A climbing evergreen with striking round purple flowers with five-lobed calyx and five pointed deep green leaflets. 鈥楻aised in England by Mr. Horsfall in 1832 at his seat at Everton; near Liverpool. Our drawing was made from a specimen grown in the stove of John Willmore; Esq. of Oldford; Staffordshire.'Drawn by Ms. R. Mills; with the flowers and buds on the upper left side left uncoloured to show the fine engraving. Engraved dissections showing 1) the pistil and ovary; and 2) the open corolla containing the stamens. Miss Mills (active 1836~1842) was also the main illustrator for Knowles and Westcottfs The Floral Cabinet (1837-1842). Benjamin Maund's The Botanist was a five-volume series that introduced 250 new plants from 1836 to 1842. The series is notable for its many female artists: the plates were drawn by Maund's daughters Sarah and Eliza; Augusta Withers; Priscilla Bury; Jane Taylor; Miss R. Mills among others. The other characteristic is partial colouring - many of the finely detailed copperplate engravings are left with part of the flower and leaves uncoloured.