Curtis's Botanical Magazine

-PLATE-    Plate No. 223

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-COMMON_NAMES-Chinese Lychnis,
-GENUS-Lychnis
-SPECIES-Lychnis coronata
-CLASS-Decandria
-ORDER-Pentagynia
-AUTHORITY-Thunberg
-MODERN_GENUS-Lychnis
-MODERN_SPECIES-Lychnis coronata
-MODERN_FAMILY- Caryophyllaceae
-PLANT_TYPE- perennial
-COLOR- Curtis only mentions a white variety described by Kaempfer.
-SEASON- Flowers at the close of summer. It can be raised outside, but needs
         protection from extreme cold.
-NATIVE_REGION- China of Japan
-ZONE- 6
-SOURCE-  The Botanical Magazine
-VOLUME-  7
-PUB_DATE-  1793
-REISSUED-  __
-EDITOR-William Curtis
-ARTIST-Sansum
-NALPCD-  Disc 0645 IMG0090.PCD