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Author: Marcia Reiss Publisher: Reaktion Books ISBN: 178023130X Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 226
Book Description
The lily is a flower of contradictions. It represents both life and death, appearing at weddings and funerals. In their pure white form, lilies are a symbol of innocence, chastity, and purity of heart, but in contrast, the highly fragrant and intensely colored orange lilies symbolize passion. In Lily, Marcia Reiss explores these paradoxes, tracing the flower’s cultural significance in art, literature, religion, and popular entertainment throughout history. Reiss journeys from the tomb carvings of ancient Egypt to the paintings of Claude Monet, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Salvador Dalí, exploring the lily as a subject of fascination and obsession. Unearthing many absorbing facts and fables about the blossom, she examines its use in cuisine and reveals them to have been a source of food and medicine in China for centuries. While Reiss focuses her attention on true lilies and the ornamental hybrids breeders have derived from them, she also provides extensive information about a wide variety of popular lilies, including daylilies, lilies of the valley, water lilies, and calla lilies. Filled with striking illustrations of these gorgeous plants, Lily is a book for gardeners and lily admirers alike.
Author: Marcia Reiss Publisher: Reaktion Books ISBN: 178023130X Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 226
Book Description
The lily is a flower of contradictions. It represents both life and death, appearing at weddings and funerals. In their pure white form, lilies are a symbol of innocence, chastity, and purity of heart, but in contrast, the highly fragrant and intensely colored orange lilies symbolize passion. In Lily, Marcia Reiss explores these paradoxes, tracing the flower’s cultural significance in art, literature, religion, and popular entertainment throughout history. Reiss journeys from the tomb carvings of ancient Egypt to the paintings of Claude Monet, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Salvador Dalí, exploring the lily as a subject of fascination and obsession. Unearthing many absorbing facts and fables about the blossom, she examines its use in cuisine and reveals them to have been a source of food and medicine in China for centuries. While Reiss focuses her attention on true lilies and the ornamental hybrids breeders have derived from them, she also provides extensive information about a wide variety of popular lilies, including daylilies, lilies of the valley, water lilies, and calla lilies. Filled with striking illustrations of these gorgeous plants, Lily is a book for gardeners and lily admirers alike.
Author: Peter A. Gail Publisher: ISBN: 9781879863606 Category : Cooking (Flowers) Languages : en Pages : 0
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Using daylilies in recipes is not a new concept. Daylilies are a respected part of Chinese cuisine, and have been used since at least 304 AD. This book includes over thirty-five great recipes using virtually every part of the plant, instructions on how to dry the flowers and use them as a thickener for soups, and folklore and scientific information. Daylilies have the added benefit of providing a beautiful splash of color in the garden while awaiting harvest.
Author: Wendy Sand Eckel Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 1250058619 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 285
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Rosalie Hart has finally opened the café of her dreams. Decked out with ochre-tinted walls and stuffed with delicious organic fare, the Day Lily Café is everything Rosalie could have hoped for. But not five minutes into the grand opening, Doris Bird, a dear and trusted friend, cashes in on a favor--to help clear her little sister Lori of a first degree murder charge. With the help of her best friend and head waiter Glenn, Rosalie is on the case. But it's not going to be easy. Unlikable and provocative, murder victim Carl James Fiddler seems to have insulted nearly everyone in town, and the suspect list grows daily. And when Rosalie's daughter Annie gets caught in the crossfire, the search for the killer becomes personal in this charming cozy perfect for fans of Diane Mott Davidson and Joanne Fluke.
Author: Peter A. Gail Publisher: ISBN: Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 164
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Discover the history, nutritional, and medicinal properties of this landscape arch villain as you learn to pick, prepare, and savor every part of the dandelion. Includes seventy-five ways to prepare dandelions.
Author: Miche Bacher Publisher: Quirk Books ISBN: 1594746672 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 523
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Here are more than 100 recipes that will bring beautiful flower-filled dishes to your kitchen table! This easy-to-use cookbook is brimming with scrumptious botanical treats, from sweet violet cupcakes, pansy petal pancakes, daylily cheesecake, and rosemary flower margaritas to savory sunflower chickpea salad, chive blossom vinaigrette, herb flower pesto, and mango orchid sticky rice. Alongside every recipe are tips and tricks for finding, cleaning, and preparing edible blossoms. You’ll also learn how to infuse vinegars, vodkas, sugars, frostings, jellies and jams, ice creams, and more with the color and flavor of your favorite flowers. Fresh from the farmers’ market or plucked from your very own garden, a world of delectable flowers awaits!
Author: Garth L. Nicolson Ph.D. Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1465320822 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 570
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The Project Day Lily story chronicles the events surrounding what the public knows as "Gulf War Syndrome." To this day, the public perception of that tragedy is very limited, but now there are over 150,000 veterans of that conflict that suffer from chronic illnesses and tens of thousands have died without acknowledgment or proper assistance to keep secret the origin of their illnesses. Project Day Lily tells the story of the discovery that men and women of our Armed Forces were actually exposed to chemical and biological mixtures from missiles and sprayers during the Gulf War that were supplied, in part, by a sinister network using a group of rogue bureaucrats, intelligence operatives and scientists. They were also exposed to contaminants in the multiple vaccines given during deployment. Project Day Lily presents the story of how one of these biological agents was found by two American scientists in veterans of the Gulf War and in civilians as part of a massive testing program and how various academic and governmental employees did everything in their power to prevent this information from being released to the American public.
Author: Wendy Sand Eckel Publisher: Minotaur Books ISBN: 1466862947 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 285
Book Description
Rosalie Hart has finally opened the café of her dreams. Decked out with ochre-tinted walls and stuffed with delicious organic fare, the Day Lily Café is everything Rosalie could have hoped for. But not five minutes into the grand opening, Doris Bird, a dear and trusted friend, cashes in on a favor--to help clear her little sister Lori of a first degree murder charge. With the help of her best friend and head waiter Glenn, Rosalie is on the case. But it's not going to be easy. Unlikable and provocative, murder victim Carl James Fiddler seems to have insulted nearly everyone in town, and the suspect list grows daily. And when Rosalie's daughter Annie gets caught in the crossfire, the search for the killer becomes personal in this charming cozy perfect for fans of Diane Mott Davidson and Joanne Fluke.
Author: Ronald Alan Duskis Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595003745 Category : Survival Languages : en Pages : 334
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This book is designed to be a complete guide to assist the novice as well as the skilled camper and traveler feel well prepared if faced with the need to survive in a critical situation. It not only teaches physical survival skills but also how to survive emotionally, mentally, and spiritually in situations that may ordinarily panic even the best of us. Survival Forever will teach you: • How to build shelters • How to build a fire • How to make your own sleeping bag in the wild • How to find your direction if you are lost • How to act when faced with wild animals and insects • How to find water and purify it • How to get all the food you need (including what grasses are edible) • How to make your own eating utensils out of natural materials • And MUCH MORE! Duskis combines his own experience and years of research with those of some of the foremost experts in the survival field to create a useful guide for everyone, from the occasional leisure traveler to the seasoned outdoorsman or woman.
Author: Marcia Reiss
Author: Marcia Reiss
Author: Peter A. Gail
Author: Wendy Sand Eckel
Author: Peter A. Gail
Author: Julian Gregori
Author: Miche Bacher
Author: Garth L. Nicolson Ph.D.
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Author: Wendy Sand Eckel
Author: Ronald Alan Duskis