James Shirley Hibberd (1825–1890) was a very popular gardening enthusiast.
He edited three gardening magazines. These including Amateur Gardening, the only nineteenth century gardening magazine still published. He wrote over a dozen books on gardening and natural history.
Many of his ideas were far ahead of his time.He promoted town gardening, bee-keeping, vegetarianism, water recycling, conservation and the prevention of cruelty to animals.
One of his botanical works was about beautiful leaves. Hibberd said he chose them “from amongst the thousands of beautiful leaved plants with which the earth is adorned.”
Here are some of his lithographs of leaves for you to choose from. They are antique prints, made in the 1860s.
25.5 x 16.5 cm (10 x 6.5 inches).Lonicera brachypodaJapanThis original antique lithograph was made in 1869 by James Shirley Hibberd. This relatively rare series of prints portrayed amazingly attractive leaves, mainly from the tropics. They were selected, in the words of Hibberd, with an eye to intri..
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25.5 x 16.5 cm (10 x 6.5 inches).Terminalia elegansMadagascarThis original antique lithograph was made in 1869 by James Shirley Hibberd. This relatively rare series of prints portrayed amazingly attractive leaves, mainly from the tropics. They were selected, in the words of Hibberd, with an eye to i..
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25.5 x 16.5 cm (10 x 6.5 inches).Croton irregulare and hilliThis original antique lithograph was made in 1869 by James Shirley Hibberd. This relatively rare series of prints portrayed amazingly attractive leaves, mainly from the tropics. They were selected, in the words of Hibberd, with an eye to in..
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25.5 x 16.5 cm (10 x 6.5 inches).Croton interruptumThis original antique lithograph was made in 1869 by James Shirley Hibberd. This relatively rare series of prints portrayed amazingly attractive leaves, mainly from the tropics. They were selected, in the words of Hibberd, with an eye to intrinsic b..
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25.5 x 16.5 cm (10 x 6.5 inches).Aralia veitchiJapanThis original antique lithograph was made in 1869 by James Shirley Hibberd. This relatively rare series of prints portrayed amazingly attractive leaves, mainly from the tropics. They were selected, in the words of Hibberd, with an eye to intrinsic ..
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25.5 x 16.5 cm (10 x 6.5 inches).Peperomia argyreiaBrazilThis original antique lithograph was made in 1869 by James Shirley Hibberd. This relatively rare series of prints portrayed amazingly attractive leaves, mainly from the tropics. They were selected, in the words of Hibberd, with an eye to intri..
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25.5 x 16.5 cm (10 x 6.5 inches).Caladium mirabileBrazil and AmazonThis original antique lithograph was made in 1869 by James Shirley Hibberd. This relatively rare series of prints portrayed amazingly attractive leaves, mainly from the tropics. They were selected, in the words of Hibberd, with an ey..
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25.5 x 16.5 cm (10 x 6.5 inches).Acalypha tricolorNew CaledoniaThis original antique lithograph was made in 1869 by James Shirley Hibberd. This relatively rare series of prints portrayed amazingly attractive leaves, mainly from the tropics. They were selected, in the words of Hibberd, with an eye to..
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25.5 x 16.5 cm (10 x 6.5 inches).Gesnera exoniensisThis original antique lithograph was made in 1869 by James Shirley Hibberd. This relatively rare series of prints portrayed amazingly attractive leaves, mainly from the tropics. They were selected, in the words of Hibberd, with an eye to intrinsic b..
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25.5 x 16.5 cm (10 x 6.5 inches).Canna atro nigricansBrazilThis original antique lithograph was made in 1869 by James Shirley Hibberd. This relatively rare series of prints portrayed amazingly attractive leaves, mainly from the tropics. They were selected, in the words of Hibberd, with an eye to int..
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