All comments and contributions are welcome. Note: Only materials with LC call numbers in parenthesis are available in the Western Libraries.

Bartram, William. Botanical and Zoological Drawings, 1756-1788. (Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society volume 74) Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1968.  (QH 46 .B35 1968 Extra Oversize )
        The drawings (60 plates, part color) are reproduced from the Fothergill album in the British Museum (Natural History). 180 pages.

Besler, Basilius.  The Garden at Eichstatt:  The Book of Plants.  London:  Taschen, 2000.
Nuremberg apothecary/botanist Besler documented the famous garden at Eichstatt in 1613 in the form of Hortus Eystettensis. This is a new one volume edition of the original 3 volume work. Included are 1100 plant types in 367 color copperplate engravings. 463 pages..

Blunt, Wilfrid. Revised by William Stearn. The Art of Botanical Illustration; An Illustrated History.  New York: Dover Publications, 1994 (1950).  (QK 98.B5)
        This revised classic work provides a general survey of the developments of botanical illustration from Paleolithic humans to the artists of the 20th Century. 55 plates in black and white with 16 color plates. 304 pages.

Bridson, Gaven D. R., James J. White, and Lugene B. Bruno.  American Botanical Prints of Two Centuries: Catalogue of an Exhibition: 27 April-31 July 2003.  Pittsburgh, PA;  hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, 2003.

Bridson, Gavin D. R. Plant, Animal & Anatomical Illustration in Art and Science: a Bibliographical Guide from the 16th Century to the Present Day. Detroit: Ominigraphics, 1990.
        Published in association with the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. This reference work is illustrated with full-page plates comprising John Payne’s complete Flora: Flowers, Fruits, Beastes, Birds, and Flies Exactly Drawne (London, 1660). Included are 7,670 entries referencing periodical articles as well as books. Title, subject, and name indexes enable easy navigation through this large work. 450 pages.

Brindle, John V. and James J. White. Flora Portrayed: Classics of Botanical Art from the Hunt Institute Collection. Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, 1985.
        Art works from the Hunt Collection are discussed in text and illustrated in color and black and white. 93 pages.

Brookshaw, George.  Pomona Britannica, the Complete Plates = Pomona Britannica, die Vollständigen Tafeln = Pomona Britannica, les Planches Completès.  New York:  Taschen, 2002.
Multiple languages; English, German, French. 200 pages; chiefly colored illustrations.  Fruit painting and illustration in history.

Buchanan, Handasyde. Nature into Art: A Treasury of Great Natural History Books. New York: Mayflower Books, 1979.  (QL 46.5 .B82 Oversize )
        This attractive book provides an introduction to the natural history books published between 1700 and 1900. There are more than 100 quality reproductions of color and black-and-white plates accompanying the text, which is organized by subjects. 220 pages.

Coats, Alice M. The Book of Flowers; Four Centuries of Flower Illustrations . New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973. (NC815 .C62 Oversize)
        This history is lavishly illustrated with pictures taken from rare books in the 1485 to 1850 period. Most of the illustrations have never been reproduced since the first appearance of the original book. 208 pages.

Coats, Alice M. The Treasury of Flowers. London: Phaidon Press, 1975.
        Coats brings to light some of the forgotten treasures not often found in published histories of botanical illustration: works from the smaller flower books including Curtis’s Botanical Magazine. 119 plates. 190 pages.

DeBray, Lys. The Art of Botanical Illustration: the Classic Illustrators and Their Achievements from 1550 to 1900. New York, N.Y.: Knickerbocker Press, 1997.
        Provides an informative, attractive overview of the development of the art form reviewing the careers of famous and lesser-known artists, especially in the period 1550 to 1900, displaying works that include many of the most important masterpieces of the genre. 191 pages.

Desmond, Ray. A Celebration of Flowers: Two Hundred Years of Curtis’s Botanical Magazine. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1987.
        Incorporated into Kew Magazine in 1984 and then returning to its original name in 1995, William Curtis’s Botanical Magazine has been published continuously since 1787. A special benefit to subscribers was the 1000 or so commissioned botanical illustrations, hand-colored until 1948, along with botanical information. This scholarly history presents the magazine as a record both of British botanical artistry and evolving gardening taste over two centuries. 207 pages.

Dunthorne, Gordon. Flower and Fruit Prints of the 18th and Early 19th Centuries, their History, Makers and Uses, with a Catalogue Raisonne of the Works in which they are Found. Washington, DC: author, 1938.
        The 1970 reprint (New York: Da Capo Press) lacks the numerous color plates of the first edition (1938). The detailed catalogue raisonne gives useful comprehensive descriptions of 335 books. 275 pages.

Elliot, Brent.  Flora:  An Illustrated History of the Garden Flower.  Buffalo, N.Y.: Firefly, 2001. 
Illustrations are from collections in the Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library.  Indexed.

Elliott, Brent. Treasures of the Royal Horticultural Society; 350 Years of Botanical Illustration. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1994.
        This book presents some of the rarest and most beautiful works of art from the Lindley Library of the Royal Horticultural Society, many never before published and all reproduced from the original works. Each of the 70 plates includes a description of its origin and artistic accomplishment and a botanical and horticultural account of the featured plant. 160 pages.

Gascoigne, Bamber.  Milestones in Colour Printing 1457-1859 .  New York:  Cambridge University Press, 1997.

Hendrix, Lee, Georg Bocskay, Joris Hoefnagel, and Thea Vignau-Wilberg, eds. Nature Illuminated: Flora and Fauna from the Court of Emperor Rudolf II. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 1997.
        This work collects plates from the Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta, a manuscript comprised of illuminated pages of calligraphy created around 1561 during the time of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II. Each plate is unique with text executed in Roman and Hebrew letters accompanied by realistic and detailed drawing of plants, animals, and insects. 64 pages.

Hulton, Paul and Lawrence Smith. Flowers in Art from East and West . London: British Museum, 1979. (N 7680 H77 Oversize)
        Excellent survey of the history of botanical art on a world-wide basis. 54 color plates and 133 plain illustrations. 150 pages.

Johnston, Stanley H. Cleveland’s Treasures from the World of Botanical Literature. Willmington, Ohio: Orange Frazer Press, 1998.
        Pre-1830 botanical and horticultural art and publications are the subject of this book. Divided into four chapters: Herbal and Medical Botanical Works, Botanical and Scientific Works, Botanical Illustration, and Gardening and Landscape Architecture, it is heavily illustrated with 143 pictures, 75 in color. 142 pages.

Lack, H. Walter.  Garden Eden:  Masterpieces of Botanical Book Illustration.  Köln ; New York : Taschen, 2001.
         "At head of title: Österreichische National Bibliothek./ Includes index./ Botanical illustrations in the collection of the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek."  --- WorldCat note.   576 pages include 483 color plates.

King, Ronald. Botanical Illustration. New York: C. N. Potter, 1979. (QK 98.2.K56 1979 - Oversize)
        King gives a history of botanical illustration from the Egyptians to contemporary. Forty color plates comprise the main body of this book, most from the Library of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 16 pages.

Knapp, Sandra.  Plant Discoveries: A Botanist's Voyage through Plant Exploration. Toronto:  Firefly Books, 2003.
Illustrated with artwork from London's Natural History Museum.

Mabey, Richard. The Flowers of Kew: 350 years of Flower Paintings from the Royal Botanic Gardens. New York: Atheneum, 1989.
        Covers the resident artists, explorer painters, insider amateurs and official illustrators who have made Kew Gardens renowned throughout the world. Numerous full-page color illustrations. 208 pages.

Mitchell, Peter. Great Flower Painters; Four Centuries of Floral Art . Woodstock, New York: Overlook Press, 1973.  (ND 2300 .M57 - Oversize )
        This work is dedicated to paintings where flowers have been illustrated, both in works from great botanical draughtsmen as well as artists painting with oils. 272 pages.

Passe, Crispijn van de.  A Garden of Flowers:  All 104 Engravings from the Hortus Floridus of 1614.  Mineola, N.Y.:  Dover Publications, 2002.

Pinault, Madeleine. Painter as Naturalist: From Durer to Redoute . Paris: Flammarion, 1991.
        A lavishly illustrated account of the development of natural history painting and illustration in over four centuries. 154 color and 71 black and white illustrations. 288 pages.

Ravenswaay, Charles van. Drawn from Nature; the Botanical Art of Joseph Prestele and his Sons. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1984.
        One of America’s first professional botanical artists, Prestele received commissions from leading botanists, and nurserymen used his work as advertising. 95 color plates. 357 pages.

