Lilium Martagon var dalmat, by H. J. Elwes Shailerprovence Rose Cut apart and framed individually

Cut apart and framed individually they make a wonderful grouping

Image: 12 x 18 "           or      8

but as "wish books" of houses in Paris and its surroundings

"The Illustrated Book of the Dog" was published in London

Eden Tulips:

Lilium Martagon var dalmat, by H. J. Elwes Shailerprovence Rose Cut apart and framed individuallyTHE VICTORIAN ERA H. J. Elwes (1846 1922), a widely traveled naturalist explorer who first became interested in lilies on a trip to the Himalayas. His folio, "A Monograph of the Genus Lilium" was issued on several stages between 1877 and 1880. The plates were drawn by H. J. Elwes, Lilian Snelling and Margaret Stones. H. J. Elwes wrote the text which included all known lilies at that time. The original folios were primarily hand colored lithographs