Lilium Cordifolium, by H. J. Elwes Black Pepper From the collection - A

From the collection - A Dozen Roses by Mary Lawrence:

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it was not until the 12th century in Western Europe that the formalized system was developed

artists have been fascinated by the subject for centuries

Lilium Cordifolium, by H. J. Elwes Black Pepper From the collection - ATHE 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