The Botanical Treasury. 2016. 40 col. pls. (loose leaf) & 175 p. of text, with many col. figs. 4to. - In Box.

For centuries, an eclectic group of plants have captivated the world and propelled explorers to extraordinary lengths to collect them. Now, The Botanical Treasury brings together centuries of botanical adventures and discoveries in one sumptuous collection.This treasury features a full-color exploration of our most important and interesting plants; facsimiles of rarely seen letters, maps, and journals from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; and forty beautifully reproduced, frameable prints. Together they offer a fascinating look at the world of plant hunting and the cultivation of our knowledge about the plant world.

Every one of the featured plants is extraordinary in some way, be it for its appearance, biology, medicinal properties, or importance to economics, politics, or the arts. Equally extraordinary are thestories associated with the discovery of these plants, revealing the lengths to which collectors and growers would go to findthem. The entries build a history of botany and paint a larger picture of the age of exploration.