The Banksia Book. and very diverse

and very diverse

line drawings and some colour plates

It is full of insight

ISBN 9780751369762

This superb book describes Darwin’s links with artistic tradition and his impact on the visual arts in Europe and America in the nineteenth century

The Banksia Book. and very diverseAlex S. George. A comprehensive description of all the known seventy five species of the iconic Australian flower named for Sir Joseph Banks who was the first European to collect specimens in 1770. The author describes each species, where it grows, when it flowers and how and when it was first described. Over two hundred colour plates show, flowers, buds, fruit and habit. There are drawings of the fruit and seeds of all species. Kangaroo Press Pty