Redoute, Pierre Joseph.  The Lilies.   Köln ; New York : Taschen, 2000.
        "Contains reproductions of the 486 plates from the 8-volume copy belonging to the manuscript department of the university library in Tübingen, with additional updated captions and new essays in English, French, and German./ English translation of new German texts: Harriet Horsfield, in association with First Edition Translations Ltd ; French translation: Annie Berthold, Wolf Fruhtrunk./ Includes bibliographical references (p. 494) and indexes." - - - WorldCat note.

Redoute, Pierre Joseph; Peter and Frances Mallary (text). A Redoute Treasury; 468 Watercolours from Les Liliacees. Secaucus, New Jersey: Wellfleet Press, 1986.
        All 468 watercolors of Les Liliacees are reproduced in this work including illustrations of lilies as well as of iris, amaryllis, tulips, pineapple, bananas, orchids and related flowers. There is an introductory essay on "Flowers in Art and Science." 228 pages.

Reveal, James L. America’s Botanical Beauty: Illustrations from the Library of Congress. Golden, Colo.: Fulcrum Publishing, 1996.
        Originally published as: Gentle Conquest. Washington D.C.: Starwood Pub., 1992 in the Series: Library of Congress Classics. This book illustrates the botanical discoveries made from the time of the Columbus voyages to the end of the American frontier. Botanical illustrations are from the collections at the Library of Congress. 162 pages.

Rix, Martyn. Art in Nature: Classic Botanical Prints from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Century. New York: Rizzolli, 1991.
        This large work includes more than 500 prints reproduced from Botanical Magazine, which began publication in 1787. 288 pages.

Rix, Martyn. The Art of the Plant World; the Great Botanical Illustrators and their Work. Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press, 1980. (QK 98.2 .R58 1980 Oversize)
        Published in 1990 as The Art of Botanical Illustration. This heavily illustrated book is a five-century survey of botanical illustration. 224 pages.

Robson, Eve and Norman Robson. Plants. (Classic Natural History Prints). New York: Arch Cape Press, 1990.
       This book is a survey with full color illustrations from many of the great works of natural history of the 18 ^th and 19^th centuries. 128 pages.

Roland-Michael, Marianne.  The Botanical Art of Pierre-Joseph Redoute.  London; Frances Lincoln, 2002.

Saunders, Gill. Picturing Plants, An Analytical History of Botanical Illustration. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995.
        This lavishly illustrated book explores the purpose and function of the whole range of botanical art, from early woodcut herbals and painted florilegia, botanical treatises and records of new discoveries, to gardening manuals, seed catalogues, and field guides. 101 color and black and white illustrations. 152 pages.

Sitwell, Sachaverell and Wilfred Blunt. Great Flower Books, 1700-1900 . New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1990.
        A biographical record of two centuries of finely illustrated flower books. Contains a bibliography edited by Patrick M. Synge. 51 pages of full color illustrations. 189 pages.

Stewart, Joyce and William T. Stearn. The Orchid Paintings of Franz Bauer. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1993.
        Bauer, a contemporary of Redoute (1758-1840), is considered by many to be the greatest of all botanical artists. Sixty-three color reproductions (almost all his orchid paintings) are collected in this book. 160 pages.

Swan, Claudia. The Clutius Botanical Watercolors: Plants and Flowers of the Renaissance. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1998.
        A collection of recently rediscovered botanical watercolors of over 100 portraits of flowering plants, trees and shrubs, painted by an unknown sixteenth-century Dutch artist and collected at the time by the pharmacist Theodorus Clutius in Holland. 148 color plates. 144 pages.

Sweets, Emanual.  Early Floral Engravings: All 110 Plates from the 1612 "Florilegium". Ed. by E. F. Bleiler.  New York:  Dover Publications, 1976.
         Floral copperplate engravings depict both flowers and vegetables.

Sydney Parkinson: Artist of Cook’s Endeavour Voyage. Edited by D. J. Carr. Honolulu: British Museum in association with University of Hawaii Press, 1983. (ND 497.P34 C36 1983)
        Most of this book is devoted to comments, assessment, and presentations of the short-lived Parkinson’s artistic work and to the subjects of his work: the plants, animals, and landscapes of the Cook voyage. 300 pages.

Thornton, Robert. The Temple of Flora. Introduction by Ronald King. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1981. (QK 98 .T5 1981 Oversize)
        The plates in this book are by several artists with Thornton (1768?-1837) acting as a design director. The prints are examples of "English Romantic Conceit" with the composition lacking a middle distance. Techniques include mezzotint, aquatint and stipple engraving with partial printing in color supplemented by hand. 110 pages

Tongiorgi Tomasi, Lucia, and Gretchen A. Hirschauer.  The Flowering of Florence:  Botanical Art for the Medici. Washington, D.C.:  National Gallery of Art, 2002.  (N 7680 .T66 2002 - Oversize).

Tongiorgi Tomasi, Lucia. An Oak Spring Flora: Flower Illustration from the Fifteenth Century to the Present Time: a selection of the rare books, manuscripts, and works of art in the collection of Rachel Lambert Mellon . Uppervill, VA.: New Haven, Oak Spring Garden Library; Distributed by Yale University Press, 1997.
        The author has selected over one hundred items from Oak Spring’s extensive holdings which include manuscript florilegia, botanical prints, books of instruction, still-life and vanitas paintings, and various ornamental ceramics and textiles. 427 pages. Other well-illustrated books in the Oak Spring series are An Oak spring Silva: A Selection of the Rare Books on Trees and An Oak Spring Pomona: A Selection of the Rare Books on Fruit, both by Sandra Raphael.

Walpole, Josephine. A History and Dictionary of British Flower Painters, 1650-1950. Woodbridge: Antique Collector's Club, 2006.

Whittle, Tyler and Christopher Cook. Curtis's Flower Garden Displayed; 120 Plates from the Years 1787-1807. Leicester, England: Magna, 1991.
        Each plate has a description of each plant's introduction and history. An index to the color plates and plant names is included. 258 pages.

Anderson, Frank J. An Illustrated History of the Herbals. New York: Columbia University Press, 1977. (QK 99.A1.A5)
        This history of herbals (descriptive books about medicinal plants, their identification and use) is illustrated with 110 black and white pictures from the original herbals, together with background information about each work. 270 pages.

Arber, Agnes. Herbals: Their Origin and Evolution: A Chapter in the History of Botany, 1470-1670. 3^rd ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1986.
        This scholarly study of the early evolution of printed herbals in Europe is a reprint of a science classic. 358 pages.

Bilimoff, Michele.  Promenade dans des Jardins Disparus:  Les Plantes au Moyen Age d'Apres les Grandes Heures d'Anne de Bretagne.  Rennes;  Editions Ouest-France, 2001.
        French language.  Colored illustrations, 143 pages.

Blunt, Wilfred, and Sandra Raphael. The Illustrated Herbal. London: Thames and Hudson, 1979.  (QK 14.5.B57 1979 - Oversize)
        Two leading authorities give an account of the creation and decoration of Europe’s Herbals. Color illustrations (many previously unpublished) are taken from manuscripts and books chronicling human interest in the medicinal properties of plants. 191 pages.

Fuchs, Leonhart.  The New Herbal of 1543=New Kreuterbüch.  Köln, London:  Taschen, 2001.
        German text with English introduction.  "Based on Leonhart Fuch's personal hand-coloured copy" - - - Verso of t.p.

Gerard, John. The Herbal: or, General History of Plants. New York: Dover Publications, 1975.  (QK 41.G3 1974 - Oversize)
        First appearing in 1597, Gerard produced the most famous English herbal. This is the complete 1633 edition revised and enlarged by Thomas Johnson which corrected some of Gerard’s errors and replaced most of the pictures with woodcuts from the Plantin collection. Despite its botanical inaccuracies, The Herbal is of historical importance as a record of plants available to English gardens of the 12th century. 1678 pages.

Gordon, Lesley. A Country Herbal. New York: Mayflower Books, 1980. (SB 351 H5 G67 1980)
        "A comprehensive compendium of useful plants and the legends around them." The illustrations are taken from rare and ancient herbals. 208 pages.

Lambkin, Deborah.  The Virtues of Herbs of Master Jon Gardener. Dublin:  Strawberry Tree, 2002. 
         112 pages;  colored illustrations. 

