After her beautiful book 'Von seltenen Vögeln', which is both fascinating in terms of natural history and art, Anita Albus' 'Botanisches Schauspiel' is now also available in a bibliophile edition. Twenty-four flower portraits, painted in watercolor, described in texts and accompanied by quotes - a magical garden! The twenty-four flowers are the performers in this 'Botanical Play'; the setting shifts from Europe to the Near East and Africa, travels from British Columbia to Central and South America, and extensively showcases the panorama of East Asia. The play is 'The Transformation of the Leaf'; the fate of each flower is told, along with that of the people who accompanied them on their journey from the wilderness to the gardens of foreign lands: plant hunters and explorers, botanists and gardeners, painters and lovers.