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A Contemplation Upon Flowers: Garden Plants in Myth and Literature
Contributor(s): Ward, Bobby J. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0881927279     ISBN-13: 9780881927276
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
OUR PRICE: $33.24  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2005
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Annotation: This is a perfect bedside book for the literate gardener and makes a terrific gardener's gift book. It is an entertaining survey of 80 plant genera, with a multitude of references to, and extracts from, myth and literature from Shakespeare to the Victorian language of flowers. Based on prodigious research, it includes much literature that has fallen into undeserved obscurity, as well as selections from the great poets. It is a delightful study of the influence of the world's flora on humanity, from the mundane to the mystical.
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BISAC Categories:
- Gardening | Essays & Narratives
- History | Social History
- Science | Life Sciences - Botany
Dewey: 809.933
Physical Information: 1.36" H x 6.12" W x 9.02" L (1.42 lbs) 447 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
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This is a perfect bedside book for the literate gardener and makes a terrific gardener's gift book. It is an entertaining survey of 80 plant genera, with a multitude of references to, and extracts from, myth and literature from Shakespeare to the Victorian language of flowers. Based on prodigious research, it includes much literature that has fallen into undeserved obscurity, as well as selections from the great poets. It is a delightful study of the influence of the world's flora on humanity, from the mundane to the mystical.

This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.

Contributor Bio(s): Ward, Bobby J.: - Bobby J. Ward is past president of the North American Rock Garden Society. He has a degree in plant physiology, received his PhD in botany from North Carolina State University, and is a retired environmental scientist. A dedicated gardener, he has long been interested in plant names and plant lore. His book A Contemplation Upon Flowers: Garden Plants in Myth and Literature won the Quill & Trowel Award of the Garden Writers Association.
 
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