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AN IRISH FLORILEGIUM BACK IN PRINT The delicate and subtle watercolor drawings of Wendy Walsh, who works only from nature, painting the actual plants that are her subjects
Following
in the tradition of an earlier age, Wendy Walsh has put
her exceptional skills to splendid effect in this beautiful collection
of watercolor drawings. She has painted a selection of the flora of
Ireland, chosen not only for their botanical interest or attractiveness
but also because they happen to have an interesting history. For
Ireland has produced a surprising number of devoted and intrepid
plant-hunters who played a significant part in the introduction into
Europe of specimens from remote and exotic places.
Ruth Isabel Ross, a horticultural journalist in Dublin, recounts
the history of plant collecting and horticulture by the Irish since
the earliest times, and Charles Nelson, of the National
Botanic Gardens in Dublin, has written extensive
notes on the individual plants. ISBN 978-0-500-23363-4 · 111/2" x 141/2"
· 48 hand-tipped color plates · 224 pages · GARDEN / ART |
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