FLORA'S LEXICON: AN INTERPRETATION OF THE LANGUAGE AND SENTIMENT OF FLOWERS: WITH AN OUTLINE OF BOTANY, AND A POETICAL INTRODUCTION by CATHARINE H. WATERMAN - 1840

PHILADELPHIA: HERMAN HOOKER, 1840 RARE BOOK. FIRST EDITION, GREAT DETAIL ON INDIVIDUAL FLOWERS WITH BOTANY AND POETRY. VERY NICE FOR THE FLOWER LOVER. FOUR BEAUTIFUL PLATES. DARK BROWN COVER, GOLD DESIGN FRONT AND SPINE, TIGHT AND CLEAN, LIGHT FOXING. NICE INDEXES OF INTERPRETATIONS AND FLOWERS IN BACK. INTERESTING AND ENTERTAINING BOOK. Catharine H. Esling (April 12, 1812 - April 6, 1897) was an American author and poet who contributed to the periodical literature, as well as a hymn writer. Catharine (sometimes misspelled "Catherine") Harbison Waterman (sometimes misspelled "Watterman") was born in Philadelphia, April 12, 1812. Under her maiden name, she became known as an author in various periodicals. Her first published pieces appeared in the New York Mirror. She has since contributed to the Annuals, and to Graham's and Godey's Magazine. She wrote hymns, such as "Come Unto Me", which were published in an annual called The Christian Keepsake (1839). She also stated that her hymns never would have been published but for her mother. In 1841, she edited a volume, Friendship's Offering for 1842. In 1850, her poems were collected and published under the title, The Broken Bracelet and Other Poems. In 1840, she married Captain George J. Esling, of her native city, who was serving in the Merchant Marine. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.