• Elizabeth Blackwell's A Curious Herbal (British Library)

Brilliant Careers: Women Collectors and Illustrators in Queensland . South Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Museum, 1997.
        This book was designed to accompany the exhibit with the same name both highlighting the work of 33 women collectors and illustrators in Queensland, Australia. 80 pages.

Davis, Natalie Zemon. Women on the Margins: Three Seventeenth-Century Lives. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1995.
        This work profiles three women, one Jewish, one Catholic, one Protestant whose memoirs, letters, and paintings reveal much about the lives of women in early modern Europe. The Protestant woman, Maria Sybille Merian, is an entomologist who painted plants upon which insects fed. 360 pages.

Kramer, Jack. Women of Flowers: A Tribute to Victorian Women Illustrators . New York: Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1996.
        Over 150 floral paintings and prints illustrate the life stories of 35 Victorian women artists from America, England, Germany and France. While they received little or no recognition during their lifetime, each made tremendous contributions to the art and science of botany. 223 pages.

Mongan, Agnes. "A Fete of Flowers: Women Artists’ Contribution to Botanical Illustration." Apollo, vol. 119 (April 1984), p. 264-267.
        This article highlights the collection of botanical works by numerous known and unknown women artists (from Giovanna Garconi [1600-1670] to Margaret Mee) held in the Rare Book Room of the Garden Library at Dumbarton Oaks.

Emboden, William E. Leonardo Da Vinci on Plants and Gardens. Portland, OR: Dioscorides Press, 1987.
        Included are four double-page color plates and one hundred black and white illustrations. 234 pages.

Koreny, Fritz. Albrecht Durer and the Animal and Plant Studies of the Renaissance. Boston: Little, Brown, 1988.
        Durer's masterful illustrations marked the beginning of scientific observation of nature in Western culture. This is the first thorough examination of Durer's nature studies as well as many of his contemporaries. 278 pages.

Livingstone, Marco. Jim Dine: Flowers and Plants. New York: Abrams, 1994.
        Most of the botanical drawings and paintings included here were not previously published. 220 illustrations, 93 in color. 143 pages.

O’Keefe, Georgia, and Nicholas Callaway. Georgia O’Keefe: One Hundred Flowers. New York: Knopf, 1987. (ND237.O5 A4 1987)
        A collection of 100 of O’Keeffe’s most famous flower paintings photographed from both private collections and museums. 158 pages.

• Elizabeth Blackwell's A Currious Herbal (British Library)

Andrews, Jean. American Wildflower Florilegium. Denton TX: University of North Texas Press, 1992. (QK 112.A43 1992 Oversize)
        Fifty-two species are illustrated with color plates from nature and described in detail. Included is a discussion of the imaginative work involved in creating the plates. 125 pages.

Blackadder, Elizabeth and Deborah Kellaway. Irises and Other Flowers . New York: H. N. Abrams, 1995.
        This book features 40 watercolors by Elizabeth Blackadder, one of Britain’s most popular artists. Along with irises you will find poppies, tulips, lilies, orchids and others. Information on the history of each plant and its place in painting and in the garden is provided. 102 pages.

Evans, Henry Herman. Botanical Prints with Excerpts from the Artist’s Notebooks. San Francisco: Freeman, 1977. (NE 1336.E93.A43 – Oversize)
        Linocuts are the medium for botanical illustration in the works of Henry Evans. Wilfrid Blunt provides the introduction. The artist’s prints are in color. 65 pages.

Gordon, Judith and Robert Flynn Johnson. Flowers: Gary Bukovnik Watercolors and Monotypes. New York: Abrams, 1990.
        Reproductions of watercolors and monotypes by contemporary artist Gary Bukovnik. Included is an essay about Bukovnik and the depiction of flowers in art by Judith Gordon. 119 pages.

Grierson, Mary. An English Florilegium; Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fruits, Herbs; The Tradescant Legacy. New York: Abbeville Press, 1988.
        Grierson, one of Britain's most accomplished botanical artists, has portrayed 150 plants from the English countryside and gardens, linked by theme of an association with the John Tradescants, father and son, who were remarkable gardeners and plant hunters of the seventeenth century. 52 color plates from paintings by Grierson. 240 pages.

Hall, Bonnie B. and James D. Hall. Ever Blooming: The Art of Bonnie Hall. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press, 2005.

Leet, Judith. Flowering Trees and Shrubs: the Botanical Paintings of Esther Heins. New York: Abrams, 1987.
        Watercolors by an artist who specializes in full-scale watercolors of flowering trees and shrubs. 148 pages.

Lucas, Suzanne. In Praise of Toadstools. Wappingers Falls, IL: Cane Curiosa Press, 1996.
        This work contains a selection of 145 paintings in color plate. 142 pages.

Sherwood, Shirley. Contemporary Botanical Artists; The Shirley Sherwood Collection. Edited by Victoria Mathews. New York: Cross River Press, 1996.
        Sherwood’s collection represents artists from 17 countries. Artists are arranged alphabetically with brief comments on their background. At least one full-color reproduction appears on the facing page, with some additional detail images that allow closer study of the artists’ techniques. Over 100 color illustrations. 244 pages.

Sherwood, Shirley.  A Passion for Plants:  Contemporary Botanical Masterworks.  London:  Cassell, 2001.

Stearn, William T. Botanical Masters: Plant Portraits by Contemporary Artists. New York: Prentice Hall, 1990.
        This book was originally published in Britain as Flower Artists of Kew. Stearn, much respected in the field of botanical illustration, provides an introduction and descriptions for each plate. Included are brief biographies for the artists covered. 56 color plates. 160 pages.

Butler, Patricia.  Irish Botanical Illustrators & Floral Painters.  Woodbridge, Sufolk, England:  Antique Collector's Club, 2001.
Describes the contribution of over 70 artists working in Ireland as well as abroad. Many illustrations, mostly in color.

Calmann, Gerta. Ehret, Flower Painter Extraordinary: an Illustrated Biography. Oxford: Phaidon, 1977.
        Illustrated study of the life and work of one of the finest of the 18th century botanical artists. 95 colored and black and white illustrations. 160 pages.

Desmond, Ray. Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists: Including Plant Collectors, Flower Painters, and Garden Designers. 2 ^nd ed. London: Taylor & Francis; Natural History Museum, 1994.
        This is the revised and updated version which includes 13,000 entries for flower painters and garden designers. This large work also provides further biographical references in books and periodicals. 825 pages.

Lewis, Jan; Walter Hood Fitch, A Celebration. London: HMSO, 1991.
        Fitch, one of the most prolific botanical artists in history, published over 12,000 botanical drawings, especially in Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Lewis presents an essay on his achievements, as well as good examples of Fitch's work. Included are 74 color plates from paintings as well as other illustrations. 34 pages of text.

Mee, Margaret. Margaret Mee in Search of Flowers of the Amazon Forests: Diaries of an English Artist Reveal the Beauty of the Vanishing Rainforest . Woodbridge, Suffolk: Nonesuch Expeditions, 1988.  (QK 263.M44 1988)
        Portions of Margaret Mee’s diaries are arranged chronologically by expedition and illustrated with her paintings, sketches, and photographs taken on her expeditions. 302 pages.

North, Marianne. Recollections of a Happy Life: Being the Autobiography of Marianne North. Edited by Susan Morgan. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1993.
        This is basically a facsimile reprint of the first volume of her memoirs, originally published in 1894. Included are vivid accounts of plant-hunting in Brazil and other travels in the tropics studying botany and painting. 374 pages.

North, Marianne. A Vision of Eden: The Life and Work of Marianne North . London: HMSO, 1993. 240 pages.
        Illustrated throughout in color with her paintings of tropical and exotic plants. This is an abridged version of the artist’s autobiography (above). 240 pages.

Smith, Beatrice Scheer. A Painted Herbarium: The Life and Art of Emily Hitchcock Terry. University of Minnesota Press, 1992.
        Terry was the first botanist to collect plants in Minnesota and the first known to have illustrated living plants from that state. This book gives a biographical sketch and reproduces a sampling of her artistic work. Her Minnesota years show an emphasis in painting flowering plants. 194 pages.

Stearn, William T.  John Lindley, 1799-1865: Gardener-botanist and Pioneer Orchidologist. Woodbridge, Suffolk:  Antique Collectors' Club in association with the Royal horticultural Society, 1999.

