SPL Hand Coloured Rare Book Collection Featuring Norman R Bobins

If you would like to get in touch, please feel free to contact: email hidden; JavaScript is required

SMITH, W. G.
Wild Flowers of Great Britain.

Beautifully coloured and well-presented book on British Wild Flowers, some of which I daresay are scarce, or alas, not to be found in the wild any longer.

Published
London: F. Waller, Hatton Garden [1860]
Plates
194
Binding/Size
S=8vo
Value
0-5000
Published
London: F. Waller, Hatton Garden [1860]
Ref
52

8vo. Delightful hand-coloured lithographic plates of British wildflowers. Recent full red morocco with gilt title and devices to boards; tooled in blind; raised spine with black title label and gilt lettering and rule; floral designs in blind. Marbled endpapers; top edge gilt; good condition throughout. Coloured plates in order: 1. Orchis pyraidalis - Pyramidal Orchis. 2. Lonicera Periclymnum - Common Honeysuckle. 3. Quercus Robur - British Oak. 4. Paeonia Corallina - Paeony. 5. Orchis Militaris - Military Orchis. 6. Orchis fusca - Brown-winged Orchis. 7. Ilex Aquifolium - Holly. 8. Papaver Rhoeas - Field Poppy. 9. Lathyrus Sylvestris - Narrow-leaved Everlasting Pea. 10. Caltha Palustris - Common Marsh Marigold. 11. Polygonatum multiflorum - Solomon's Seal. 12. Allium Oleraceum - Wild Garlic. 13. Viola tricolor - Heartsease. 14. Symphytum officinale - Common Comfrey. 15. Primula Veris - Common Cowslip, Paigle. 16. Rubus fruticosus - Blackberry. 17. Helleborus Viridis - Green Hellebore. 18. Iris Pseudacorus - Yellow Water Iris. 19. Cheiranthus Cheiri - Wallflower. 20. Fritillaria Meleagris - Snake's Head. 21. Carpinus betulus - Common Hornbeam. 22. Sambucus nigra - Common Elder. 23. Euonymus Europaeus - Common Spindle-tree. 24. Orchis Maculata - Spotted Palmate Orchis. 25. Pyrus Torminalis - Wild Service Tree. 26. Colchicum autumnale - Meadow Saffron. 27. Ononis Arvensis - Common Rest Hurrow. 28. Rhamnus Frangula - Alder Buckthorn. 29. Hieracium Pilosella - Mouse-ear Hawkweed. 30. Potentilla anserina - Silver-Weed. 31. Geranium striatum - Pencilled Geranium. 32. Ruscus Aculeatus - Butcher's Broom. 33. Lathraea squamaria - Tooth wort. 34. Hysoscyamus niger - Henbane. 35. Agrimonia Eupatoria - Common Agrimony. 36. Borage officinalis - Common Borage. 37. Agrostemma Githago - Corn Cockle. 38. (1) Luzula Pilosa - Hairy Wood Rush (2) Luzula Campestris - Field Wood Rush. 39. Vinca Minor - Lesser Periwinkle. 40. Viola Hirta - Hairy Violet. 41. Anagallis Arvensis - Scarlet Pimpernel. 42. Scabiosa Succisa - Devil's-bit Scabious. 43. Viola Canina - Dog Violet. 44. Menyanthes Trifoliata - Buck bean Marsh Trefoil. 45. Scrophularia Aquatica - Water Figwort. 46. Primula Farinosa - Birds-eye Primrose. 47. Pisum Maritimum - Sea Pea. 48. Narcissus Poeticus - Poetic Narcissus. 49. Geranium Robertianum - Herb Robert. 50. Crocus vernus - Spring Crocus. 51. Vinca-major - Larger Periwinkle. 52. Eranthis-hyemalis - Winter Aconite. 53. Ophrys Apifera - Bee Orchis. 54. Polygonum amphibium - Water Bistort. 