num_pages: 141
description: Perry describes 64 house and conservatory plants, popular in the mid-20th century, but chose to illustrate her selections with images by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893). Fawcett was a botanical illustrator who used wood engravings, an unusual technique for the time that is particularly effective in capturing the brilliance and subtlety of foliage. The technique is described in a supplemental chapter by Raymond Desmond.
language: English
title: Beautiful Leaved Plants
titlecomplete: Beautiful Leaved Plants
publisher: David R Godine Pub