This charming and whimsical title page adds a splash of vibrant, flirtatiously bright color to an otherwise primarily technique-oriented book dedicated to outdoor pursuits such as the cultivation of gardens and maintaining beautiful flowers. Are those tomatoes? Are those fruits or flowers? Who cares, they’re adorable! – and attest to the pleasure of decoration. Small imperfections such as off-set coloring and uneven thickness of ink serve to remind the reader that this decoration was done by hand, without the use of more precise machinery. Although this tiny, pocket-sized book was likely far less costly than the other books displayed here, there was nonetheless a desire to enhance the text with this decidedly unnecessary yet quite pleasing element.