warted epidendrum, Epidendrum verrucosum

Purple cestrum, Cestrum elegans
Purple cestrum, red cestrum, or bastard jasmine, Cestrum elegans. Imported from Mexico by nurseryman Louis van Houtte of Ghent. Purple habrothamnus, Habrothamnus purpureus

Porcelain blue hindsia, Hindsia violacea. Imported from South Brazil by nurseryman James Veitch and Son of Exeter

Climbing fetterbush, Pieris phillyreifolia. Phyllirea-leaved andromeda, Andromeda phyllireaefolia

Lilac Christmas orchid, Calanthe masuca
Lilac Christmas orchid or lilac calanthe, Calanthe masuca. Native of Nepal. Flowered in the garden of nurseryman William Rollisson of Tooting

Prosthechea pterocarpa orchid. Native to Mexico, raised by nurseryman George Loddiges in London. Wing-fruited epidendrum, Epidendrum pterocarpum

Hybrid rose mallow. Hibiscus cameroni-fulgens, garden variety. Hybrid of Hibiscus cameronii and Hibiscus fulgens (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), raised by nurseryman William Rollisson of Tooting

Boat orchid, Cymbidium finlaysonianum. Named for orchid collector George Finlayson. Found by plant hunter Hugh Cuming in Singapore and imported by nurseryman George Loddiges

Pinalia floribunda orchid. Found in Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, imported from Singapore by nurseryman George Loddiges. Many-flowered eria, Eria floribunda

Large-flowered bulbophyllum, Bulbophyllum macranthum
Large-flowered bulbophyllum orchid, Bulbophyllum macranthum. Imported from Singapore by nurseryman George Loddiges

Madeira broom, Genista tenera. Raised by Mr Young, nurseryman of Milford, from seeds sent by William Webb from Madeira. Twiggy broom, Genista virgata

Dwarf sophronitis orchid, Cattleya pumila
Bordered dwarf cattleya or dwarf sophronitis orchid, Cattleya pumila. Imported from Brazil and raised by nurseryman George Loddiges

Diaphananthe pellucida orchid. Transparent angrec, Angraecum pellucidum. Native to sub-Saharan Africa, imported from Sierra Leone by nurseryman George Loddiges

Gomesa bicolor orchid. Native to the Spanish Main (Caribbean region), imported by nurseryman George Loddiges. Two-coloured oncidium, Oncidium bicolor

Bossiaea rufa. Native to Western Australia. Raised by nurseryman Hugh Low of Clapton. Few-leaved bossiaea, Bossiaea paucifolia

Molle rastrero, Schinus longifolius. Native to South America. Raised by nurseryman Hugh Low of Clapton, from seeds from Buenos Ayres. Long-leaved duvaua, Duvaua longifolia

Hindsia longiflora. Imported by nurseryman John Veitch of Exeter from southern Brazil. Long-flowered rondeletia, Rondeletia longiflora

Cucumber orchid, Dendrobium cucumerinum
Cucumber orchid or gherkin orchid, cucumber dendrobium, Dendrobium cucumerinum. Epiphytic orchid native to eastern Australia, sent by William MacLeay to George Loddiges nursery

Lycaste macrophylla orchid. Native to central and south America, imported from Bolivia by nurseryman George Loddiges. Even-flowered lycaste, Lycaste plana

Bull orchid, Dendrobium taurinum
Bull orchid or bull-headed dendrobium, Dendrobium taurinum. Native to the Philippines and Indonesia. Sent to nurseryman George Loddiges by plant hunter Hugh Cuming from Manila

Dark-purple echites, Echites atropurpurea. Introduced from Brazil by nurseryman John Veitch of Exeter

Rhododendron rollissonii. Variety of tree rhodondendron, Rhododendron arboreum, from Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Raised or hybridized by nurseryman William Rollisson of Tooting

Flat-headed catasetum orchid, Catasetum planiceps. Native to South America, imported by nurseryman George Loddiges

Sticky monkey-flower, Diplacus aurantiacus
Sticky monkey-flower or orange bush monkey-flower, Diplacus aurantiacus. Orange monkey-flower, Mimulus aurantiacus

Hermannia species. Cut-leaved mahernia, Mahernia incisa. Raised by James Colvill, nurseryman of King's Road, Chelsea

Kangaroo apple, Solanum laciniatum
Kangaroo apple or cut-leaved nightshade, Solanum laciniatum. Aiton. Native to Australia, raised by Conrad Loddiges, nurseryman at Hackney

Indian chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum indicum. Native of Japan, introduced by James Colvill, nurseryman of King's Road, Chelsea

Prickly-stalked geranium, Pelargonium echinatum. Native to the Cape, South Africa, introduced by Mr. Colvill, nurseryman in the King's Road, Chelsea

Flask heath, Erica ampullacea. Native to the Cape, South Africa. Imported by Williams, nurseryman at Turnham Green

Different varieties of carnation, Dianthus caryophyllus

Purple-stained laelia orchid, Cattleya purpurata (Laelia purpurata). Chromolithograph from an illustration by B

Advert, J Evans, Nursery & Seedsman, Florist, and Contract Planter, Cheltenham. Date: 1826

Nurserymans Trade Card
The trade card of C Hale Jessop, Nurseryman, Seedsman and Florist, of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, showing a garden layout

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