55. Reseda Lutea - Wild Mignonette. 56. Orchis Hircina - Lizard Orchis. 57. Thalictrum flavum - Meadow Rue. 58. Ophrys aranifera - Spider Orchis. 59. Dentaria bulbifera - Coral root. 60. Allium ursinum - Broad-leaved Garlic. 61. Saxifraga umbrosa - London Pride. 62. Alisma Plantago - Water Plantain. 63. Ulmus campestris - Common Elm. 64. Acer Pseudo plantanus - Sycamore. 65. Betula alba - Common Birch. 66. Alnus Glutinosa - Common Alder. 67. Scrophularia vernalis - Yellow Figwort. 68. Convolvulus Sepium - Bindweed. 69. Atropa Belladonna - Deadly Nightshade. 70. Hottonia Palustris - Common Water Violet. 71. Rumex Acetosa - Common Sorrel. 72. Veronica Beccabunga - Brooklime. 73. Menziesia Polifolia - Irish Menziesia. 74. Melilotus Officinalis - Common Yellow Meliot. 75. Myosotis Sylvatica - Wood Scorpion-grass. 76. Dianthus Coesius - Mountain Pink. 77. Habenaria Bifolia - Butterfly Orchis. 78. Convolvulus Arvensis - Field Bind-weed. 79. Lapsana Communis - Common Nipple-wort. 80. Clematis Vitalba - Traveller's Joy. 81. Achillea Millefolium - Common Yarow Milfort. 82. Tussilago Pragrans - Sweet scented Colts-foot. 83. Tamus communis - Black Bryony. 84. Fraxmus excelsior - Common Ash. 85. Erodium Cicutarium - Hemlock Stork's-bill. 86. Erica Cinerea - Fine leaved Heath. 87. Leontodon Taraxacum - Common Dandelion. 88. Stellaria Holostea - Greater Stitchwort. 89. Convallaria Majalis - Lily of the Valley. 90. Senecio Jacoboea - Common Ragwort. 91. Bartsia Odontites - Red Bartsia. 92. Verbascum Lychnitis - White Mullein. 93. Gagea Lutea - Yellow Star of Bethlehem. 94. Pelasites Vulgaris - Common Butter Bur. 95. Ranunculus Bulbosus - Common Buttercup. 96. Ajuga Reptans - Common Bugle. 97. Calluna Vulgaris - Ling. 98. Lamium Album - White Archangel. 99. Plantago Lanceolata - Ribwort Plantain. 100. Erysimum Alliaria - Garlic Treacle-Mustard. 101. Verbascum thapsus - Great Mullein. 102. Buxus sempervirens - Common Box. 103. Ranunculus acris - Common Buttercup. 104. Matthiola Sinuata - Great Sea Stock. 105. Nepeta glechoma - Ground Ivy. 106. Sherardia arvensis - Field Madder. 107. Acorus Calamus - Sweet Sedge. 108. Villarsia Nymphaeoides - Fringed Water Lily. 109. Mercurialis perennis - Dog's Mercury. 110. Centaurea Calcitrapa - Star Thistle. 111. Urtica pilulifera - Roman Nettle. 112. Hydrocharis Morsus-Ranae - Frog bit. 113. Hippocrepis Comosa - Tufted Horse-shoe Vetch. 114. Chlora Perfoliata - Yellow Wort. 115. Viola Odorata - Sweet Violet. 116. Creeping Toad-Lax. 117. Parnassia-palustris - Grass of Parnasus. 118. Datura stramonium - Thorn apple. 119. Chrysosplenium oppositfolium - Golden Saxifrage. 120. Chelidonium majus - Celandine. 121. Linaria Cymbalaria - Ivy-leaved Snapdragon. 122. Campanula Rotundifolia - Hare Bell. 123. Lychnis Flos-Cuculi - Ragged Robin. 124. Jasione Montana - Common Shep's bit. 125. Fumaria Officinalis - Common Fumatory. 126. Asperula Odorata - Sweet Woodruff. 127. Veronica Chamoedrys - Germander Speedwell. 128. Anemone Ranunculoides - Yellow Wood Anemone. 