Stock Photo: 4409-65875 Caryophyllus aromaticus or Syzygium aromaticum. . Clove spice, a branch of the clove tree in flower with scarlet and yellow flowers.. . Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis&#39;s &quot;The Botanical Magazine&quot; 1827.. . William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis&#39; &quot;Botanical Magazine&quot; from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appointed direc