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Carnation

by Twigs Way
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From 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.
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Series: Botanical Publisher: Reaktion Books

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  • Release date: November 15, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9781780236810
  • File size: 29642 KB
  • Release date: November 15, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9781780236810
  • File size: 29642 KB
  • Release date: November 15, 2016

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Gardening Nature Nonfiction

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English

From 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.
Expand title description text
Gardening Nature Nonfiction
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    Publisher:
    Reaktion Books

    Kindle Book
    Release date: November 15, 2016

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781780236810
    File size: 29642 KB
    Release date: November 15, 2016

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781780236810
    File size: 29642 KB
    Release date: November 15, 2016

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English