Flower Finders In Cornwall

by Selina Bates

Selina Bates has studied the history and unique flora of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly for more than 30 years. Here, she brings together fifty fellow ‘finders’ – past and present – who have all made their mark on the subject. Through 160 full colour pages, the reader meets such figures from history as 17th century diarist Richard Carew, RSPB founder William Hudson, polymath Edward Llwyd, geologist William Borlase, and engineer James Watt; along with more contemporary figures, including Elinor Vallentin, who sailed to Cornwall from the Falkland Islands, painter and teacher Mally Francis, columnist Virginia Spiers, and author Jean Paton. One thing unites them all: a passion for wild flowers.

Price: £20