Florapedia : a brief compendium of floral lore / Carol Gracie, illustrations by Amy Jean Porter.

Main entry:

Gracie, Carol, author.

Title & Author:

Florapedia : a brief compendium of floral lore / Carol Gracie, illustrations by Amy Jean Porter.

Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]

Description:

ix, 189 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 18 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Issued also in electronic format.
Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award - Nominee, 2022

Summary:

"This book is an engaging and informative compendium of flower facts. Similar in a nature to Lawrence Millman's Fungipedia, the book brings together a wide range of interesting facts and stories-ranging from the historical to the scientific to the whimsical. The book has roughly 100 entries, beginning with achlorophyllous flowers that feed on the roots of a host plant, and ending with zygomorphic flowers, that pose an interesting puzzle for pollinators. In the entries in-between, readers will explore with John and William Bartram, smell the rotting corpse flower, learn about the miniature ecosystems entangled in Spanish moss, and much more. Similar to Fungipedia, the book is intended for a general audience, but thanks to Gracie's depth and breadth of knowledge, and her artful prose, it will also appeal to seasoned flower enthusiasts. The entries are accompanied by approximately 50 line drawings from Amy Jean Porter"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9780691211404 hardcover
069121140X hardcover
electronic book
9780691217543

Subject:

Flowers Varieties.
Flowers Folklore.
Fleurs Variétés.
Flowers

Form/genre:

Folklore
Informational works.

Added entries:

Porter, Amy Jean, illustrator.
Ferrante, Chris, book designer, cover designer.

Holdings:

Location: Library main y 309703
Call No.: BIB 254899
Status: Available

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