Book ID: 86102
Knapp, Sandra
Potted Histories. An artistic voyage through plant exploration. 2003. many col. plates. 336 p. 4to. Cloth.
Covers Arums/ Sugar Bushes and Banksias/ Peonies/ Water Lilies/Grasses & Sedges/ Daffodils/ Cacti & Succulents/ Magnolias/ Hibiscus/Roses/ Palms/ Daisies & Sunflowers/ Passionflowers/ Conifers/Poppies/ Heathers/ Irises/ Gentians/ Tulips/ Morning - Glories. - Tellsthe stories of the adventurous botanist explorers who collected plantsunder dangerous conditions, which are now commonly grown in ourgardens. The paintings have been selected from the archives of TheNatural History Museum, London.