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Language: English
Published by Timber Press, 1999
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- Title
- A Contemplation Upon Flowers:
- Author
- Ward, Bobby J.
- Publisher
- Timber Press
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0881924695
- ISBN 13
- 9780881924695
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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About the Author
Bobby J. Ward holds graduate degrees in plant physiology and botany and is a retired environmental scientist. A dedicated gardener, he has long been interested in plant names and plant lore. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has recently been chosen to receive the Garden Writer's Association of America's Quill & Trowel Award for A Contemplation Upon Flowers.
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