Picture Album of Cherry Blossom 櫻花圖譜 |
The cherry blossom is the national flower of Japan. Naturally it becomes one of the favorite plants that the Japanese research, breed, and make illustrations of. Picture Album of Cherry Blossom was compiled by the botanist and also a Doctor of Science Manabu Miyoshi (1961~1939). The book contains records of all known species of cherry blossom in Japan, along with color plates drawn by Junkichi Sato and Ikuma Nishino. It comes with a supplement titled Sakura—Japanese Cherry, which describes the history of hanami (the viewing of cherry blossom) and introduces famous hanami spots and species of the flower.
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