GLADIOLUS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA BY PETER GOLDBLATT & JOHN MANNING

GLADIOLUS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA BY PETER GOLDBLATT & JOHN MANNING. HARDCOVER, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, NO INSCRIPTIONS OR NAMES. INCLUDES  A TIPPED-IN PLATE OF GLADIOLUS PAVONIA BY AURIOL BATTEN.

This monograph combines the artistry of two of the worlds foremost botanical illustrators with the meticulous work of two highly respected biologists. The exquisitely delicate watercolour paintings capture the fragile elegance of almost all the Gladiolus species in the region. The detailed entries for each of the 163 species include a comprehensive description of the plant, its synonyms, geographic range and biology, its evolutionary relationships and its taxonomic history. A major botanical reference for an important and very beautiful genus.