Thomas, Graham Stuart; The Complete Flower Paintings & Drawings of Graham Stuart Thomas, With an Essay and Notes by the Artist. London: Thames and Hudson, 1987.
        Perennials, shrubs, roses and other flowers are subjects of the artistic side of this famous gardening writer. The appendices include lists of his principal works, the plants he introduced or promoted, his writings and illustrations, books, journals, and hardiness zones in the US for the plants he illustrated. 194 pages.

American Society of Botanical Artists.  ASBA North American Western Region Exhibit.  Loveland, CO:   American Society of Botanical Artists, 2003.
        Exhibit held February 15 through April 13, 2003 at Loveland Museum/Gallery, Loveland, Colorado.  Illustrated, 57 pages.

Anderson, F. J. A.  Treasury of Flowers:  Rare Illustrations from the Collection of the New York Botanical Garden.  Boston:  Little Brown, 1990.

Artists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Gilbert S. Daniels, Director. Pittsburgh: The Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1974. (QK 98.2.D3)
        This exhibition presented the works of 39 artists and botanical illustrators, including Franz Bauer and Margaret Stones, whose lives and works span the period from the beginnings of Kew to the time of the exhibit. 73 pages.

Brindle, John V.  Flora Portrayed:  Classics of Botanical Art from the Hunt Institute Collection.  Pittsburgh:  Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1985.

Brindle, John V. and James J. White. Talking in Flowers: Japanese Botanical Art. Hunt Institute for Botanical Art, 1982.
        "This annotated catalogue was produced as a companion to the 1982 exhibition of mainly 19th- and 20th-century Japanese botanical art held at the Institute. Drawn primarily from the Institute's collection, the works include books, handscrolls, sketchbook albums, woodblock prints and paintings." 93 illustrations, 25 in color. 96 pages.

Hunt Botanical Library. Compiled by George H. M. Lawrence. Catalogue: A Selection of 20th Century Botanical Art & Illustration; Presented at XI International Botanical Congress, August 1969.  Pittsburgh, 1969. (QK 98.2.H79)
        Arranged by artist, this catalogue presents work primarily from the permanent collection at the Hunt. Biographical data, listing of where each artist’s works are published, and the awards they have received are included. 168 pages.

Leith-Ross, Prudence and Henrietta McBurney.  The Florilegium of Alexander Marshal in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen at Windsor Castle.  London:  Royal Collection, 2000.

New York Public Library.  Nature's Mirror:  200 Years of Botanical Illustration.  New York:  New York Public Library, 1989.
"'Nature's Mirror' has been organized cooperatively by the New York Public Library, the New York Botanical Garden, and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. The exhibition has been made possible by a generous gift from Enid A. Haupt."  --- WorldCat

Robertson, Pamela. Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Art is the Flower . London: Pavilion, 1995.
        Published in North America under the title Flowers: Charles Rennie MacKintosh. The book is based on a catalogue for an exhibition of Mackintosh flower drawings, presented in 1988 as the Hunterian Art Gallery’s contribution to the third British Garden Festival. 112 pages.

Saunder, Gill. Ehret’s Flowering Plants: The Victoria and Albert National History Illustrators. Abrams, 1988.
        Includes 40 color plates of eighteenth century watercolorist Georg Dionysius Ehret. Paintings range from the common carnation to the newly discovered exotics like the American Turkscap lily. 63 pages.

Stiff, Ruth. Margaret Mee: Return to the Amazon. London: Stationery Office. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1996.
        This volume was designed to accompany the exhibit of the same name (1997-1998). Mee’s works are showcased, one to a page, in full color, matched with a description of the plant and relevant journal excerpts. 201 pages.

Timby, Sara.  The Orchid Observed:  Five Centuries of Botanical Illustration:  An Exhibit of Books from the Collections of William K. Glikbarg and the Stanford University Libraries.  Stanford, Calif.:  Dept of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, 1982.

Tomasi, Lucia Tongiorgi and Gretchen A. Hirschauer.  The Flowering of Florence:  Botanical Art for the Medici.  Washington, D.C.:  National Gallery of Art, 2002.
        A Catalog of an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., March 3 through May 27, 2002.  Bibliographic references are included.  --- WorldCat

Verdant Riches Revealed:  A Selection from the Treasures of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library at the New York Botanical Garden.  Bronx, N.Y.:  New York Botanical Garden, 1998. 

Wettengl, Kurt.  Maria Sibylla Merian, 1647-1717:  Artist and Naturalist.  Ostfilden-Ruit;  Verlag Gerd Hatje, 1998. (ND 588 .M52 A4 1998 - Oversize)
        A catalog of  the exhibition held at Historisches Museum in Frankfurt am Main in the winter of 1997/98.  275 pages with illustrations (some in color).  Includes bibliographical references (pages 27-275).

Wheelock Jr., Arthur K. From Botany to Bouquets: Flowers in Northern Art. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1999.
        Representing the second exhibition in the Dutch Cabinet series, From Botany to Bouquets brings together a group of sixteenth and seventeenth century flower still-life paintings, watercolors, manuscripts, and botanical books. Lavishly illustrated in color. 88 pages.

Art Plantae
This site was created to assist artist with their understanding of botany.  Included is a growing database of over 2,000 images covering 50 plant families.

Baumgardt, John Philip. How to Identify Flowering Plant Families: a Practical Guide for Horticulturists and Plant Lovers. Portland, OR: Timber Press, 1982. (QK 495 .A1 B38 1982)
        "Through an analysis of flower structure, with the aid of floral diagrams and floral formulae, Baumgardt presents the relationships among members of plant families." --Publisher. 269 pages.

Capon, Brian. Botany for Gardeners; an Introduction and Guide. Portland, OR: Timber Press, 1990.
        Intended for gardeners, this basic botany book is excellent for artists as well. Illustrated with color photographs and black and white line drawings. 220 pages.

Hunken, Jorie. A Natural History of Plants: An Illustrated Botanical Primer for Naturalists, Gardeners and Artists. New York: Prentice Hall, 1986. 160 pages.

Mabberley, D. J.  Arthur Harry Church:  The Anatomy of Flowers.  London:  Merrell and the Natural History Museum, 2000.
        128 pp with 61 colour plates and 44 text figures.

Rudall, Paula. Anatomy of Flowering Plants: an Introduction to Structure and Development. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992.
        This introduction to plant anatomy focuses on the internal organization and microscopic structure of plants and includes stems, roots, leaves, flowers, seeds and fruits. 110 pages.

Barker, Cicely Mary.  Flower Fairies of the Spring;  Poems and Pictures.  London ; New York : Frederick Warne, 1990.
       The first of the Flower Fairy Books was written in 1923.  This series included illustrations of fairies with flowers representing seasons, gardens and trees.  Included in the series were the following titles:  Flower Fairies of the Winter, Flower Fairies of the Summer, Flower Fairies of the Autumn; Flower Fairies of the Garden, Flower Fairies of the Trees,  Flower Fairies: The Meaning of Flowers, The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies,  A Treasury of Flower Fairies, and A Flower Fairy Alphabet.

Grandville, J. J.  The Court of Flora:  The Engraved Illustrations of J. J. Grandville.  Introduction and notes by Peter A. Wick.  New York:  G. Braziller, 1981.  (NC 248 .G7 A4 1981)

Les fleurs animees /par J.-J. Grandville ; introductions par Alph. Karr ; texte par Taxile Delord.
Publication info: Paris : Gabriel de Gonet, Éditeur, [184?] http://www.botanicus.org/page/275379 (Botanicus)

Woodruff, Una.  Amarant;  The Flora and Fauna of Atlantis by a Lady Botanist.  New York:  G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1981.
       Drawings of  imaginary plants, growing on the island of Atlantis, that resemble insects, birds, and animals.

Arnosky, Jim. Sketching Outdoors in Spring . New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books. New York, 1987.
        Provides drawings of landscapes, plants, animals, and other aspects of nature, accompanied by comments from the artist on how and why he drew them. 48 pages.

Bethke, Emil G. Basic Drawing for Biology Students. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas, 1969. (QH 318.B4)
        This book was designed to help college-level biology students acquire the drawing skills necessary for course projects. Includes exercises for the student to do on their own. 86 pages.

Blamey, Marjorie. Marjorie Blamey’s Painting Flowers. London: Dorling Kindersley, 1998.
        Provides basic advice on paints and other materials, tips and techniques, simple exercises to develop skills, and step by step demonstrations. 128 pages.