129. Linaria Spuria - Round-leaved Toad-Flax. 130. Centaurea Nigra - Black Knapweed. 131. Oxyria Reniformis - Kidney shaped Mountain Sorrel. 132. Sparganium Ramosum - Branched Bur-reed. 133. Lysimachia Nummularia - Money-wort. 134. Clnothera Biennis - Common Evening Primrose. 135. Alchemilla Alpina - Alpine Lady's Mantle. 136. Ajuga Alpina - Alpine Bugle. 137. Capslla Bursa Pastoris - Common Shepherd's Purse. 138. Gentiana Pneumonanthe - Marsh Gentian. 139. Inula Dysenterica - Common Flea-bane. 140. Thlaspi Arvense - Penny Cress. 141. (1) Saxifraga Granulata - White Meadow Saifrage (2) Saxifraga Tridactylites - Rue-leaved Saxifrage. 142. Dipsacus Pilosus - Small Teasel. 143. Myosotis Palustris - Forget-me-not. 144. (1) Ranunculus Aqualilis - Water Crowfoot (2) Ranunculus Hederaceus - Ivy-leaved Crowfoot. 145. Tussilago Farfara - Colts Foot. 146. Scilla Verna - Spring Squill. 147. Genista Tinctoria - Dyer's Green-weed. 148. Potentilla septans - Creeping Cinquefoil. 149. Stachys palustris - Marsh Wound-wort. 150. Potentilla Fragariastrum - Strawberry-leaved Cinquefoil. 151. Lithospermum Purpureo Coeruleum - Purple Gromwell. 152. Cypripedium Calceolus - Common Lady's Slipper. 153. Linaria Elatine - Sharp leaved Fluellen. 154. Stachys Sylvatica - Hedge Woundwort. 155. Hypericum Elodes - Water St. John's-wort. 156. Centaurea Isnardi - Jersey Star Thistle. 157. Fedia Carmata - Keeled Corn Salad. 158. Trifolium Ochroleucum - Sullphur Clover. 159. Arenaria Serpyllifolia - Thyme-leaved Sandwort. 160. Ranunculus parviflorus - Small flowered Crowfoot. 161. Circaea lutetiana - Enchanter's Nightshade. 162. Euphorbia Helioscopia - Sun Spurge. 163. Lagurus ovatus - Hare's-tail Grass. 164. Lithospermum purpuro caeruleum - Creeping Gromwell. 165. Cephalanthera ensifolia - Narow-leaved Helleborine. 166. Dianthus deltoides - Maiden Pink. 167. Urtica dioica - Common Nettle. 168. Panicum Crus-galli - Panick Grass. 169. Pyrola Minor - Lesser Winter Green. 170. Carex Pendula - Pendulous Sedge. 171. Teesdalia Nudicaulis - Teesdalia. 172. Cornus suecica - Dwarf Cornel. 173. Pinguicula Vulgaris - Butterwort. 174. Linosyris Vulgaris - Goldilocks. 175. Phyteuma Orbiculare - Rampion. 176. Pyrola Rotundifolia - Round-leaved Winter-green. 177. Saxifraga Aizoides - Yellow Mountsin Saxifrage. 178. Goodyera repens - Creeping Goodyera. 179. Asarum Europaeum - Asarabacca. 180. Lepidium draba - Whitlow Pepper wort. 181. Listeia ovata - Tway blade. 182. Oplnoglosum vulgatum - Adders Tongue. 183. Scilla bifolia - Two-leaved Squill. 184. Galinsogea parviflora - Small-flowered Galinsogea. 185. Solanum nigrum - Garden Nightshade. 186. Bupleurum falcatum - Long leaved Hare's ear. 187. Iberis Amara - Bitter Candy Tuft. 188. Knautia Arvensis - Field Scabios. 189. Alyssum maritimum - Sweet Alyssum. 190. Cotyledon Umbilicus - Navel Wort. 191. Poterium Sanguisorba - Salad Burnet. 192. Campanula patula - Spreading Bell-flower. 193. Antirrhinum Orontium - Calfs Snout. 194. Liparis Loesselii - Two Leaved Bog Orchis.