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Floral Illustrations of the Seasons / Consisting of the Most Beautiful, Hardy and Rare Herbaceous Plants, Cultivated in the Flower Garden

Chapter 1: FLORAL, Illustrations of the SEASONS,
By Margaret Roscoe
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A series of hand-drawn and engraved botanical plates paired with succinct Latin classifications and practical cultivation notes, arranged to follow the seasons. Each entry describes plant form, varieties, propagation and soil or exposure preferences, and suggests garden uses for hardy herbaceous ornamentals. The preface frames the volume as an accessible guide intended to encourage aesthetic appreciation and botanical study, particularly among women, by combining accurate description with visual representation.

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Title: Floral Illustrations of the Seasons

Author: Margaret Roscoe

Engraver: Robert Havell

Release date: April 30, 2021 [eBook #65196]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Credits: Turgut Dincer, Alan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FLORAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE SEASONS ***

FLORAL,
Illustrations of the
SEASONS,

Consisting of

The Most Beautiful, Hardy and Rare

HERBACEOUS PLANTS,

Cultivated in the Flower Garden,

from Drawings by

Mrs. EDWARD ROSCOE,

Liverpool,

Engraved by R. Havell, Junr.

London,

Published by Robt. Havell, Junr. 77, Oxford Street,

AND

Baldwin & Cradock, Paternoster Row.

1831.