Background:

These print are from Volume 2 of Conrad Loddiges' Botanical Cabinet published in 20 parts from 1817 to 1833.  The prints portray "plants from all countries" cultivated in the Loddiges nursery at Hackney, London.  Many illustrations were done by members of the Loddiges family, with the engravings by George Cooke.

It appears that two versions of The Botanical Cabinet were produced - one in which the engravings were fully colored, the other (this series) in which partial coloring was done.  This series shows much of the original black on white engraving, and the skill with which the artist completed the hand-coloring.