Wildflowers of Maine

by Kate Furbish (Illustrator), Melissa Dow Cullina (Introduction)

Overview

Wildflowers of Maine presents a selection of the color paintings, of pioneering botanist Kate Furbish. Including some of the more prominent flowers to be found in Maine, plus a few rarities, this delightful gift formatted edition is a treat for the senses and a testament to Kate Furbish’s lifelong passion to record all of Maine's plants and flowers in meticulous watercolor paintings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608936557
Publisher:	Down East Books
Publication date:	10/15/2017
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, in a field dominated by her male counterparts, Kate Furbish made a name for herself traveling the length and breadth of Maine, collecting, classifying, and illustrating the native flora of the state. She discovered two previously unknown plants, which were named for her, and devoted sixty years of her life to this endeavor, producing hundreds of illustrations, most of which are now housed at the Bowdoin College Library.

Melissa Dow Cullina is the director of education and a staff botanist at Coastal Maine Maine Botanical Gardens.