Library exhibit looks at historic obsessions with tulips, orchids, roses

by Connie Oswald Stofko Tulips, orchids and roses are flowers that people have enjoyed through history, and at times, interest in these flowers has bordered on obsession, said Amy Pickard, rare books librarian at the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. She put together the exhibit “In the Garden: The Art of Botanical Illustration” in the Rare Book Room of the Central Library, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo. It is open during regular library hours and can be seen through Sept….