Linnaeus, the Swedish taxonomist, created his system of terminology, which standardized the classification of all living things. In the botanical world this classification of plants gave rise to Botanical art, as a means of illustrating written works on the interesting subject of plants. Those earlier botanicals were mainly herbals, displayed as woodcut prints; many were mere sketches and not entirely accurate.
Interest in ornamental and flowering plants flourished in the first half of the nineteenth century, with England as the point of confluence of this phenomenon. It was the result of several species of here-to-for-unknown varieties being introduced into Victorian England that sparked this interest. This led to the development of thousands of new varieties of hybrids, with innovations in form, size, and especially color. In the world of the English gardener, be they professional or
