&quot;From 1850 to 1895, Vilmorin-Andrieux &amp; Cie, a Parisian seed company, commissioned a series of lavish illustrations as advertisements for its vegetables and fruits. The collection of 46 lithographs, by some of the period’s most notable botanical artists, was eventually published as the &#x27;Album Vilmorin (Les Plantes Potagères)&quot; --NY Times