Burton, Sue. The Encyclopedia of Flower Painting Techniques.  Philadelphia: Running Press, 2003.
        A step-by-step guide to painting realistic flowers with professional advice on how to choose and arrange them, how to analyze flower shape and structure, tips for keeping them fresh, and a gallery of over 30 paintings by contemporary artists. 160 pages.

Burton, Sue.  The Manual of Flower Painting Techniques.  London:  A. & C. Black, 2003

Cole, Rex Vicat. The Artistic Anatomy of Trees, their Structure and Treatment in Painting. New York: Dover publications, 1965.
        One of Britain’s foremost art instructors, Rex Cole shows how to draw trees in many aspects and styles. About 500 illustrations by the author accompany the text along with 48 plates reproducing works by famous painters. 347 pages.

Cook, C. D. K. "A Quick Method for Making Accurate Botanical Illustrations." Taxon, vol. 47, no. 2 (1998) pp. 371-380. (4^th Floor West, Wilson)
        This article gives botanists who are untrained as artists practical guidance on how to produce their own drawings. Illustrated with examples of the results of this training.

Dalby-Quenet, Gretel.  Illustrating in Black and White.  London:  Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society, 2000.

Easton, David. Watercolour Flowers. London: Batsford, 1993.
        "A richly illustrated introduction to flower painting, covering all aspects of the water colour technique with simple flower projects and helpful text." --Publisher. 126 pages.

Evans, Anne-Marie and Donn Evans. An Approach to Botanical Painting in Watercolour. The Old Manor House, Market Overton, Oakham Rutland, 1993.
        Written by two teachers of the art, this book provides a background history of botanical illustration followed by a practical section covering materials, techniques, and examples of student works. Illustrated with over sixty full color and eighty black and white illustrations. 183 pages.

Fletcher, Adelene.  The Watercolor Flower Painter's A to Z:  An Illustrated Directory of Techniques for Painting 50 Popular Flowers. Cincinnati, Ohio:  North Light Books, 2001.
        Includes:  128 pages with color illustrations.

Guest, Coral G.  Painting Flowers in Watercolour; A Naturalistic Approach.  Portland, Oregon:  Timber Press, 2001.
         Includes:  128 pages with 43 color figures, 6 black and white figures, 43 color figures, 11 line drawings.  

Harden, Elisabeth. The Flower Painter’s Pocket Palette: Instant Visual Reference on Colours and Shapes. London: Batsford, 1996.
        "A practical guide to painting flowers with over 100 examples of vibrant and unusual colour mixes." -- Publisher. Over 200 color illustrations. 228 pages.

Harden, Elisabeth. An Introduction to Painting Flowers: Form, Technique, Color, Light, Composition. Edison, N.J.: Chartwell Books, 2005.

Hoblyn, Alison.  Painting Flowers & Gardens in Watercolour and Pastel.  Newton Abbot;  David & Charles, 2003.

Leonard, Elizabeth. Flower Painting. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1991.
        Leonard approaches flower painting in a wide variety of media, from oil and watercolor to gouache, casein, and paste. Included are the how-to’s of selecting, working with and caring for flowers, exercises to help the reader look at flowers from a botanical artist’s point of view, working with color and color interactions, composition, and the role of flowers in landscapes and gardens. 50 black/white illustrations and 150 color plates. 144 pages.

Leslie, Clare Walker. The Art of Field Sketching; A Naturalist’s Sketchbook . Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1984.
        With simple methods and exercises Leslie teaches how to sketch quickly from nature with a pencil, a pad of paper, and observation skills. 190 pages.

Leslie, Clare Walker. Nature Drawing: A Tool for Learning. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1987.
        The intent of this book is to teach either beginning or advanced artists how to see, as well as how to draw nature. 206 pages.

Martin, Judy. Encyclopedia of Colored Pencil Techniques. Philadelphia: Running Press, 1992.
        This work covers the characteristics of various kinds of pencils and assorted techniques. Over 200 full-color photographs. 191 pages.

Milne, Judith. Flowers in Watercolour. London: Batsford, 1992.
        Milne shows how to capture the beauty and delicacy of petals and the textures and tones of leaves. Techniques include sketching, applying color washes, capturing light and depicting vein patterns. 128 pages.

Milne, Judith. Wild Flowers in Watercolour. London: Batsford, 1997.
        Beginning with the basic choice of materials and advice on color mixing, this book gives help with drawing and painting techniques. Author provides a helpful commentary on her own paintings. This book contains over 100 color and some pencil illustrations. 128 pages.

Naylor, Denis.  Drawing Trees.  Tunbridge Wells:  Search, 2004

Oxley, Valerie. Botanical Illustration.
Provides: "an introduction to basic botany, preparation of plant material for drawing, use of pencil, watercolor, colored pencil and pen and ink, suggested topics for futher study, correcting mistakes and finishing touches." 216 color illustrations.

Pember, Ann.  Painting Close-Focus Flowers in Watercolor.  London:  Batsford, 2001.

Raynes, Polly.  Drawing and Painting Plants and Flowers.  London:  Collins & Brown, 2003.

Rowntree, Julia. Watercolour Flower Painter's Handbook. Tunbridge Wells: Search, 2005.

Seligman, Patricia. How to Paint Trees, Flowers and Foliage. Cincinnati, Ohio: North Light Books, 1994.
        An illustrated guide to painting landscapes with step-by-step demonstrations and helpful question and answer sections which highlight common problems. 144 pages.

Sherlock, Siriol. Exploring Flowers in Watercolour; Techniques and Images . London: Batsford, 1998.
        Sherlock is a widely exhibited British artist who provides help with basic equipment and materials, hints on choosing what to paint, how to keep plants fresh, setting up and holding the brush as well as key techniques including wet-in-wet, wet-on-dry, softening, mixing colors and using masking fluid. The author also explores various painting styles from quick impressions to detailed botanical studies. 128 pages.

Showell, Billy. Watercolour Flower Portraits. Tunbridge Wells: Search, 2006.

Southan, Mandy.  Painting Flowers on Silk.  Tunbridge Wells;  Search, 2000.

Stevens, Margaret.  An introduction to Drawing Flowers;  Form, Technique, Colour, Light, Composition.  Newton Abbot;  David & Charles, 2002.

Tait, Wendy.  Wild Flowers in Watercolour.  Tunbridge Wells:  Search, 2003.

Temares, Michelle.  Painting Floral Botanicals.  Cincinnati, Ohio:  North Light Books, 2001.
        The techniques of painting botanicals with acrylic paints.

Wolf, Rachel Rubin, ed. Basic Flower Painting Techniques in Watercolor . (Basic Techniques Series) North Light Books, 1996.
        Includes the work of 24 painters in more than 20 step-by-step demonstrations. "A sophisticated and comprehensive treatment" for advanced beginners and beyond. 128 pages.

West, Keith R. How to Draw Plants: the Techniques of Botanical Illustration . New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1983. (QK 98.2.W47 1983)
        The author gives detailed advice on accurate observation as well as techniques for working in pencil, pen, scraper board, watercolor, and acrylics. 83 illustrations, 10 in color. 152 pages.

West, Keith. How to Draw and Paint Wild Flowers. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1993.
        This is a practical step-by-step guide where a selection of 20 subjects (such as honeysuckle and primrose) are shown as example in sequences of illustrations. Detailed information on drawing plant structures is given, together with an analysis of the techniques and equipment required in each medium, pencil, ink, watercolor, and gouache. Recommended for beginners and more advanced artists. 102 color illustrations and numerous black and white illustrations. 128 pages.

West, Keith R. Painting Plant Portraits: A Step-By-Step Guide. Portland, Oregon:  Timber Press, 1997.
        West, an eminent botanical artist, presents 12 favorite garden plants (iris, rose, daffodil . . .) and demonstrates in detail each stage of the watercolor painting process. 172 pages.

Whittle, Janet.  10-Step Flower Painting:  Easy Techniques for Perfect Results.  Newton Abbot;  David & Charles, 2002.

Wunderlich, Eleanor B. Botanical Illustration in Watercolor. New York, NY: Watson-Guptill, 1996.
        Wunderlich divides this book into five sections: Subject Matter, Materials and Tools, Drawing Plants, Watercolor, and Finishing Up. In the last section she covers labeling for accurate identification, matting, framing, and exhibiting. Useful pictorial demonstrations show students what to do. 144 pages.

