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The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great Britain
by Anne Pratt (1855-1885)

First published in five volumes between 1855-1866, The flowering plants, grasses, sedges, and ferns of Great Britain was widely regarded as the best popular botanical work of its time. Its author and illustrator, Anne Pratt (1806-1893), suffered from ill health as a child and was unable to engage in outdoor pursuits. A family friend, Dr. Dods, taught her botany and one of her sisters collected plants for her, which she sketched. The drawings afterwards formed illustrations for her books.

She wrote and illustrated several other botanical works, including The field, the garden, and the woodland, which was published in 1838 and reached a third edition in less than ten years, and Wild flowers, published in 1852, and which was also issued in sheets for hanging up in schoolrooms. The importance of Anne Pratt's books in spreading a knowledge and love of botany was acknowledged by a grant from the civil list.


Original Chromolithographs over 165 years old • Sheet size varies, but approx. 5¼ x 8½ inches

Please have a look at the enlargements by clicking on the thumbnails.

 


211
PLATE 211

BOG ORCHIS
TWO-LEAVED LIPARIS
SPURLESS CORAL ROOT
BROAD-LEAVED HELLEBORINE


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212
PLATE 212

MARSH HELLEBORINE
LARGE WHITE H.
NARROW-LEAVED WHITE H.
PURPLE H.


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213
PLATE 213

COMMON TWAYBLADE
HEART-LEAVED T.
COMMON BIRDS-NEST
FRAGRANT LADY'S TRESSES
SUMMER L.T.
DROOPING L.T.
CREEPING GOODYERA


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214
PLATE 214

GREEN WINGED MEADOW ORCHIS
EARLY PURPLE O.
DWARF DARK-WINGED O.
GREAT BROWN-WINGED O.


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215
PLATE 215

MILITARY ORCHIS
MONKEY O.
LAX-FLOWERED O.
MARSH O.


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217
PLATE 217

GREEN HABENARIA
SMALL WHITE H.
LESSER BUTTERFLY ORCHIS
GREAT BUTTERFLY ORCHIS
GREEN MAN O.
GREEN MUSK O.


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227
PLATE 227

SPIKED STAR OF BETHLEHEM
COMMON S.O.B.
DROOPING S.O.B.
YELLOW GAGER


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229
PLATE 229

BALTIC RUSH
THREAD R.
GREAT SHARP SEA R.
BLACK-HEADED JOINTED RUSH
SHINING-FRUITED J.R.
LESSER BOG J.R.
HEATH RUSH


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232
PLATE 232

GREAT HAIRY WOOD RUSH
BROAD-LEAVED H.W.R.
NARROW L.H.W.R.
FIELD WOOD R.
CURVED MOUNTAIN W.R.
SPIKED M.W.R.
LANCASHIRE GOB ASPHODEL
COMMON FLOWERING RUSH


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237
PLATE 237

LONG-LEAVED POND WEED
SHINING P.W.
VARIOUS LEAVED P.W.
LANCEOLATE P.W.
REDDISH P.W.
PLANTAIN-LEAVED P.W.
OBLONG L.P.W.
SHARP-FRUITED BROAD L.P.W.


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239
PLATE 239

PRICKLY TWIG RUSH
WHITE BEAR R.
BROWN BEAR R.
BROAD-LEAVED BLYSMUS
NARROW-LEAVED RUSH
CREEPING SPIKE RUSH
MANY-STALKED S.R.
LEAST S.R.


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240
PLATE 240

FLOATING ISOLEPSIS
BRISTLE-STALKED MUD RUSH
SAVIS M.R.
ROUND-CLUSTERED-HEADED M.R.
LAKE CLUB R.
GLAUCOUS C.R.
TRIANGULAR C.R.
SHARP C.R.


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242
PLATE 242

ALPINE COTTON GRASS
HAIR-TAIL C.G.
ROUND-HEADED C.G.
BROAD-LEAVED C.G.
NARROW-LEAVED C.G.
SLENDER C.G.


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248
PLATE 248

MOUNTAIN CAREX
ROUND HEADED C.
DWARF SILVERY C.
LARGER DAWNY FRUITED C.
SLENDER LEAVED C.
HAIRY C.
SLENDED BEAKED BOTTLE C.
SHORT BEAKED BLADDER C.
LESSER COMMON C.
GREAT COMMON C.


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308
PLATE 308

MOONWORT
COMMON ADDER'S TONGUE
LESSET A.T.


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311
PLATE 311

CORN HORSETAIL
ROUGH HORSETAIL
SMOOTH NAKED HORSETAIL
MARSH HORSETAIL


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313
PLATE 313

GREAT WATER HORSETAIL
VARIEGATED ROUGH HORSETAIL

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Anne Pratt's Wild Flowers

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