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Index
Cover
Dedication
Preface
Part I: Sexuality and Origins
Chapter 1: Attracting Attention
Chapter 2: Flowers and Their Ancestors
Chapter 3: The Pollinators
Part II: Growing, Breeding, and Selling
Chapter 4: Pleasure Gardens Ancient and Modern
Chapter 5: Flowers for Eternity
Chapter 6: Best of Show
Chapter 7: Arriving by Jumbo Jet
Part III: Foods, Flavors, Scents
Chapter 8: Eating Flowers
Chapter 9: A Little Dab behind the Ear
Part IV: Flowers in Literature, Art, and Myth
Chapter 10: The Secret Language of Flowers
Chapter 11: Flowers on the Page
Chapter 12: Flower Power: The Meaning of Flowers in Art
Part V: Flowers in the Service of Science and Medicine
Chapter 13: The Flower and the Scientist
Chapter 14: Good for What Ails Us: Healing Our Bodies and Minds
Acknowledgments
Appendix 1: Flower Statistics
Appendix 2: Cooking with Flowers: Selected Recipes
Appendix 3: After Bringing Them Home: Caring for Your Cut Flowers
Appendix 4: Online Resources for Wildflower and Pollinator Conservation Organizations
About Stephen Buchmann
Notes and Sources
Index
Photo and Art Credits
Copyright
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