Abstract
THE first point of interest in this volume is supplied by the coloured illustrations, which are the outcome of photographs taken from nature direct by the Lumiere process, and reproduced by a four-colour printing operation. Most of the colour tones are well rendered, notably the yellow and green of the primrose, the blues of the harebell flower, and the blended colours of the bee orchis; only the yellow colours of the dandelion and toadflax are distinctly incorrect. From a combined natural and artistic point of view the wild strawberry is excellent, as are several others, especially when it is considered that an exposure of minutes is required for taking the photographs. In the accompanying letterpress Mr. Nuttall presents a clear and precise description, adapted for general readers, of the chief features of biological interest observable in the twenty-five plants selected, and comments on the popular names, superstitions, and other such details. The text and illustrations together form an attractive volume, and the cost is moderate.
Wild Flowers as They Grow. Photographed in Colour direct from Nature.
By H. Essenhigh Corke, with descriptive text by G. Clarke Nuttall. Pp. vii + 197. (London: Cassell and Co., Ltd., 1911.) Price 5s. net.
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Wild Flowers as They Grow Photographed in Colour direct from Nature . Nature 86, 413 (1911). https://doi.org/10.1038/086413d0
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