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Darwin's Orchids
A quorum of scientists offer reviews and results to celebrate the 150th anniversary of 'On The Various Contrivances By Which British And Foreign Orchids Are Fertilised By Insects, And On The Good Effects Of Intercrossing' (1862). Authors of the first ten chapters follow research on the pollination and breeding systems of the same orchid lineages that interested Darwin, including temperate and tropical species. Authors on the last two chapters provide information on the floral attractants and flowering systems of orchids using protocols and technologies unavailable during Darwin's lifetime.
The Reason for Flowers
An exploration of the roles flowers play in the production of our foods, spices, medicines, and perfumes reveals their origins, myriad shapes, colors, textures and scents, bizarre sex lives, and how humans-- and the natural world-- relate and depend upon them.
Orchid
Introduction: imagining orchids -- Censored origins -- The lesbian boy -- The uses of orchids -- Red book, black flower -- Utopian botany -- The signature of all things -- The name of the orchid -- Making a family -- A second Adam -- Artificial to natural -- Myths of orchids -- Orchidmania -- The blooming aristocracy -- Orchis bank -- Every trifling detail -- Beautiful contrivances -- The scramble for orchids -- Lost orchids -- Cannibal tales -- Savage orchids -- Long purples and a forked radish -- Queer flowers -- Creation and consolation -- Sexy orchids -- Boy's own orchids -- Manly orchids -- Frail orchids -- Deceptive orchids -- Orchids in orbit -- Endangered orchids -- Fragile specialists -- The spider orchids of Sussex -- Conclusion: an orchid's-eye view?
Rare and Exotic Orchids
Comprising some 28,000 different species, orchids are by far the largest flowering plant family on Earth. Every year, new species are being uncovered in the wild or created by humans, and so this number has only continued to blossom. This book is intended for those who wish to learn about the multifaceted nature of this amazing plant. It covers many different aspects of orchid study, from its cultural history to its evolutionary development and from its first discoveries to ongoing scientific research. No matter your specialty or level of orchid expertise, you can find in this book new and fascinating facts and stories that will make you gasp, laugh, and read on. Through the many exotic and ...
Summer Wildflowers of the Northeast
"This is a follow-up volume to Gracie's Spring Wildflowers of the Northeast. This new book treats 35 species of summer blooming wildflower some common, others less so concentrating on each species life history and, in the same manner as the earlier book, providing intriguing insights into the biology, ecology, folklore, and, where relevant, ethno-botany of each flower. Each species account is richly illustrated with a range of color photos"--
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l centro di questo lavoro è rappresentato dal celeberrimo libro di Charles Darwin sinteticamente conosciuto col titolo di Orchid Book (1862, 1877). L’autore si occupa inizialmente di illustrare gli aspetti più importanti e innovativi di quest’opera, soffermandosi a tratti sulla relazione tra scienza, filosofia e religione nelle riflessioni sull’economia e l’ordine della natura e cercando di ricostruire il contesto sociale e storico entro cui queste riflessioni hanno tratto significato e si sono consolidate. Particolarmente significativo sul piano epistemologico sarà qui il decisivo tema del rapporto sul piano del metodo che si instaura all’interno della ricerca darwiniana tra l’Orchid Book e “The Origin” – un rapporto da sempre considerato problematico e non privo di elementi di sorpresa intellettuale.
Bloemen
Bloemen – en hun vruchten – voeden, kleden, inspireren en verrijken onze maatschappij. We geven boeketten om belangrijke gebeurtenissen te vieren of te herdenken, om liefde te uiten, om troost te bieden, én ze vormen de basis van de wereldwijde productie van voeding, medicijnen en parfums. Toch weten we weinig over bloemen, over hun oorsprong, hun evolutie en hun bizarre seksleven. We realiseren ons te weinig hoe afhankelijk we ervan zijn. Stephen Buchmann neemt ons mee op een ontdekkingsreis door de wereld van bloemen. Hij beschrijft de rol die ze spelen in onze economie; de inspiratie die ze bieden voor onze mythen en legenden, in decoratieve kunst en literatuur; en de manier waarop ze dier en mens verleiden met hun talloze vormen, kleuren, texturen en geuren. Een prachtig én essentieel boek dat de kostbaarheid van onze levende natuur laat zien.
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin:
This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters accessible to both scholars and general readers. Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from all over the world, and to discuss his emerging ideas with scientific colleagues, many of whom he never met in person. The letters are published chronologically: volume 25 includes letters from 1877, the year in which Darwin published Forms of Flowers and with his son Francis carried out experiments on plant movement and bloom on plants. Darwin was awarded an honorary LL.D. by Cambridge University, and appeared in person to receive it. The volume contains a number of appendixes, including two on the albums of photograph sent to Darwin by his Dutch, German, and Austrian admirers.
Verstörend betörend – Im Bann der Orchidee
Unterhaltsam, humorvoll, verführerisch – die wundersame Welt der Orchideen Orchideen gehören zu den beliebtesten Zimmer- und Zierpflanzen überhaupt. Keine Blume ist so sexy und betört die Menschen so sehr wie sie. Aber was macht sie so faszinierend? Woher kommt sie? Welche Mythen umgeben sie? Und warum blüht seit Jahrhunderten der illegale Handel mit ihr? Noemi Harnickell nimmt uns mit in die wundersame Welt der Orchideen: Sie besucht Massenproduktionsstätten in Holland, spricht mit passionierten Sammlern, heftet sich an die Fersen eines vermeintlichen Orchideendiebs, begleitet einen Salep-Produzenten und folgt ihr bis zu ihren Wurzeln im Alten Griechenland. Eine grandiose Entdeckungsreise, die süchtig nach mehr macht. Alles, was Sie schon immer über die Königin der Blumen wissen wollten
