Excellent reproduction in one volume of 2-volume facsimile edition teems with accurate, full-page images of garden flowers from all four seasons. Information on each plant describes leaves, flowers, seed pods, roots, and size and color of each blossom. A delightful reference for botanists, gardeners, and lovers of fine art. 104 black-and-white illustrations. Unabridged republication in one volume of Hortus Floridus, First and Second Books, originally published by The Cresset Press Limited, London, 1928 and 1929.
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Plants & Flowers as Ornament CD-ROM and Book by Th. M. M. van Grieken From a rare 19th-century volume of botanical art come these extraordinary floral images. More than 300 colorful, finely detailed decorations include both fanciful and realistic motifs that will lend enchantment to any project.
