A Contemplation Upon Flowers: Garden Plants in Myth and Literature

The author has trailed, traced, and tracked down hundreds of literary references to many of our favorite flowers.

Author: Bobby J. Ward
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
Published: 08/21/2009
Pages: 447
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.12w x 1.36d
ISBN: 9780881927276

About the Author
Ward, Bobby J.: - Bobby J. Ward is past president of the North American Rock Garden Society. He has a degree in plant physiology, received his PhD in botany from North Carolina State University, and is a retired environmental scientist. A dedicated gardener, he has long been interested in plant names and plant lore. His book A Contemplation Upon Flowers: Garden Plants in Myth and Literature won the Quill & Trowel Award of the Garden Writers Association.