And Some Brought Flowers: Plants in a New World (Fifth House)
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When Martin Frobisher reached the coast of North America in 1576 'he commanded his company, if by any possible means they could get ashore, to bring him whatsoever thing they could first find, whether it were living or dead, stock or stone...and some brought flowers.'
Originally published in 1980, 'AND SOME BROUGHT FLOWERS' partners 70 stunning full-color watercolors of plants discovered by early travellers to North America with numerous excerpts from the writings of early explorers and settlers.
Arranged in alphabetical order, each entry is accompanied by botanical descriptions and historical quotations describing the plants and reflecting on their uses, both practical and aesthetic. The result is a fascinating history of North American gardening customs, of the professional botanists traveling along the paths of the pioneers and of the settlers who responded with both astonishment and practical common sense to the rich variety of plant species they saw before them.
And Some Brought Flowers: Plants in a New World (Fifth House),Mary Alice Downie,Mary Hamilton,Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited,1550416162,Flowers,Flowers - General,Gardening,Gardening / Horticulture,Gardening/Plants,History,Life Sciences - Botany,Techniques - Watercolor Painting
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