Sm Quarto, 1970, pp.264, The stories of some of the best loved and most familiar plants in the garden. Their discovery and improvements; Inscribed Presentation Copy By Peter At The Half Title Page
Flowers in History by Peter Coats (Viking Press 1970) (635.9) is a beautiful volume. The chapters provide the context of each flower throughout history, its popularization, and its place in society through recorded age. My rating: 7/10, finished 2/18/14.