Orchid : a cultural history /

Some flowers make us think of love or heaven, of political causes or drug cravings, while others are food, medicine or decoration. Almost every plant that humans have ever taken an interest in has acquired a rich web of associations. So it is not surprising that flowers as alluring as orchids are as...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Endersby, Jim (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : Richmond, Surrey, UK : University of Chicago Press ; Royal Botanic Gardens, 2016.
Subjects:	Orchids > History. Orchids in literature.