Read 100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names Online
Authors: Diana Wells
Gorer, Richard.
The Development of Garden Flowers
(Eyre & Spottiswood, 1970).
Greene, Edward Lee.
Landmarks of Botanical History
(Stanford University Press, 1983).
Grigson, Geoffrey.
A Dictionary of English Plant Names
(Allen Lane, 1974).
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The Englishman's Flora
(Phoenix House, 1955).
Hadfield, Miles.
British Gardeners
(A. Zwemmer Ltd. & Condé Nast Publications, 1980).
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Pioneers in Gardening
(Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1955).
Hamilton, Edith.
Mythology
(Mentor Books, 1942).
Harvey, John.
Early Nurserymen
(Phillimore & Co., 1974).
Hawkes, Ellison.
Pioneers of Plant Study
(Sheldon Press, 1928).
Healey, B. J.
A Gardener's Guide to Plant Names
(Charles Scribner's Sons, 1972).
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The Plant Hunters
(Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975).
Hendrick, U. P.
History of Horticulture in America
(Timber Press, 1988).
Hendrickson, Robert.
Ladybugs, Tiger Lilies and Wallflowers
(Prentice Hall, 1993).
Hepper, Nigel.
Plant Hunting for Kew
(Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1989).
Hill, Thomas.
The Gardener's Labyrinth, 1652
. Edited by Richard Mabey (Oxford University Press, 1987).
Hirschberg, Julius.
History of Ophthalmology
, vol. 5 (Bonn, 1985).
Hulton, Paul, and Lawrence Smith.
Flowers in Art from East and West
(British Museum Publications, 1979).
Hutchinson, John, and Ronald Melville.
The Story of Plants
(P. R. Gawthorne, 1948).
Huxley, Anthony.
Plant and Planet
(Viking Press, 1974).
Huxley, Elspeth.
Livingstone and His African Journey
(Saturday Review Press, 1974).
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Plants and Their Names
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Kalm, Peter.
Travels in North America
. Edited by E. Benson (Dover, 1987).
Krastner, Joseph.
A Species of Eternity
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The Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology
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Leighton, Ann.
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(University of Massachusetts Press, 1986).
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(University of Massachusetts Press, 1986).
Lemmon, Kenneth.
The Covered Garden
(London Museum Press, 1962).
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The Golden Age of Plant Hunters
(Phoenix House, 1986).
Loudon, J. C.
An Encyclopaedia of Gardening
(Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1834).
Lu, Henry C.
Legendary Chinese Healing Herbs
(Sterling, 1991).
Lyte, Charles.
The Plant Hunters
(Orbis, 1983).
Maurois, André.
A History of France
(Grove Press, 1960).
The Magic and Medicine of Plants
(Reader's Digest, 1986).
McLaughlin, Terence.
Dirt: A Social History as Seen Through the Uses and Abuses of Dirt
(Stein and Day, 1971).
McLean, Teresa.
Medieval English Gardens
(Collins, 1981).
Moldenke, Harold, and Alma Moldenke.
Plants of the Bible
(Dover, 1952).
Monardes, Nicolas.
Joyfull Newes out of the Newe Founde Worlde
. Translated by John Frampton. 1577 (Facsimile, Constable, 1925).
Moorhead, Alan.
Darwin and the Beagle
(Penguin Books, 1971).
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Gardener's Latin
(Algonquin, 1992).
Nicholson, George.
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(L. Upcott Gill, 1887).
O'Brian, Patrick.
Joseph Banks
(David Godine, 1993).
Pankhurst, Alice.
Who Does Your Garden Grow?
(Earl's Eye, 1992).
Parkinson, John.
Garden of Pleasant Flowers
. 1629 (Reprint, Dover, 1976).
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(Henry Colburn & Co., 1822).
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Sylva Florifera
(Longmans, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1823).
Prest, John.
The Garden of Eden
(Yale University Press, 1981).
Randall, Vernon.
Wild Flowers in Literature
(Scholastic Press, 1934).
Reinikker, Merle.
A History of the Orchid
(University of Miami Press, 1972).
Reveal, James L.
Gentle Conquest
(Starwood, 1992).
Richardson, Rosamond.
