Publisher's Synopsis
In "Some Flowers", first published in 1937, Vita Sackville-West took the step of choosing 25 of her favourite flowers and describing their appearance, origins and characteristics - the best ways to grow them - in a series of expressive pen portraits.;The flowers she selects are not those which only have an effect en masse, but those which are lovely in shape, colouring, marking or texture.;She describes native British species such as the meadow fritillary, and imports such as the half-hardy annual salpiglossis.;Whereas in the original edition of this book black and white photographs did less than justice to both flowers and text, here the watercolours of Graham Rust provided a fuller complement to Vita Sackville-West's descriptions.
