Two hundred garden flowers, each with F. Edward Hulme's hand-drawn colour plate and Shirley Hibberd's essay — five series of the best-loved flower book of the Victorian garden, complete.

York and Lancaster Rose

2 pages in this part of Familiar Garden Flowers.

York and Lancaster Rose (LOBELIA named after M Lobel)

LOBELIA, named after M. Lobel, botanist. N.O., Lobeliaceoe. LINNAEAN: 5, Pentandria; 1, Monogynia.--This order consists almost exclusively…

York and Lancaster Rose (Rosa Damascena)

Rosa Damascena.

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