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In this wonderfully unusual work, Kate Greenaway provides an enchantingly illustrated glossary of �the language of flowers�. It shares the tradition, sparked by renewed Victorian era interest in botany and exotic plants � of using flowers as a means of covert communication. A fascinating insight into a bygone era, when the gift of a Tamsy was a declaration of war, and a Garden Daisy meant �I share your sentiments�, this text is a real treasure. �The Language of Flowers� contains eighty-two beautifully illustrated colour pages, and was originally published in 1884. Kate Greenaway (1846 � 1901), was a children�s book illustrator and writer, and remains one of the most popular illustrators of all time. Edmund Evans produced her first book (�Under the Window�) in 1879, which was an instant best-seller and cemented her pre-eminent position. Her charming children in quaint costumes and idyllic scenes captured the imagination of the contemporary public � and continue to delight over a century after their initial publication. The artwork is presented in conjunction with the text � both further refining and elucidating the other. Pook Press celebrates the great �Golden Age of Illustration� in children�s literature � a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration. We publish rare and vintage Golden Age illustrated books, in high-quality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight both young and old.