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Photography Plants & Animals

Wildflowers of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island

The Photgraphs of Mary Primrose

by (author) Mary Primrose & Marian Zinck

Publisher
Formac Publishing Company Limited
Initial publish date
Jan 1998
Category
Plants & Animals
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780887806995
    Publish Date
    May 2006
    List Price
    $19.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780887804502
    Publish Date
    Jan 2003
    List Price
    $19.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780887804519
    Publish Date
    Jan 1998
    List Price
    $29.95

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Description

For years Mary Primrose pursued her passion for wildflowers. From early spring when there was still snow on the ground through to late fall, she sought out the plants that grow in the wild. No matter whether they were common or rare, easily found or difficult to locate, Mary wanted to capture each at its flowering peak. If that meant waiting all day for just the right combination of light and bloom, she waited. If it meant revisiting the same site year after year until things were just right, she did so happily.
From her collection of thousands of colour slides, Mary carefully selected her best images for this book. There are 179 images in all, of 98 different plants. In this book, they are arranged in order of flowering season, from spring to fall.
As Mary wrote in her preface to this book, "I hope that, through this collection, I can in a small way share some of the natural beauty I have found during my many years of exploring Maritime woodlands, meadows and seashores."
Accompanying the photographs are brief notes prepared by biologist Marian Zinck. There is information to help in identifying each plant, along with suggestions of where to look for each variety.

About the authors

MARY PRIMROSE was first an amateur photographer, then worked as a photographer for the Biology Department of Dalhousie University. She died of cancer after a brief illness, not long after the work on Wildflowers of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island was completed.

Mary Primrose's profile page

MARIAN ZINCK is a scientist on the staff of the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History.

Marian Zinck's profile page

Editorial Reviews

"Primrose's compositions...are innovative and daring in their inattention to the conventional art-school rules... the work can double as an identification reference while claiming its rightful place on the coffee table."

Canadian Book Review Annual