Edward Lear’s Nonsense Botany
Here are some of the charming illustrations from Edward Lear’s Nonsense Botany.
Queerifloria Babyöides
Piggiwiggia Pyramidalis
Armchairia Comfortabilis
Manypeeplia Upsidownia
Crabbia Horrida
Smalltoothcombia Domestica
I wonder if these drawings were the inspiration for James Thurber’s New Natural History. The entire Nonsense Botany is available on Project Gutenberg.
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- February 17, 2009 / 5:20 pm
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