Day 6 of my ‘getting through January vintage floral plates from books’, frontispiece with lovely foxing. Our country’s flowers and how to to know them’ 1880s #botanicalillustration

@rocky1138 probably not I have several poison books that are stored behind glass.. arsenic was only used for the covers and it’s a very bright green also only used c1860-80.

Day 3 of my ‘getting through January vintage floral plates from books posts’, orchid colour plate, Thompsons Gardener’s assistant, 1900s. #botanicalillustration