Thomas Meehan (1826 - 1901) was a British-born nurseryman, botanist and author. He worked as gardener at Kew Gardens, then moved to Germantown in Philadelphia.
He was the founder of Meehan’s Monthly and editor of Gardener’s Monthly. He was also Professor of Vegetable Physiology to the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture.
He is best known for his work attempting to illustrate the entire flora of the USA. His prints were based on water colors by Alois Lunzer, an excellent Austrian botanical painter who emigrated to Philadelphia.
Here are some of the lithographs of flora of the USA for you to choose from. They are genuine antique prints, made in 1878.
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Epidendrum venosumThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of The Ga..
US$65.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Wyethia ArizonicaThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of The Gar..
US$65.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Heliopsis laevisThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of The Gard..
US$65.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Erythronium AmericanumThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of Th..
US$65.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Engelmannia pinnatifidaThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of T..
US$45.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Iris versicolorThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of The Garde..
US$45.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Xanthosoma sagittifoliaThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of T..
US$45.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Tradescantia virginicaThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of Th..
US$45.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Pellaea atropurpureaThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of The ..
US$45.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Asplenium trichomanesThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of The..
US$30.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Aspidium fragransThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of The Gar..
US$45.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Solanum torreyiThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of The Garde..
US$45.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Diplopappus linariifoliusThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of..
US$45.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Gymnolomia porteriThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of The Ga..
US$30.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Phaseolus diversifoliusThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of T..
US$45.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Lachnanthes tinctoriaThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of The..
US$30.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Helianthemum carolinianumThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of..
US$30.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Aster patensThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of The Gardener..
US$45.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Tecoma radicansThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of The Garde..
US$45.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Iris virginicaThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of The Garden..
US$50.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Orchis spectabilis (orchid)This antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor ..
US$45.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Cleome pungensThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of The Garden..
US$30.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Helionas bullataThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of The Gard..
US$30.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Viola cucullataThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of The Garde..
US$30.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Viola pedataThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of The Gardener..
US$30.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Calochortus luteusThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of The Ga..
US$40.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Solidago ulmifoliaThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of The Ga..
US$30.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Helenium tenuifoliumThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of The ..
US$30.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Gentiana andrewsiiThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of The Ga..
US$45.00
26.5 x 19.0 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Centaurea americanaThis antique chromolithograph was made in 1878 and is from 'The Flowers and Ferns of the United States' by Thomas Meehan.Meehan was Professor of Vegetable Physiology for the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture. He was also the editor of The G..
US$65.00