This sparkling pocketbook from Kew offers a window into the diverse and
beautiful plant life of Japan, from familiar flowers like chrysanthemums
and camellias to famed trees including maples and cherry blossoms. Forty
paintings of the country's plants are gorgeously reproduced from Kew's
Library, Art and Archives, one of the most extensive botanical libraries
in the world, illustrating Japan's variety of plant life as well as the
diversity of Kew's collection. An introductory chapter by Kew
horticulture expert Tony Hall provides an overview of the Japanese
archipelago's flora, along with renowned botanical art expert and editor
of Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Martyn Rix, who gives an insight into
the artwork of Japanese plants, held at Kew. Detailed captions accompany
each painting, making this gift book an ideal keepsake for any
botanically minded Japanophile.