The Lore Legends of Flowers Author:Robert L. Crowell, Anne Ophelia Dowden (Illustrator) Robert L. Crowell looks closely at the lore and legends of ten of our best known and most beloved flowers, examining their origins and the history of their dispersal in the western world, their appearance in mythology, poetry, and painting, and their uses in cooking and as medicines down through the ages. His literate, informative and inte... more »resting text is brought gloriously into full-bloom by the stunning color paintings of Anne Ophelia Dowden, one of the world's foremost botanical illustrators.
Flowers include tulips, narcissi, crocuses, irises, carnations, roses, nasturtiums, dandelions, marigolds and dahlias.« less