Daisies & Zinnias Journal — Jane Webb Loudon 1840 Ladies' Flower Garden

In 1840, Jane Webb Loudon — the English botanical author whose work would define Victorian garden culture — published The Ladies’ Flower Garden of Ornamental Annuals, a series of hand-coloured lithographs of extraordinary botanical precision and chromatic richness. The front cover reproduces Plate 31, Daisies: a masterpiece of botanical variety presenting seventeen species across fifteen genera — among them Ageratum mexicanum, Cacalia coccinea, Kaulfussia amelloides, Calendula pluvialis, Arctotis anthemoides, and Tolpis barbata — arranged with the careful compositional intelligence that made Loudon’s work the definitive botanical reference for Victorian gardeners and naturalists alike; the back presents Plate 35, Zinnias: four species — elegans, verticillata, grandiflora, and tenuiflora — rendered in the rich, saturated tones characteristic of her finest work. Both illustrations are set against a dusty rose background with an ochre border, giving the journal a warm contemporary elegance that honours the Victorian original.

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Product Details

• Format: Hardcover lined 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 (0.55 lbs)
• Cover: Matte laminated full-wrap print

Perfect For

• Victorian botanical art collectors and natural history illustration enthusiasts
• Lovers of daisy and zinnia flowers, cottage garden aesthetics, and the warm palette of dusty rose and ochre
• Admirers of Jane Webb Loudon and 19th-century women in botanical science and garden literature
• Those drawn to the intersection of science, art, and Victorian elegance
• Thoughtful gift for gardeners, writers, and lovers of fine illustrated books
• Anyone who appreciates hand-coloured lithography and the botanical diversity of the Victorian garden