Trew, Christoph Jakob (1695-1769) (cont*) 
”The book is probably the finest record 
of the cultivated flowers of the period. It 
contains full-sized coloured figures of hya¬ 
cinths, tulips etc. ... beaxitifully drawn 
and engraved by J. M, Seligmann, G. D, Ehret, 
I. C. Keller, Siverts, B. R. and M. B. Dietz- 
schin, I. I. Meyer, Karel1, M, M. Heumanin, 
Eisenberger, and A. L, Wirsing." — Qua- 
ritch Cat. 400:1759-60. 
Plantae rariores, quas maximam parteci ipse in horto 
domestico coluit secundum notas suas examinavit et brev- 
iter explicavit nec non depingendas aerique incidendas, 
curavit D. D. Christophorus lacobus Trew. Ed. loanne 
Christophoro Keller. [Posteriorum curam et illustratio- 
nem suscepit Benedikt Christian Vogel, auxiliante arte 
sua Adam Ludwig Wirsing] Norimbergae, ex officina 
Christiani de Launoy, 1763-84., 3 dec. in 1 v. 30 pi, 
F*. (Dept. Agr. (dec.l); N, Y, Pub, Lib.j Brit, Mus, 
(dec,1-2); Brit, Mus. Nat, Hist,; Kew) 
Decas i consists of 14 p,, 10 col, pi, Prit- 
zel, 1st ed,, does not mention a 3d decade, but 
gives decas ii as consisting of 22 p, with pi, 
11-20, and dated 1779, Cat, Brit, Mus, Nat, 
Hist., 5:2138, gives 3 decades in 1 vol., 1763- 
84; while Kayser, Bvicher-1 exikon, 5:471, does 
not give number of parts, but gives a total of 
30 plates. 
Graesse, 6(2):195, has note: ”Toutes les 
trois ont reparu sous un nouveau titre date 
Altorfii 1795”; and Brunet, 4:384, mentions 
the same title; but we have not located any 
copy with that imprint. 
