White-barred bromeliaBromelia zebrinaPink bromelia with white-barred leaves; a parasitic plant from South America.Illustration by William Herbert; engraved by Weddell. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Samuel Curtis's 鈥楾he Curtis Botanical Magazine' 1826. Herbert (1778-1847) was a clergyman; classical scholar; poet and botanist. A keen gardener; he was an expert on bulbous plants and developed many new varieties.Samuel Curtis; cousin and son-in-law to William Curtis; took over the Botanical Magazine in 1826. Samuel re-named it 鈥楾he Curtis Botanical Magazine' and enlisted the help of William Jackson Hooker; Professor of Botany at Glasgow University. Samuel Curtis' daughters (Miss C and C.M) drew the illustrations for the magazine. C.M. Curtis also drew illustrations for Forbe Royle's 鈥楴atural History of the Himalayan Mountains' 1833 and Lindley's 鈥楶omologia Britannica' 1841.