Plate 42. Jane W Loudon. (Ragwort, Daisy, Camomile, Yarrow) British Wild Flowers. London: William Smith, 1849. $185.00

Plate 42. 1. Marsh Ragwort 2. Great White Ox-eye or Moon Daisy 3. Ox-eye Chamomile 4. Common Yarrow or Milfoil 5. Black Knapweed 6. Musk Thistle 7. Orange Hawkweed 8. Yellow Goat’s- beard 9. Wild Succory 

In her introduction to this work, Mrs. Loudon (1807-1858) stated her goal to be to create a work that would be useful to ladies interested in flowers and would encourage the study of botany “which has hitherto been too much neglected… I shall take only the most ornamental plants, and I shall not figure any flowers that are common in gardens. My object is to enable any amateur who may find a pretty flower growing in the wild to ascertain its name and some particulars respecting it.”

Hand colored lithograph.
11 ¼ x 8 5/8 inches, sheet.
Light overall toning.