annieb123
Written on Jul 20, 2020
The Book of Wild Flowers is a reformat and re-release by the National Geographic Society of botanical illustration plates from Nat'l Geographic between 1915 and 1924 (much of it by Mary E. Eaton). Released 15th July 2020 by Dover, it's 128 pages and available in paperback and ebook formats.
This is a lovely book of color plates which are detailed, botanically correct, recognizable representations of 250 different grasses, wild flowers, and shrubs. Each of the illustrations contains the botanical name, common name, and plant family. The pictures are clearly rendered and contain multiple items for each of the entries including the flowers, foliage, fruit/capsels, growth (including roots and/or rhizomes), etc.
This would make a lovely reference for the home or school library, as well as for artists. It would also be a good selection for pleasant browsing just for the lovely illustrations themselves.
Five stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.