Galant du soir [Cestrum nocturnum]

Title

Galant du soir [Cestrum nocturnum]

Record type

Drawings

Original Reference

A/FdD/V1/47

Author or creator

Unknown

Date

c.1800

Scope & content

Watercolour on paper of Galant du soir (Cestrum nocturnum) from Album 'Flore du Desert' volume 1, page 47, c.1800. Recto: TR: Handwritten in ink: '155'; LC: Handwritten in ink: 'Galant du soir'. The current botanical name is Cestrum nocturnum. The English vernacular names include Night jasmine and night-blooming jessamine

Extent

1 item

Physical description

watercolour painting (technique). 27 cm x 18.8 cm. watercolour (paint). paper

Is part of

Flore du Desert volume 1 and 2

Pagination

Volume I, page 47

Subjects

Cestrum nocturnum

night jasmine

night-blooming jessamine

Repository

Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library

Plant Genus

Cestrum

Common Name

bastard jasmine

Copyright

No known copyright restrictions

Credit Line

RHS Lindley Collections

Usage terms

Public domain