| Rosaceae - Pyrus niedzwetzkyana From: Flora and sylva. A monthly review for lovers of garden, woodland, tree or flower; new and rare plants, trees, shrubs, and fruits; the garden beautiful, home woods, and home landscape by William Robinson (editor). London, the editor, 1904, volume 2, no. 20. Chromolithograph after painting by H.G. Moon (sheet 236 x 320 mm). Slightly foxed. Finely illustrated uncut text of half issue enclosed. € 90
All gardeners owe an infinite debt of gratitude to William Robinson - founder
of The Garden (1871-1927) and Flora and Sylva (1903-05), and
author of The English Flower Garden (1883, etc.) and other works - who
helped to break the tyranny of formal bedding and, like Ruskin, drew attention
to the beauties of the wild garden. Among the artists whom he employed was Henry
Moon, who struck a new and personal, if not entirely healthy, note in botanical
illustration. … (Blunt & Stearn). Of the well-produced monthly journal Flora
and sylva, printed on hand-made paper, only 3 volumes with 66 colour-plates
after paintings by Henry George Moon were published.* Blunt & Stearn pp. 238-240; Nissen BBI 2251. www.meemelink.com · index · Rosaceae |