Illustrating Science: Standards for Publication. Bethesda, Maryland: Council of Biology Editors, 1988. (Q 222 .C68 1988)
        For the editor, author, publisher, illustrator, or production manager who must create, publish, or print scientific illustrations. It presents specific standards and guidelines for publication of illustrated scientific material and includes examples from all the life sciences. More than 120 illustrations, 32 in full color. 308 pages.

The Guild Handbook of Scientific Illustration. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1989. (Q 222 .C85 1989 Oversize)
        This is a Guild of Natural Science Illustrators sponsored publication with over 600 illustrations in black-and-white and color. This book promotes the techniques and philosophy needed to produce natural science illustration. Art materials, rendering techniques, specimen and equipment handling are all discussed in detail. 575 pages.

Jastrezebaki, Zbigniew T. Scientific Illustration: A Guide for the Beginning Artist. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1986. 319 pages.

Nickelsen, Kärin. The Construction of Eighteenth-Century Botanical Illustrations. Series: Archimedes , Vol. 15.

Papp, Charles S. Manual of Scientific Illustration. Sacramento, California: American Visual Aid Books, 1976. (Q222.P38 1976)
        A classic work by a professional illustrator and instructor. 336 pages.

Wood, Phyllis. Scientific Illustration: a Guide to Biological, Zoological, and Medical Rendering Techniques, Design, Printing, and Display. 2nd ed. John Wiley & Sons, 1994. (QH 318 .W66)
        A guide to the materials, methods, principles, and practice of creating medical, biological, and zoological illustrations than combine scientific accuracy with aesthetic appeal. Techniques covered include pen and ink, continuous tone wash, carbon dust, pencil, color pencil, watercolor, airbrush and sketching animals and plants in the field. The second edition reviews the computer graphics technology currently in use. 158 pages.

Zweifel, Frances. W. A Handbook of Biological Illustration. 2 ^nd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1988. (QH 318 .Z97 1988)
        The intention of this book is to help the non-artist biologist produce useful illustrations. An emphasis is placed on black and white drawings, the most commonly used form of biological illustration. 137 pages.

• North America
  

  Art, Henry W. The Wildflower Gardener’s Guide: Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountain, and Western Canada Edition. Pownal, VT: Storey Communications, 1990.
          Art shows how to grow 33 of the most popular wildflower species to create esthetically pleasing, easy to maintain, natural landscapes. Illustrated with 50 detailed botanical drawings and color photographs. 179 pages.
  
  Chadde, Steve.  A Great Lakes Wetland Flora:  A Complete Guide to the Aquatic and Wetland Plants of the Upper Midwest.  Laurium, Michigan;  PocketFlora Press, 2002.
          648 pages.

  Connor, Sheila. New England Natives. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1994. (QK 121 C66 1994 - Oversize)
          A "celebration of people and trees" filled with photographs, drawings, and colored plates. 274 pages.

  Dowden, Anne Ophelia. Wild Green Things in the City: A Book of Weeds . Crowell, 1972.
          One of America's foremost botanical illustrators identifies common U.S. city "weeds" with informative text and detailed paintings. 56 pages.
  
  Downie, Mary Alice, E. J. Revell (Illustrator), and Mary Hamilton.  And Some Brought Flowers:  Plants in a New World.  Toronto:  University of Toronto Press, 1980.
        And Some Brought Flowers features 70  full-color watercolors of plants discovered by early travelers to North America. Arranged in alphabetical order (from "Ash" to "Wintergreen"), each entry is accompanied by botanical descriptions and historical quotations describing the plants and reflecting on their uses, both practical and aesthetic. The result is a fascinating history of North American gardening customs, of the professional botanists traveling along the paths of the pioneers and of the settlers who responded with both astonishment and practical common sense to the rich variety of plant species they saw before them. - - - Alibris.com

  Grierson, Mary. A Hawaiian Florilegium: Botanical Portraits from Paradise . Lawai, Kkauai, Hawaii: Honolulu: National Tropical Botanical Garden. Distributed by the University of Hawaii Press, 1996.
          Forty-three scientific illustrations of Hawaii’s flora by internationally acclaimed botanical artist Mary Grierson. Botanist Peter Green provides a narration of the interaction of plants and people, through ethnobotany and legends of the early Hawaiians, the taxonomic research of botanists past and present, and the history that brought an amazing mix of species to the Islands. 102 pages.

  Hickman, James C. ed. The Jepson Manual; Higher Plants of California . Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993.
          Dr. Linda Ann Vorobik is the principal illustrator for the Jepson Manual, considered the most comprehensive resource and identification guide to approximately 8,000 varieties of native and naturalized California plants. 1400 pages.

  Britton, Nathaniel Lord and Addison Brown. Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada. 3 vols. New York: Dover, 1970. (Ref. QK 117 .B8 113 AND Ref. QK 117 .G5 1952)
          This is a 3 volume facsimile of the 1913 edition, thought by many to be the best. Covers 4,666 species, including ferns; detailed line drawings. 680, 637 & 735 pages.

  Ivey, Robert DeWitt. Flowering Plants of New Mexico. 4d ed. Albuquerque, RD & V  Ivey, 2003.
          A wildflower identification book with 573pages of text and drawings. There is a pen and ink drawing for each flower.

  Junak, Steve. A Flora of Santa Cruz Island. Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. California Native Plant Society, 1995.
          This flora includes all non-cultivated plants growing on Santa Catalina Island, both native and non-native. Each species is illustrated with line drawings by Dr. Linda Ann Vorobik. (A new edition is in the works.) 397 pages.

  Marshall, Bessie Niemeyer.  With Paintbrush & Shovel.  Charlottesville:  University Press of Virginia, 2000.

  Parker, Lucile. Southern Wildflowers. Gretna, LA: Pelican Pub., 1998.
          This work is both an art book and a botanical guide. 177 color illustrations. 144 pages.

  Stones, Margaret, and Urbatsch, Lowell. Flora of Louisiana. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1991.
          This volume includes some 200 illustrations of flowers and conifers, including 60 color plates, from the Native Flora of Louisiana project. A note on botanical illustration is contributed by David Scrase. 220 pages.

  Wampler, Fred and Maryrose. Wildflowers of Indiana. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1989.
          Over 300 species of Indiana Wildflowers are illustrated in 80 full color plates of watercolors by Maryrose Wampler. Wampler has developed a painstaking technique of layering watercolors to produce very sharply detailed images. 177 pages.

• International
  

  Arnold, Marion, and John P. Rourke.   South African Botanical Art:  Peeling back the Petals.  Vlaeberg, South Africa:  Fernwood Press in Association with Art link, 2001.
  A history of botanical illustration in South Africa with biographical information.  216 pages; colored illlustrations.

  Blamey, Marjorie, and Christopher Grey Wilson. The Illustrated Flora of Britain and Northern Europe. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1989.
          Blamey provides the illustrations for 2400 species. Plants are sometimes painted twice to show the habitat. 544 pages.

  Bolnick, Doreen. A Guide to the Common Wild Flowers of Zambia and Neighboring Regions. London: Macmillan, 1995.
          This field guide was designed for the amateur botanist. Two hundred and twenty-one species are illustrated in watercolor and reproduced at half life-size. 74 pages.

  Butler, Patricia.  Irish Botanical Illustrators & Floral Painters.  Woodbridge, Sufolk, England:  Antique Collector's Club, 2001.
  Describes the contribution of over 70 artists working in Ireland as well as abroad. Many illustrations, mostly in color.

  Elick, Don. Japonica Magnifica. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1992.
          Considered the definitive book on the flowering plants of Japan. Illustrated by painter Raymond Booth, this folio-size volume was the basis for a national American Gallery tour of 85 works. 144 pages.

  Fabian, Anita and Gerritt Germishuizen. Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Vlaeberg: Fernwood Press, 1997.
          Watercolor illustrations by Anita Famian complement the text creating a "showcase of botanical art" as well as a field guide.

  Harding, Patrick, and Valerie Oxley.  Wild Flowers of the Peak District.  Sheffield;  Hallamshire, 2000.
          Identification guide to the wild flowers of the Peak District in England.
  
  Hellum, A. K.  A Painter's Year in the Forests of Bhutan.  Honolulu:  University of  Hawaii Press, 2001.
          120 pages, colored illustrations.

  Hewson, Helen J.  Australia:  300 Years of Botanical Illustration .  Woodbridge, Suffolk, England:  Antique Collectors Club, 2000.

