BOISSIER, E. Flora Orientalis sive enumeratio plantarum in Oriente a Graeca et Aegypto ad Indiae fines hucusque observatarum. Basileae, H. Georg, 1867-1888. 6 volumes (including supplement). Royal-8vo. pp. xxxiv, 1017; 1159; 1033; 1276; 868; xxxiii, 466, with 1 portrait (of Boissier) and 6 plates (including 1 map).

Stafleu & Cowan 611. "Pierre-Edmond Boissier's work and personality never cease to impress. Most conspicuous perhaps is his rich taxonomic output, which can be compared only with that of A.P. de Candolle and George Bentham. More than 6000 new species were described by Boissier ... his fundamental 'Flora Orientalis' contains descriptions of 11.681 species ..." (Taxon, oct. 1970).

BOISSIER, E. Voyage Botanique dans le midi de l'Espagne pendant l'année 1837. Paris, Gide et Cie., 1839-1845. 2 volumes. Large-4to. pp. (4), x, 248; 757, with 1 double-page handcoloured chart and 206 handcoloured engraved plates

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A very fine complete copy in superb contemporary bindings. The first volume has the following title: 'Narration et géographie botanique' ,the second volume: 'Enumération des plantes du Royaume de Granade'. This beautifully illustrated work was issued in an edition of 130 copies only, the plates are after drawings by A. Riocreux and J.C. Heyland. Blunt speaks highly of Heyland's abilities, who illustrated most of De Candolle's works, and regards the present work as containing his finest drawings.

Both Nissen and Stafleu give the wrong number of plates. Stafleu however enumerates the plates correctly in his resumé in the note.

Nissen BBI, 171; Junk Rara, 142; Stafleu & Cowan, 605.