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The story of flowers : and how they changed the way we live / Noel Kingsbury ; illustrated by Charlotte Day.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kingsbury, Noël, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Flowers.
- Flowers--History.
- Flowers--Utilization.
- Flowers--Symbolic aspects.
- Plants and civilization.
- Genre:
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- 216 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Laurence King, 2022.
- Summary:
- "Throughout history flowers have been an integral part of human survival and culture - as food, for medicine, to express feelings, as symbols, to commemorate and celebrate, and to decorate. Their shapes, colors, scents and textures have always attracted us, as they do animals and insects. Flowers are used as luxury spices (saffron), and as coloring and flavoring agents - marigolds fed to chickens make eggs more yellow and lavender was Elizabeth I's favorite flavor of jam. Flowers are full of symbolic meaning: violets represent modesty, daises purity and daffodils unrequited love. And they have always played an important role in culture through myths and legends, literature and the decorative arts. This delightful new book brings together 100 of the world's flowers to tell their remarkable stories. Each flower is richly illustrated in color and accompanied by facts about each species and what role it has played in our culture and history." -- Amazon.com.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: BC
- Yarrow
- Achillea millefolium
- Hollyhock
- Alcea rosea
- Anemone
- Anemone coronaria
- English marigold
- Calendula officinalis
- Cornflower
- Centaurea cyanus
- Chrysanthemum
- `Heather James' Crocus
- Crocus chrysanthus
- Carnation
- Dianthus caryophyllus
- Foxglove
- Digitalis purpurea
- Crown imperial
- Fritillaria imperialis
- Snake's-head Fritillary
- Fritillaria meleagris
- Gladiolus
- Gladiolus `Atom'
- Sunflower
- Helianthus annuus
- Day lily
- Hemerocallis fulva
- Hyacinth
- Hyacinthus orientalis
- Iris
- Iris `Dangerous Mood'
- Jasmine
- Jasminum sambac
- Lavender
- Lavandula x intermedia
- Ox-eye daisy
- Leucanthemum vulgare
- Lily
- Lilium candidum
- Daffodil
- Narcissus `Tete-a-Tete'
- Lotus
- Nelumbo nucifera
- Oleander
- Nerium oleander
- Water lily
- Nymphaea `Attraction'
- Peony
- Paeonia `Sarah Bernhardt'
- Poppy
- Papaver rhoeas
- Ranunculus
- Ranunculus asiaticus `Picotee Pink'
- Yellow azalea
- Rhododendron luteum
- Rose
- Rosa `Rose de Rescht'
- Elder
- Sambucus nigra
- Clover
- Trifolium repens
- BC-Early Medieval
- Camellia
- Camellia `Kuni-No-Hikari'
- Lily of the valley
- Convallaria majalis
- Sweet William
- Dianthus barbatus `Vesuvio'
- Gardenia
- Gardenia jasminoides
- Hepatica
- Hepatica nobilis
- Hibiscus
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
- Magnolia
- Magnolia x soulangeana
- Japanese cherry
- Prunus xyedoensis `Somei-Yoshino'
- Sweet violet
- Viola odorata
- Wisteria
- Wisteria sinensis
- Medieval
- Snapdragon
- Antirrhinum majus
- Columbine
- Aquilegia vulgaris
- Bellflower
- Campanula pyramidalis
- Canna lily
- Canna `Picasso'
- Cyclamen
- Cyclamen persicum
- Dahlia
- Dahlia `Bishop of Llandaff'
- Coneflower
- Echinacea purpurea
- Gentian
- Gentiana acaulis
- Forget-me-not
- Myosotis arvensis
- Passionflower
- Passiflora quadrangularis
- French marigold
- Tagetes patula `Honeycomb'
- Periwinkle
- Vine a major
- Zinnia
- Zinnia elegans `Benary's Giant'
- Late Medieval -17th Century
- Snowdrop
- Galanthus nivalis
- Hellebore
- Helleborus x hybridus
- English bluebell
- Hyacinthoides non-scripta
- Lupin
- Lupinus `Avalune'
- Stock
- Mattbiola incana
- Moth orchid
- Phalaenopsis `Dubrovnik'
- Gold-Laced Polyanthus
- Primula Gold-Laced Group
- Auricula
- Primula x pubescens
- Lilac
- Syringa vulgaris `Madame Lemoine'
- Tulip
- Tulipa `Queen of Night'
- Pansy
- Viola x wittrockiana
- 18th Century
- African Lily
- Agapanthus campanulatus
- Japanese anemone
- Anemone x bybrida `Honorine Jobert'
- Clematis
- Clematis x jackmanii
- Cosmos
- Cosmos bipinnatus `Sensation'
- Cymbidium orchid
- Cymbidium `Rembrandt Masterpiece'
- Freesia
- Freesia x kewensis
- Gazania
- Gazania `Kiss Bronze'
- Hydrangea
- Hydrangea macrophylla `Bodensee'
- Morning glory
- Ipomoea tricolor `Heavenly Blue'
- Honeysuckle
- Lonicera periclymenum
- Black-eyed Susan
- Rudbeckia fulgida
- Rough goldenrod
- Solidago rugosa
- Nasturtium
- Tropaeolum majus
- Arum lily, Easter lily
- Zantedescbia aethiopica
- 19th Century
- Aster, Michaelmas Daisy
- Aster `Little Carlow'
- Scarlet banksias
- Banksia coccinea
- Begonia Begonia
- `Kimjongilhwa'
- Bougainville
- Bougainvillea glabra
- Cattleya orchid
- Cattleya purpurata
- Delphinium
- Delphinium `Jubelruf'
- Poinsettia
- Euphorbia pulcherrima
- Fuchsia
- Fuchsia magellanica
- Hippeastrum
- Hipfeastrum `Royal Velvet'
- Sweet pea
- Lathyrus odoratus `Cupani'
- Edelweiss
- Leontopodium nivale
- Geranium, pelargonium
- Pelargonium `Balcon Red'
- Petunia
- Petunia `Swiss Dancer'
- King protea
- Protea cyanoides
- Rhododendron
- Rhododendron `Cynthia'
- 20th Century
- Allium
- Allium `Globemaster'
- Astilbe
- Astilbe x arendsii `Bressingham Beauty'
- Heather
- Calluna vulgaris
- Melancholy thistle
- Cirsium heterophyllum
- Hardy geranium
- Geranium x oxonianum `Claridge Druce'
- Gerbera
- Gerbera `Sweet Glow'.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9780857829207
- 0857829203
- OCLC:
- 1267383804
- Publisher Number:
- 99993229213
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