  Mark, Alan Francis. New Zealand Alpine Plants. Birkenhead, Auckland, N. Z.: Godwit, 1995.
          This work covers most of the approximately 600 vascular plants found in New Zealand above the treeline. Color paintings illustrate each plant description. 269 pages.

  Morley, Brian P.HD., F.L.S. Wild Flowers of the World. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1970. (Ref. QK 98.E93)
          Lavishly illustrated with the paintings of Barbara Everard. Over 1000 species are depicted often with enlarged details of primary parts. 192 color plates. 432 pages.
  
  Noltie, Henry J.  The Dapuri Drawings:  Alexander Gibson and the Bombay Botanic Gardens.  Woodbridge:  Antique Collector's Club, 2002.
           240 pages; includes colored illustrations.

  Stermer, Dugald. Vanishing Flora: Endangered Plants Around the World . New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1995.
          Stermer created this book in the style of an eighteenth or nineteenth-century flora. The seven page introduction puts the conservation of vascular plants in context, emphasizing how wildlife conservation so far has concentrated on the protection of endangered species of mammals and birds. The rest of the volume is comprised of full-page color illustrations of endangered plants, each species accompanied by a brief history, uses and status. 192 pages.

  Stones, Margaret, illustrator. Winifred Curtis, text. The Endemic Flora of Tasmania, Part 1. London: Ariel Press: 1967. (QK 457 .S75 v. 1 - Oversize)
          The complete set of this work reports and documents some 200 species endemic to Tasmania. Each species has a color plate drawn from life.

  Wise, Rosemary. A Fragile Eden: Portraits of the Endemic Flowering Plants of the Granitic Seychelles. Princeton University Press, 1998.
          Located a thousand miles off the coast of Africa, the 32 granite island called the Seychelles are home to plant species found nowhere else in the world. Botanical artist Rosemary Wise spent ten years painting the Seychelles’ unique plant life in its natural habitat. This book features Wise’s paintings along with her written descriptions of the plants. 192 pages.

Anderson, Frank J.  An Illustrated Treasury of Orchids. New York: Abbeville Press, 1979. 156 pages, 72 color plates from paintings.
        The author was curator of rare books at the New York Botanical Garden and the paintings are from its archives. The commentary describes the history of each orchid, the adventures of the orchid hunters that found them and their growth habits. 72 color plates from paintings. 156 pages.

Britton, Nathaniel L., and Rose, John N.  The Cactaceae; Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. (4 volumes).  New York:  Dover, 1963. 

Chase, Mark W., ed. The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Oncidium. New York: ZAI Publications, 1997.
        A comprehensive coverage of the oncidium group of orchids with actual-size color paintings of 759 flowers, many new species, and 71 color illustrations of full plants. 164 pages.

Cribb, Phillip. The Forgotten Orchids of Alexandre Brun. New York: Grove Press, 1992.
        Fifty-nine of Brun’s watercolors from fin de siecle France are reproduced in this oversize volume. 159 pages.

Goldblatt, Peter. The Genus Watsonia: A Systematic Monograph. Cape, South Africa: National Botanic Gardens, 1989.
        This work includes a historical review of Watsonias, their morphology, distribution, and cultivation. Included within are life-size watercolors of 24 of the 52 species painted by Fay Anderson and other artists. 149 pages.

Goldblatt, Peter, and John C. Manning.  Gladiolus in Southern Africa . Portland, OR:  Timber Press, 1998.
        Ilustrated with watercolors by Fay Anderson and Auriol Batten.  464 pages with 145 full-color watercolors.

Goldblatt, Peter. The Moraeas of Southern Africa. (Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens, vol. 14) Kirstenbosch, South Africa: National Botanic Gardens in association with the Missouri Botanic Gardens, 1986.
        This work is illustrated with approximately 60 water color drawings by Fay Anderson and 150 line drawings by Marog L. Branch and Janet Klein. It is a taxonomic study of the genus Moraea in southern Africa. 224 pp.

Goode, Douglas.  Cycads of Africa.  Gallomanor, S. A.;  D7 E Publishers, 2001.
        Includes bibliographical references (page 348) and an index.

Halda, Josef J., and Jarmila Haldova.  The Genus Daphne.  Dobre:  Sen, 2001.

Halliday, Pat.  The Illustrated Rhododendron:  Their Classification Portrayed Through the Artwork of Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Portland, Or.:  Timber Press, 2001.

Hilliard, O. M. and B. L. Burtt. Dierama, the Hairbells of Africa . Johannesburg: Acom Books, 1991.
        A revised classification for this genus of 44 species. Artist Auriol Batton illustrates 36 species with full page watercolor paintings as well as pencil sketches showing plants in their natural habitat. 37 botanical illustrations with 23 line drawings. 152 pages.

Kneller, Marianna, ed. The Book of Rhododendrons. Portland, Or.: Timber Press, 1995.
        Rhododendron species are the subject of the English painter, Marianna Kneller. Each painting illustrates the 8-month growing cycle, showing the flowering branch, bud, flower division and profile, new leaf growth, and seedhead. Rhododendron experts have contributed essays on the plant’s history and cultivation techniques.

Kramer, Jack.  A Passion for Orchids:  The Most Beautiful Orchid Portraits and Their Artists. New York:  Prestel, 2002.
        Contents:  A passion for orchids -- Western origins -- The Far East -- And all the ships at sea -- England's passion for flowers -- Orchid hunting -- The orchid observed -- The first great flower books -- Botanical periodicals -- Gallery of orchids and biographical sketches of the artists -- Orchid publications -- Bibliography -- Exhibitions -- Printing techniques.  - - - WorldCat

Mathew, Brian. The Crocus: A Revision of the Genus Crocus (Iridaceae) . Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1993. (QK 495.I75.M3 1983)
        A botanical revision of the Genus Crocus with notes on cultivation and lavishly illustrated with reproductions of paintings from a selection of sources. 127 pages.

Mathews, Lewis J. Proteas of the World. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1993.
        This text covers more than 130 examples of this family including proteas, banksias, leucodendrons, waratahs and other species and hybrids. Illustrated with detailed, full-page watercolors by artist Zoe Carter. 256 pages.

Sprunger, Samual, ed. Orchids from Curtis’s Botanical Magazine. Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1986.
        From 1787 to 1984 Curtis’s Botanical Magazine published hand-colored plates of almost 1,200 species of orchids, and they are all in this large volume beautifully reproduced in color. 525 Pages.

Sheehan, Tom and Marion Sheehan. An Illustrated Survey of Orchid Genera . Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1995.
        Each genus is completely described, with information on flowering season, habitat, and popular species as well as a distribution map. Marion Sheehan painted the illustrations from fresh plants. 158 genera are illustrated, and in cases where the genus is very large, additional illustrations show further significant characteristics. 424 pages.

Stewart, Joyce and William T. Stearn. The Orchid Paintings of Franz Bauer. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1993.
        Franz Bauer was Kew’s first botanical artist. Presented here are 63 color reproductions of almost all his complete orchid paintings. 160 pages.

Denver Water and American Water Works Association. Xeriscape Plant Guide . Golden, Colo: Fulcrum Pub., 1996.
        Listed alphabetially, each plant profile features information about use, size, characteristics, native regions, and cultivation. Each plant is illustrated with a botanical drawing and several color photographs. Includes work by Angela Ovary. 184 pages.

Bianchini, Francesco and Francesco Corbetta. Illustrations by Marilena Pistoia. Health Plants of the World; Atlas of Medicinal Plants. New York: Newsweek Books, 1977. (QK 99 .A1 B513 Oversize)
        Plants are grouped in separate sections according to their principal areas of operation (digestive system, nervous system, etc.) Each plant is illustrated with full page, color reproductions of works by Marilena Pistoia. 242 pages.

Coats, Alice M. Garden Shrubs and Their Histories. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1992.
        This book traces the origins of over 100 genera of the most popular species of garden shrubs. It is illustrated with 112 classic botanical paintings by artists from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries including Redoute, Mark Catesby, James Sowerby, Ferdinand Bauer, Sydenham Edwards, Flora Danica and Anne Barnard.

Mancoff, Debra N.  Sunflowers. New York:  Art Institute of Chicago, 2001.

McAlpine, Daniel. The Botanical Atlas: a Guide to the Practical Study of Plants. New York: Smithmark, 1996. 136 pages.
        This is a reprint of a book first published in 1883, containing 53 color plates of wall charts typically used in Victorian classroom instruction.

