Lilium Davuricum, by H. J. Elwes Bull Merian Botanicals:

Merian Botanicals:

At the time of its original publication

Fountains:

The English fascination with the ancient Italians was evident in a volume published in 1773 in which we have reproduced four of the charming Cherubs found here

Lilium Davuricum, by H. J. Elwes Bull Merian Botanicals:THE VICTORIAN ERA H. J. Elwes (1846 1922), a widely traveled naturalist explorer who first became interested in lilies on a trip to the Himalayas. His folio, "A Monograph of the Genus Lilium" was issued on several stages between 1877 and 1880. The plates were drawn by H. J. Elwes, Lilian Snelling and Margaret Stones. H. J. Elwes wrote the text which included all known lilies at that time. The original folios were primarily hand colored lithographs