Roses:A Celebration
(Piatkus, 1984).
Rohde, Eleanour Sinclair.
The Old English Herbals
(Dover, 1971).
Ruskin, John.
Proserpina
(Estes & Lariat, 1897).
Shaver, Claire Haughton.
Green Immigrants
(Harcourt Brace, 1978).
Smith, A. W.
A Gardener's Book of Plant Names
(Harper & Row, 1963).
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A Reunion of Trees
(Harvard University Press, 1990).
Stafleu, Frans. A., and Richard S. Cowan.
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Stearn, William T.
Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners
(Cassell, 1972).
Steele, Arthur.
Flowers for the King
(Duke University Press, 1946).
Stockwell, Christine.
Nature's Pharmacy
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Stuart, David.
The Garden Triumphant
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Tergit, Gabriele.
Flowers Through the Ages
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Thomas Jefferson's Garden Book
. Edited by Edwin Betts (American Philosophical Society, 1944).
Waters, Michael.
The Garden in Victorian Literature
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Webber, Ronald.
The Early Horticulturalists
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Whittle, Tyler.
The Plant Hunters
(PAJ Publications, 1988).
Whittle, Tyler, and Christopher Cooke.
Curtis's Flower Garden Displayed
(Magma Books, 1991).
Wilson, E. H.
If I Were to Make a Garden
(Stratford, 1931).
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Plant Hunting
(Stratford, 1927).
Wright, Richardson.
Gardener's Tribute
(J. B. Lippincott, 1949).
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Abelia,
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Abeliophyllum. See
Abelia
Acanthus. See
Bear's Breeches
Achillea. See
Yarrow
Adam's needle.
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Yucca
Addison, Joseph,
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African violet,
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Ageratum,
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Albert, Prince,
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Alcea. See
Hollyhock
Alchemilla. See
Lady's Mantle
Alchemy,
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Althaea. See
Hollyhock
Amazonica.
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Water Lily
Anemone,
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Angel's trumpet.
See
Datura
Angels, gift assistance of,
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Antirrhinum. See
Snapdragon
Antony and Cleopatra.
See
Cleopatra
Aphids,
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Aphrodisiacs,
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Aquilegia. See
Columbine
Arnold Arboretum,
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Art, flowers in: paintings and drawings,
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sculpture,
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tapestries,
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Aruncus. See
Goatsbeard
Asphodel,
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Aster,
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Astilbe,
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Auricula,
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Austen, Jane:
Mansfield Park
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Northanger Abbey
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Autumn-blooming plants,
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Baby blue eyes,
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Bachelor's button.
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Kerria
Bacon's Rebellion,
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Balloon flower,
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Banister, John: azalea sent by,
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death of,
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Banks, Sir Joseph: banksia,
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breakfasting with hydrangea,
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and Iceland,
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magnolia,
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peony,
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voyage to Australia,
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Barbary,
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Barberry.
See
Oregon Grape Holly
Bartram, John,
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Bartram, William,
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description of azalea,
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magnolia,
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Bartramia
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Bauhin, Kaspar,
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Bear's breeches,
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Bear's grass.
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Yucca
Beauty bush,
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Bedding out,
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See also
Carpet Bedding
Bee balm,
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Bégon, Michel,
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Begonia,
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Bellis perennis. See
Daisy
Bergamot.
See
Oswego Tea
Biblical references: New Testament: Crucifixion flowers,
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Virgin Mary,
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Old Testament: Adam,
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innocence,
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naming of plants,
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Paradise, recreation of,
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Solomon,
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Song of Solomon,
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Bignonia. See
Trumpet Vine
Bikini,
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Bindweed,
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Black-eyed Susan.
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Rudbeckia
Bleeding heart,
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Blue flowers,
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Bluebell,
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Bluebonnet.
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Lupine
Bocconi, Paolo,
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Bocconia cordata. See
Plume Poppy
Boer, Verduyn den,
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Bonn, University of,
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Bougainville, Louis Antoine de,
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Bougainvillea,
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Bowie, James,
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Braunschweig, Hieronymous (Jherom Bruynswyke),
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Bridal wreath.
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Spirea
Bridewort,
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