100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names

This is a delight for flower gardeners, and especially those who like to sit outside and read among the flowers. Now, without a lot of over-the-head scientific language, you can get the fun of flowers, and enjoy the reading and the flowers together. It's not the definitive book for the scientifically serious grower, but one of the best for the backyard gardener. You'll find the book as fun as your flowers. Reading about flowers is better than weeding them.I found this book AFTER reading Diana Wells newer book, "Lives of the Trees: An Uncommon History". That book does to trees that 100 Flowers does to blooms. Each chapter (go ahead look at the list inside on this listing) offers information, a drawing and fun facts about the flower while not bogging the reader down with more than 2 or 3 pages. If you need more, there are other book. This book offers a FUN first look at what kinds of flowers may be growing in your backyard, and what you might want to add. The same treatment exists in Wells' book about trees and a third one, "100 Birds and How They Got Their Name." I give them all 5-stars for FUN reading. Take them outside in nature, the perfect place to read them.These books are perfect for homeschool students and others doing basic research on trees, flowers, and birds. I'm sorry I passed age 60 before I found them, but they would be a delight to other retired nature lovers. Simple, fun reading that can be taken in in short bursts. I gained new bits of knowledge with every chapter, in every one of the 3 books.I'm glad I ordered them all. I'd suggest the same for you.

Lots of fun learning where or how tge names of flowers came to be.Nice table book.

100 Flowers is more of a small coffee table book than a garden guide. It's sweet and interesting. It would be a perfect gift for mother's day, the lady who babysits the cat, your nicest neighbor. I would be interested in other things the author has done or seeing her on Martha.

If you want to know everything about a flower this definitely tell you!

I am reading this lovely book a little at a time to make it last and am enjoying the gorgeous illustrations. I have always been interested in the names of things. This book is very informative.It arrived in almost new condition with the jacket and only the name of the gift giver inscribed inside.

All the titles in this "How 100 . . . Got Their Names" series are fascinating. This one provided fascinating details of the origin of many common flowers. Those who enjoy the beauty of blossoms will find much to savor here.

This is a gem of a book. You can pick it up and read a chapter here and there. The text is delightful to read and the history is intriguing. Kudos. I have purchased second copies to give as gifts I enjoyed this so much!

I work with flowers almost every day and found it to be a great help with researching flowers for names and origins.

This is a great book. Especially if you love history. It is a very easy book to read and gives a lot more information than just where the flower or plant got its name.I believe anyone who loves flowers will really enjoy this book.

livre anglophone relié rigide petit format ancien (1997)consacré à l'étymologie des noms de fleurs; après une courte introduction (5 pages), l'auteur dédie à chacune des 100 plantes abordées (par ordre alphabétique) un article de deux à trois pages illustré par une gravure n&b sur fond vert; bibliographie et index à la fin; ce petit livre de bibliothèque original bien que très incomplet ravira les amateurs de plantes et les jardiniers; il pourra néanmoins décevoir les botanistes et naturalistes scientifiques qui aurait préféré un dictionnaire un peu plus exhaustif

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This was a gift for someone else and I have not had had their feedback as yet.I did look through the book before I gifted it and found it to be pretty much what I expected.

It's a good book, but I wish it had color pictures.