Camellia Journal — Alfred Chandler 1831 Camellieae

In the first half of the nineteenth century, the camellia was the most coveted flower in Britain — a Chinese import that had taken the aristocracy by storm, filling the great glasshouses of the landed gentry with blooms of extraordinary variety and beauty. Alfred Chandler’s 1831 Illustrations of the Camellieae captured the craze at its peak: the front cover reproduces his plate of Camellia japonica ‘Anemoniflora’ — the Waratah Camellia, with its dense mounded centre of petaloid structures in deep saturated crimson; the back cover presents Camellia japonica ‘Eximia’, one of the most prized specimens in Chandler’s collection, its blooms and glossy foliage wrapped around the journal in a full panorama of Victorian camellia splendour.

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Product Details

• Format: Hardcover journal
• Pages: 150 lined pages (75 sheets) with perforations for easy removal
• Binding: Casewrap sewn binding — flexible and lay-flat
• Dimensions: 5.75 × 8 inches
• Weight: 250 g
• Cover: Matte laminated full-wrap print

Perfect For

• Victorian botanical art collectors and camellia enthusiasts
• Lovers of Japanese camellia culture and East Asian botanical heritage
• Admirers of 19th-century British botanical illustration and hand-coloured engraving
• Those drawn to deep reds, glossy greens, and the refined aesthetics of Victorian garden culture
• Students and researchers of Victorian horticulture and the history of plant hunting
• Thoughtful gifts for gardeners, botanists, and lovers of rare illustrated books