A Florilegium

This lavish book highlights a selection of the wonderful illustrations held in the archive of TheFlorilegium Society at Sheffield Botanical Gardens. Each illustration included in the book isaccompanied by a plant profile, stating where the plant was found in the wild and explainingsomething of its history, uses and botany. The book also gives an introduction to florilegia datingfrom the early herbals, and a history of the Society's Herbarium and the Gardens themselves.Featuring over 100 colour i