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Category : Daffodils
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Daffodil Yearbook
Author: The American Daffodil Yearbook
Author: Daffodil
Author: Noel KingsburyPublisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604695595
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
There is no harbinger of spring like a field or garden filled with bright yellow daffodils. But the world of the daffodil is much more than just its place in the march of the seasons. It’s a plant whose history starts with the tombs of the Pharaohs, through pre-Darwin evolutionary theory and Cornwall’s burgeoning bulb business, and leads to the current explosion of varieties from plant breeders seeking new colors, fragrances, and forms. Daffodil reveals a global plant infatuation that has led to more than 25,000 cultivars available in nearly every shade of yellow (and now pink, orange, and white). Noel Kingsbury tells the tale through an engaging narrative history and plant portraits that highlight more than 200 varieties. Jo Whitworth's revealing photography shows a side of the daffodil rarely seen. Plant lovers will relish the stories and gardeners will cherish the cultivation notes, plant descriptions, and recommendations.
American Daffodil Yearbook
Author: Daffodil and Tulip Yearbook
Author: Golden Harvest
Author: Andrew TompsettPublisher: Alison Hodge Publishers
ISBN: 9780906720462
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
This publication provides a history of daffodil growing in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, from its origins in the nineteenth century to the modern industry of the early twenty-first century.
Bibliography of Agriculture
Author: The Tulip
Author: Anna PavordPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1526602679
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
A revised and updated edition of the internationally bestselling classic Anna Pavord's now classic, internationally bestselling sensation, The Tulip, is not a gardening book. It is the story of a flower that has driven men mad. Greed, desire, anguish and devotion have all played their part in the development of the tulip from a wild flower of the Asian steppes to the worldwide phenomenon it is today. No other flower carries so much baggage; it charts political upheavals, illuminates social behaviour, mirrors economic booms and busts, plots the ebb and flow of religious persecution. Why did the tulip dominate so many lives through so many centuries in so many countries? Anna Pavord, a self-confessed tulipomaniac, spent six years looking for answers, roaming through eastern Turkey and Central Asia to tell how a humble wild flower made its way along the Silk Road and eventually took the whole of Western Europe by storm. Sumptuously illustrated from a wide range of sources, this irresistible volume has become a bible, a unique source book, a universal gift and a joy to all who possess it. This beautifully redesigned edition features a new Preface by the author, a revised listing of the best varieties of this incomparable flower to choose for your garden and a reorganised listing of tulip species to reflect the latest thinking by taxonomists.
Report of the Chief of the Bureau of Plant Industry
Author: United States. Bureau of Plant IndustryPublisher:
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Category : Botany, Economic
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Report
Author: United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural EngineeringPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany, Economic
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description