A Victorian Flower Dictionary
The Language of Flowers Companion
Written by Mandy Kirkby
Foreword by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: September 20, 2011
Price: $13.99
“A flower is not a flower alone; a thousand thoughts invest it.”
Daffodils signal new beginnings, daisies innocence. Lilacs mean the first emotions of love, periwinkles tender recollection. Early Victorians used flowers as a way to express their feelings—love or grief, jealousy or devotion. Now, modern-day romantics are enjoying a resurgence of...
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A Victorian Flower Dictionary
The Language of Flowers Companion
Written by Mandy Kirkby
Foreword by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: September 20, 2011
Price: $22.00
“A flower is not a flower alone; a thousand thoughts invest it.”
Daffodils signal new beginnings, daisies innocence. Lilacs mean the first emotions of love, periwinkles tender recollection. Early Victorians used flowers as a way to express their feelings—love or grief, jealousy or devotion. Now, modern-day romantics are enjoying a resurgence of...
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Flowers
How They Changed the World
Written by William C. Burger
Format: Hardcover, 316 pages
On Sale: May 2, 2006
Price: $23.99
The world would be a pretty drab place without flowers. Their bright cheery colors help make our natural environment a more delightful place to be. But flowers in all their beautiful variations didn’t evolve just for the viewing pleasure of the later-developing human race. What are flowers really for? As botanist...
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The ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario
Written by Richard Dickinson, Tim Dickinson and Deborah Metsger
Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: June 8, 2004
Price: $21.95
The latest in the ROM’s acclaimed series of beautiful and authoritative field guides
Guaranteed to appeal to everyone from the casual Sunday stroller to the most dedicated amateur botanist,
The ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario is researched, written, and designed specifically for the Ontario reader and visitor. It is the...
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Searchings
Secret Landscapes of Flowers, Volume II
Photographed by Barbara Bordnick
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2004
Price: $40.00
In
Searchings: Secret Landscapes of Flowers, Volume II, photographer Barbara Bordnick continues a journey she began when she idly turned her new camera on a few flowers she had in her studio. At the time, she had no particular purpose, other than to see what the results would be. As she...
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