Reprint of the National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 1924 edition subtitled Colour Plates of 250 Wild Flowers and Grasses, this wonderful volume, assembled from magazines dated 1915-24, spotlights some of the finest imagery of its kind, including artwork by Mary E. Eaton, staff illustrator of the New York Botanical Garden. The 128 colour plates detail state flowers like Peach blossom from the Almond family, Goldeneye-grass from the Amaryllis family, apple and berry varieties, fleshy and downy Hawthorns, familiar grasses, colours, and more. The first-rate, detailed and colourful botanical illustrations remain fresh and attractive to the modern eye. 20. x 26.7cm. 128 pages.
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