Wild Flowers of Lesotho by Schmitz, Marthe - 1980

Lesotho: ESSA PTY LTD PUB. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition?. Paperback. 5x7". VERY GOOD Condition ; cover photo of tall orange & yellow poker plant blue sky & mountains background.. ; Color Photos; 256 pages; Lesotho has a diverse landscape and equally varied flora, which bear flowers of intricate and often stunning beauty. Field Guide to Wildflowers of South Africa describes many species and those most likely to be encountered across the country. clear colorful photographs with entertaining text descriptions.. .

Roma, Lesotho: ESSA, 1982. First Edition. Paperback. Very good. Duodecimo (19 cm), pp. 256. Pictorial wraps. Includes introduction by the author, color photo for each of 300 entries, index and glossary of scientific terms used. Light edge wear, and dampstain on back cover that does not affect any other pages. Schmitz was the Honorary Curator of the Herbarium and lecturer in botany at Pius XII University College at Roma, Lesotho.This was the first pictorial guide to Lesotho flora, and Schmitz worked with Chief Theko Maama to incorporate Sesotho plant names and their medicinal uses. She died in an auto accident before this book was published. (From" A Biographical Dictionary of Contributors to the Natural History of the Free State and Lesotho.")