McBurney, Henrietta.  Mark Catesby's Natural History of America; The Watercolors from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle.  Seattle:  University of Washington Press, 1997.
        This is the first comprehensive study of the flora and fauna of eastern North America.  Catesby's (1682-1749) original watercolors are published here for the first time.

Paton, Valentine S., and Jean A. Paton.  Magnolias in Cornish Gardens.  Groton Long Point, CT:  Alexander Associates, 2001.
        Colored illustrations, 156 pages.  Bibliographical references and an index are included.

Pavord, Anna. The Tulip. London: Bloomsbury, 1999.
        Pavord presents a fascinating story of the tulip from the time of the Ottoman sultans of Istanbul in the 18 ^th century to its present cultivation by the Wakefield Tulip Society. This book is illustrated from a wide range of sources with 150 color plates. 439 pages.

Wu, Jing-Nuan.  An Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica.  New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2005.
        Illustrated atlas of the 320 herbs used most frequently in traditional Chinese medical practice.  Full color drawings of each substance. 

Zomlefer, Wendy B. Guide to Flowering Plant Families. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1994.
        This work focuses on the characterization of 130 flowering plant families common in the native and naturalized floras of the temperate and tropical regions of the United States. All families are well illustrated with beautifully and accurately rendered line drawings done by the author (158 plates of intricate botanical illustrations). Included is a chapter providing suggestions on how to dissect and draw flowering plants. 430 pages.

Bessette, Alan E. and William K. Chapman, eds. Plants and Flowers: 1,761 Illustrations for Artists and Designers. New York: Dover Publications, 1992. 289 pages.

Favorite Flowers:  CD-ROM and Book:  253 Permission-Free Designs. (Dover Electronic Clip Art).  Mineola, N.Y.:  Dover, 2002.
45 pages + 1 CD-ROM.

Grafton, Carol Belanger, ed. Victorian Floral Illustrations. New York: Dover, 1985.
        Reproductions of 344 wood engravings of exotic plants from Paxton’s Flower Garden (London, 1850-1853) and The Natural History of Plants (London, 1902). The pictures are very clear with great attention given to detail and scientific accuracy. Latin and common names are provided for all examples. 107 pages.

Harter, Jim, ed. The Plant Kingdom Compendium: a Definitive Volume of More Than 2,400 Copyright-Free Engravings. New York: Bonanza Books, 1988.
        Plant wood engravings primarily from the late Victorian period (1875-1995). Works are arranged alphabetically by plant family. 374 pages.

Hatton, Richard G. and Richard C. Hatton. 1001 Plant and Floral Illustrations: From Early Herbals. (Dover Pictorial Archive). New York: Dover, 1996. 244 pages.

Maggie, Kate.  Big Book of Plant and Flower Illustrations.  Mineola, N.Y.;  Dover Publications, 2000.

Menton, Theodore, ed. Decorative Floral Engravings; 118 Plates from the 1696 "Accurate Description of Terrestrial Plants" by Abraham Munting . New York: Dover, 1975. (QK 98.M85213 1975 Oversize)
        This book includes many trees, shrubs, flowers, and grasses of temperate zones, along with a number of tropical and subtropical plants new to 17^th-century Netherlands. 120 pages.

Menten, Theodore, ed. Plant and Floral Woodcuts for Designers and Craftsmen; 419 Illustrations from the Renaissance Herbal of Carolus Clusius. New York: Dover, 1974. (QK 41.L423.P55 1974 - Oversize)
        The illustrations are taken from Clusius’chief work, the Rariorum Plantarum Historia, 1601. Many of these illustrations were used to illustrate the expanded edition of Gerard’s Herball and other contemporary works. 184 pages.

Sweerts, Emanuel. Early Floral Engravings. New York: Dover Publications, 1976.
        Reproductions of all 110 copperplate engravings from the herbal Florilegium Emanuelis Sweerti Septimonti Batavi Amsteledami … (Frankfurt am Main, 1612). 67 pages.

The Botanical Artist. Wading River, N.Y.: American Society of Botanical Artists, 1996- .
        This newsletter provides information about botanical art courses, exhibits, and galleries that specialize in botanical art. It regularly features personal essays, interviews, book reviews, and profiles of institutions that support botanical art.

Curtis’s Botanical Magazine. Sir William Jackson Hooker. London: Reeve Brothers, 1883- .
        Founded in 1787, this magazine is the longest continuously published magazine in history. Each issue contained numerous plates which were engraved until 1845 and after this date lithographed.

The New Plantsman. London: Royal Horticultural Society, March 1994- .
        This quarterly surveys all aspects of cultivated plants, including taxonomy, physiology, conservation, and history. Includes specially commissioned botanical paintings and drawings.

• Societies, Associations, Institutes and Botanical Gardens

• American Society of Botanical Artists
  Provides information and scheduling about activities and events, profiles an ASBA Artist, and links to Websites of and for members.

• Botanical Artist's Association of Southern Africa
  Dedicated to "promoting public awareness of botanical art."  The web site gives access to information about the organization's exhibitions, meetings, workshops and newsletters.

• Denver Botanical Gardens

• Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
  A brief history of the Guild, membership information, constitution and by-laws, Guild and Chapter events, and access to a GNSI Listserv are among the services/information available at this site.

• The Florilegium Society
  

  The Florilegium Society was established to produce an archive of botanical illustrations of the plants of Sheffield Botanical Gardens. Botanical illustration is the marrying of art and science where the structures of plants are displayed in clear, scientifically accurate detail. The archive will provide a useful source of reference and a scientific and historical record of the regeneration of Sheffield Botanical Gardens. -- from Web site

• Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
  The Hunt Institute, a research division of Carnegie Mellon University, specializes in the history of botany and all aspects of plant science (including botanical illustration through research and documentation).

• The Society of Botanical Artists
  The British mother society to theAmerican Society of Botanical Artists. 

• Exhibitions and Shows

• Brooklyn Botanical Garden
  "The Brooklyn Botanic Garden Florilegium Society is a group of 44 of the country's most accomplished botanical artists, who are restoring vitality to this centuries-old form.  In a multiyear effort that combines botanical art and herbarium specimen, the society is creating an incomparable record of plants grown by the Garden and part of the living collections. Twenty nine of the society's artists have contributed the works in watercolor, oil, gouache, acrylic, pen with ink, and graphite pencil that are on display in this Portraits of a Garden 2004 exhibit." --Description from Website

• Perennial Pages: An Exhibition of Flower Illustration in Books Since the Renaissance
  Notes on the artists, a select bibliography, and pictures from this exhibit are featured at this site.

• Books/Catalogs/Databases/Special Collections

• Botanicus
  Botanicus is "a freely accessible, Web-based encyclopedia of digitized 18th and 19th century botanical literature from the Missouri Botanical Garden Library. Materials have been added since 1995, focusing primarily on beautifully illustrated volumes from the library's rare book collection. Included is Sydenham Teast Edwards' Botanical Register from 1815-1828.

• Catalog of Botanical Illustrations (Smithsonian)
  The Department of Botany of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History has created a database of the more than 3000 botanical illustrations. Currently the Smithsonian is offering 500 images in the three families that have been completed: Bromeliaceae, Cactaceae, and Melastomataceae. Biographical sketches of the artists are included.

• Curtis's Botanical Magazine
  This digital presentation represents one thousand fifty records, one thousand forty-eight plates, and one thousand four hundred and fifty-six related title pages from the first 26 volumes of this botanical magazine that was published between 1787 and 1807.
  

• Donald Angus Collection of Botanical Prints
  (Bishop Museum, Foster Gardens, the National Tropical Botanical Garden, and the University of Hawai'i at Manoa Hamilton Library)

• The Endavour Botanical Illustrations (The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London)
  The Botany Library of the Department of Information and Library Systems holds all of the surviving botanical artwork from Captain James Cook's first Pacific voyage.  Represented are works of the artists Sydney Parkinson (1745-1771), John Frederick Miller and Frederick Polydore Nodder, among others. These artists' works feature in the finished watercolours made during and after the voyage, between 1773 and 1784. Of the three, only Parkinson sailed on the ship and it was he who made the first sketches of the plants which were encountered and collected."

• Flora Danica Online
  "The vast Danish botanical work Flora Danica, begun in 1761, consists of 3,240 engravings in folio of all the wild plants that grew in the kingdom of Denmark."   The plates are browseable, issue by issue, and searchable by Latin name.
  

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