Artichoke or King protea; Protea cynaroides; from South Africa; engraved by J. P. Quilley after an original painting by Peter Henderson.From Dr. Robert Thorton's 鈥楾he Temple of Flora;' 1812; Lottery or quarto edition; not included in the original folio edition of 1807. The illustrations were a mix of aquatint; mezzotint and stipple engravings finished by hand. Dr. Thornton (1768?-1837) was a botanist and publisher who bankrupted himself producing what is now regarded as the greatest English botanical book.