Prickly Shield-Fern, Aspidium aculeatum, A.a. variety subtripinnatum c1890

by Step, Edward

Life-size Aspidium Fern antique print, Prickly Shield Fern.

Original lithograph finely colour-printed in London circa 1890 for Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1855-1931) and William Watson, F.R.H.S., assistant curator, Royal Gardens, Kew (with illustrations selected and arranged by D. Bois, assistant de la chaire de culture au muséum d'histoire naturelle de Paris.) Chromolithograph of a fern at natural size, for a series of finely-defined images that are perfect for any style of decor.

This plate measures 24 x 15cm (approximately 9.5 x 6 inches).