Strange Blooms. The Curious Lives and Adventures of the John Tradescants. ISBN 9781869620318

ISBN 9781869620318

Illustrated with 100 paintings by the author

describing the characteristics of the plants and the ways that Maori and European settlers grew and processed them

A superb publication printed on heavy cream paper

ISBN 9781869664671

Strange Blooms. The Curious Lives and Adventures of the John Tradescants. ISBN 9781869620318Jennifer Potter. The story of father and son, John Tradescant the elder 1570 1638 and John Tradescant the younger 1605 1662, as gardeners, as collectors and exemplars of the beginnings of botanical science and natural history. An extensively researched classic. Illustrations. Atlantic Books, London, 2006. ISBN 9781843543343 Hardback with dust jacket. 464 pages. AS NEW condition.