THE TRADESCANTS' ORCHARD

In the early seventeenth century, Englands leisured classes took an eager interest in fruits from the Mediterranean and beyond, int roducing species from abroad into the kitchen gardens and orchards of grand homes. A charming collection of sixty-six early watercol ors showing fecund trees with fruits hanging heavily from their branches, The Tradescants Orchard is a testament to these broadenin g horticultural horizons.