Carnation /

Way, Twigs,

Carnation / Twigs Way. - 221 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm. - Reaktion's botanical series . - Botanical (Reaktion Books (Firm)) .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-209) and index.

The divine flower -- What's in a name? -- Nature's bastards : from divinity to blasphemy -- Florists, weavers and cottagers -- Fit for royalty : empresses and queens -- A rainbow of pinks -- A picture of pink -- A strengthener of the heart and brain -- Crossing continents : the tangled web of the perpetual carnation -- Epilogue : the everlasting carnation -- An explication of carnation types and common terms -- Timeline.

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Carnations.
Carnations--History.
Carnations--Utilization--History.
Carnations--Social aspects--History.
Carnations in art.
Plants and civilization.