The Rose's Kiss
Douban
A Natural History of Flowers
Peter Bernhardt
résumé
Discover why flowers are so colourful, how they evolved, and how insects exploit them for their nectar. Peter Bernhardt presents a wide-ranging look at the natural history of flowers, how they look, what they do, and their often hidden interactions with the surrounding environment. Looking also at other living organisms upon which flowers depend for their survival, this work will be of interest to all flower lovers from the amateur gardeners to botanists.
contents
Introduction - Beyond the Florist’s Shop
1. Brotherhoods and Sisters’ Rooms
2. Limits to Perfection
3. The Pig in the Pizza
4. When to Bloom
5. When to Die
6. Of Pollen, Perpetrators, Politics, and Piety
7. Fruitful Union
8. The Primary Attractions
9. Rewards
10. Unloved but Efficient
11. Psychoanalysis and Serenades
12. The Faithful and Unfaithful Bee
13. The Squawking Tree
14. F is for Fake (and Flower)
15. Into Thin Air
16. Self-Made Marriages and Virgin Births
17. The First Flowers
Glossary of Flower Terms
Annotated Bibliography
About the Author
Index
