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.
9781780236346 1780236344
Carnations.
Carnations--History.
Carnations--Utilization--History.
Carnations--Social aspects--History.
Carnations in art.
Plants and civilization.
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.
9781780236346 1780236344
Carnations.
Carnations--History.
Carnations--Utilization--History.
Carnations--Social aspects--History.
Carnations in art.
Plants and civilization.