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Gardenia angustifolia White gardenia with narrow flowers and dark green foliage. 'It is a native of India and we believe was first sent home by the late Dr. Roxburgh to Sir Abraham Hume.' Named for Dr. Alexander Garden , a Scottish physician, naturalist and zoologist. Drawn by George Loddiges, engraved by G. Cooke. Conrad Loddiges and Sons published an illustrated catalogue of the nursery's plants entitled the Botanical Cabinet. The monthly magazine featured 10 hand-coloured illustrations and ran from 1817 to 1833 to total 2,000 plates. The publication introduced many exquisite camellias from China, exotic orchids and lilies from the New World, and about 100 varieties of heaths from South Africa, which were currently in vogue. Most of the plates were drawn by the author George Loddiges and local engraver George Cooke . The others were drawn by Loddiges' daughter Jane and his brother William, Cooke's brother William and his son Edward , apprentice engravers T. Boys and William Miller and Miss Rebello. All the plates were engraved on copper by George Cooke. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty