The Highgrove Florilegium :  watercolours depicting plants grown in the garden at Highgrove / 
preface by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales ; introduction by Christopher Humphries. 
 - 2 volumes :  color illustrations ;  67 cm. 
<br/><br/> Watercolour paintings depicting plants grown in the garden of H.R.H The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall at Highgrove in Gloucestershire.  "The botanical information has been compiled by Professor C.J. Humphries and Dr. F.J. Rumsey at the Natural History Museum, London" -- colophon.  Introductory essay, "Florilegia : a brief history" by Christopher Mills, Librarian, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; List of contributing artists at end of vol. 2 includes artists from Australia, Canada, Japan and United States of America. Six Australian artists: Beverly Allen (plates 2, 105); Fiona McKinnon (plate 37); Anne O'Connor (plates 1, 59); John Pastoriza-Pinol (plate 99); Jenny Phillips (plates 5, 34, 74); Jennifer Wilkinson (plate 104).  Printed by stochastic lithography on 245 gsm American Cotton paper for the colour plates and on 175 gsm Somerset Bookwove text paper; half-bound in red goatskin with marbled paper boards; sprinkled edges; hand finished with gold leaf tooling on spine; text set in Fairbank and Bembo Book types; accompanied by handmade green felt book cover with maroon felt ties. 
<br/><br/>Vol. 1: plates 1-61 -- Vol. 2: plates 62-124. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Charles, Prince of Wales,  1948- --Homes and haunts--England--Gloucestershire.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Highgrove (England).
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Flowers in art.<br/>Watercolour painting--England--Gloucestershire.<br/>Botanical illustration--England--Highgrove.