Constance Goddard: Portrait of a Botanical Illustrator
Portrait of a Botanical Illustrator
by Constance Goddard
Spanish Flora
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Constance Goddard – In Her Own Hand
California Flora
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Botanical Notes: Spanish Flora – (1) Saffron Crocus (Crocus sativus) Granada, Spain. The stigmas are used season Paella; (2) Alpine Gentian (Gentiana pneumonanthe) Sierra Nevada, Granada, Spain. 10,000 ft. altitude; (3) “Still Life Granadas”.
Botanical Notes: California Flora – (1) Douglas Iris with Catterpillar; (2) Coastal California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica var. maritima); (3) Mendocino Paintbrush (Castilleia mendocinensis) Named for D. Casstillejo, a Spanish botantist.