Chrysanthemum leucanthemum. Drawn at home in the Napa Valley. I’ve often wondered where the idea for the daisy chain came from, and likewise the little circle of daisies woven together to be worn as a crown. It must have been the daisy that was the original “loves me, loves me not” flower. How far back into unrecorded time must we go to learn when the daisy first became the “love flower”? Before the Druids? Would it be more plausible to think of daisies as the “love flower” beginning with Ophelia, Desdemona, and Juliet? I’ve always felt that, like the lily of the valley, this kind of daisy is one of the quintessential flowers. —Henry Evans
270 copies were printed in monochrome green (not shown) and sell for $100.00 each. 275 copies were printed as shown and sell for $200.00 each.