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Snowdrop (Hardcover): Gail Harland

Snowdrop (Hardcover)

Gail Harland

Series: Botanical

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Quietly elegant flowers dressed in simple white and green, snowdrops look too fragile to cope with wintery weather. They are however very resilient and are treasured by gardeners for their ability to flower early in the horticultural year. In Snowdrop Gail Harland explores how they have been used by non-gardeners too, as symbols of purity and of hope and consolation. In Victorian Britain snowdrop bands encouraged chastity among young women; today snowdrops are used as the symbols of several charities. Snowdrops are commonly found in flower paintings from the sixteenth century onwards and frequently appear in poetry and prose. Medicinally they are a source of galanthamine, used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The gentle beauty of the snowdrop may have attracted the attention of poets and artists for centuries but today snowdrops are more popular than ever before, with record-breaking sums being reached for individual bulbs. The rise of snowdrop enthusiasts, known as galanthophiles, has been much commented on and an expanding number of snowdrop events draw enthusiasts from around the world to discuss, admire and buy specimens of these enchanting plants.Snowdrop is the ideal companion for galanthophiles or indeed any plant lovers who are interested in the emotional and cultural aspects of these much-loved plants.

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Imprint: Reaktion Books
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Botanical
Release date: June 2016
Authors: Gail Harland
Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 978-1-78023-492-2
Categories: Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Plant life: general > General
LSN: 1-78023-492-9
Barcode: 9781780234922

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