Border Carnations and Cloves
Author: James Douglas
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Published: 1921
Total Pages: 42
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Author: James Douglas
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Published: 1921
Total Pages: 42
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Twigs Way
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2016-11-15
Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 1780236816
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom wedding bouquets to funeral wreaths, carnations can be seen everywhere in human culture. Their colorful but delicately folded petals have made them one of the foremost decorative flowers, from the gardens of the Ottoman Empire to American Mothers Day bouquets, via Chinese medicines and French Empresses. In this book, Twigs Way explores the extraordinary history of this inimitable flower. The author traces the trials and tribulations of early breeders—compelled by florists’ fascinations for the striped and spotted—which led to delightfully colored (and delightfully named) varieties such as Lustie Gallant and Bleeding Swain. She looks at the symbolism of the red and white—and even green—carnations made famous by Oscar Wilde, and glides through many of the rooms in literature and history that we have filled with the carnation’s glorious scent. Travelling from Europe to China, Way explores how carnations have been used by herbalists the world over as a treatment for ailments to both mind and body, and she looks at the many paintings that have attempted to capture their unique complexities. Lavishly illustrated and full of unexpected delights, this book will—like the carnation itself—charm the mind and invigorate the senses.
Author: Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain)
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Published: 1919
Total Pages: 816
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: T. Cook
Publisher: Applewood Books
Published: 2008-11
Total Pages: 134
ISBN-13: 1429013737
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis useful source by Cook, Douglas, and McLeod offers detailed information on the growing and care of carnations and pinks.
Author: Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain)
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Published: 1919
Total Pages: 808
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKVols. for 1846-55 include Proceedings at meetings of the society.
Author: Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain)
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Published: 1919
Total Pages: 800
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKVolumes for 1869-1952 include Extracts from the proceedings of the Royal Horticultural Society.
Author: Barr & Sugden
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Published: 1891
Total Pages: 1224
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Frank Anthony Hampton
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Published: 1925
Total Pages: 154
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