The Complete Language of Flowers: A Definitive and Illustrated History - Pocket Edition
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- Author：S. Theresa Dietz
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Summary
The Complete Language of Flowers is a comprehensive encyclopedia providing the meanings， powers， facts， and folklore for over 1，001 flower species。 Now in a pocket-size edition for easy， on-the-go reference。
Along with a beautiful visual depiction， each entry provides the flower’s scientific and common names， characteristics， and historic meanings and powers from mythology， medieval legends， folklore， and flower poetry。
For centuries， symbolic flower meanings have fascinated readers， writers， poets， and suddenly smitten couples alike。 Extremely popular during the Victorian era， these floriographies flourished and versed the public on the hidden meaning of popular flowers such as:
Purple Tulip—Eternal love
Amaryllis—Adventurousness; Enthusiasm; Passion
Daisy—Beauty and innocence; Cheer; Childlike playfulness
Sunflower—Ambition; Constancy; Devotion
Together with stunning full-color illustrations and two indexes， one for searching by common flower name and the other organized by meaning， this beautiful reference is a must-have for gardeners， florists， and flower enthusiasts。 Whether you’re looking to arrange the perfectly bespoken wedding bouquet or to understand what the yellow rose you just received from an admirer means （friendship）， this updated floriography is a visual delight。
Elegantly designed and beautifully illustrated， the Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia series offers comprehensive， display-worthy references on a range of intriguing topics， including birthday astrology， dream interpretation， techniques for harnessing the power of dreams， and the stories behind signs and symbols。
Along with a beautiful visual depiction， each entry provides the flower’s scientific and common names， characteristics， and historic meanings and powers from mythology， medieval legends， folklore， and flower poetry。
For centuries， symbolic flower meanings have fascinated readers， writers， poets， and suddenly smitten couples alike。 Extremely popular during the Victorian era， these floriographies flourished and versed the public on the hidden meaning of popular flowers such as:
Purple Tulip—Eternal love
Amaryllis—Adventurousness; Enthusiasm; Passion
Daisy—Beauty and innocence; Cheer; Childlike playfulness
Sunflower—Ambition; Constancy; Devotion
Together with stunning full-color illustrations and two indexes， one for searching by common flower name and the other organized by meaning， this beautiful reference is a must-have for gardeners， florists， and flower enthusiasts。 Whether you’re looking to arrange the perfectly bespoken wedding bouquet or to understand what the yellow rose you just received from an admirer means （friendship）， this updated floriography is a visual delight。
Elegantly designed and beautifully illustrated， the Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia series offers comprehensive， display-worthy references on a range of intriguing topics， including birthday astrology， dream interpretation， techniques for harnessing the power of dreams， and the stories behind signs and symbols。
Reviews
Haley
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Not nearly as interesting as I was expecting。 This book isn't going to be a deep dive into the language of flowers I would compare it to a quick fact book about flowers。 While there is a vast assortment of flowers covered in this guide none of them have more than at most five bullet points about them。 I wouldn't give this to a beginner because it could be underwhelming for someone first wanting to learn about flowers， but it is probably a great， quick guide for the experienced florist。I received Not nearly as interesting as I was expecting。 This book isn't going to be a deep dive into the language of flowers I would compare it to a quick fact book about flowers。 While there is a vast assortment of flowers covered in this guide none of them have more than at most five bullet points about them。 I wouldn't give this to a beginner because it could be underwhelming for someone first wanting to learn about flowers， but it is probably a great， quick guide for the experienced florist。I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Mary Foxe
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Skimmed。
Paloma *The Romance Queen*
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finally a flower book I loved
bookventures_of_a_wildflower
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Thank you for NetGalley and the Publisher for the e-arc in exchange for my honest review。 Sadly I will keep this review short because， according to my personal opinion only， the negatives greatly outweight the positives in this book。I liked the cover and the concept behind this book。 I also enjoyed the illustrations however at the same time found them completely useless。 Content wise， this book is mostly a miss with certain outlier flowers with a decent amount of knowledge written。 about them。Th Thank you for NetGalley and the Publisher for the e-arc in exchange for my honest review。 Sadly I will keep this review short because， according to my personal opinion only， the negatives greatly outweight the positives in this book。I liked the cover and the concept behind this book。 I also enjoyed the illustrations however at the same time found them completely useless。 Content wise， this book is mostly a miss with certain outlier flowers with a decent amount of knowledge written。 about them。The layout of this book is horrendous。 Because of my job I have to work on page layout and I would never publish this。 The dividers are very randomly placed and the text overflows many many times。 Some flowers have way more info than others， there's no aim to make them somewhat standardized/uniform looking whatsoever。 The size and placement of the illustrations are completely random as well。 Symbols aren't used consistently， but rather a few selected appear per flower。 Now this may be because there is no relevant info in said category represented by the symbol， In that case the symbol itself should still be present without the info/content written next to it without giving the illusion that there is no relevant info for sure。This is the sort of book that looks good on the shelf。 You buy it as a beginner of the beginners and only later realising the lack of knowledge in it， yet it is not pretty enough to counterbalance that deficit。2/5 stars 。。。more
Charlotte Fay
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I absolutely loved this book。 It is very informative and I especially enjoyed the folk lore of the flowers。 The only thing I struggled on a couple of occasions with was the lay out。 Sometimes it went over a column other times it went onto the next page which was a little confusing。 Other than that I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone who loves plants and flowers。 It would make a lovely gift。
mila
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Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review。 When I saw this book listed on Netgalley， I knew I had to request it。 I absolutely love the flower language and the symbolism of plants in general - so this seemed perfect。 I am happy to say that this book was just what I had in mind。This book features a brief guide for how to use it at the very beginning， which I thought was a nice touch， as it shows what exact information can be found about plants。 The flowe Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review。 When I saw this book listed on Netgalley， I knew I had to request it。 I absolutely love the flower language and the symbolism of plants in general - so this seemed perfect。 I am happy to say that this book was just what I had in mind。This book features a brief guide for how to use it at the very beginning， which I thought was a nice touch， as it shows what exact information can be found about plants。 The flowers are organised in alphabetic order， by their scientific （latin） name。 When applicable， there is also a toxicitysymbol - indicating a toxic plant of course。 Under that， are listed other scientific names and a plethora of common names。 There are also symbolic meanings， color meanings （if there are any）， possible powers and folklore and facts。 There are also featured lovely， colorful， illustrations for every flower。I enjoyed this type of classification - especially as I wasn't looking for specific plants， but rather general symbolism of all plants available。 If you are looking for specific plants it would still be easy to navigate， scientific names can be found through a simple google search， or you could use the common names index at the end of the book。 I especially enjoyed the folklore section， and the index of common flower meanings （also at the end）。 This is a pocket edition of a previously published full-sized book， and from what I understand based on other reviews， there are no differences between the books besides the size。 The only thing I will mention， not really as a negative， but perhaps to consider - this book features a large number of flowers， so there's only so much information about each one。 I think this is a lovely beginners' guide for someone who doesn't know a lot about the topic but wants a good starting point。 It's maybe not as suitable for someone who already knows a great deal on the topic。Overall， this is an amazingly done guide with plenty of flowers， and well-sorted， easily accessible information。 I would recommend it if you are interested in the topic and are looking for a place to start with the language of flowers。 。。。more
Lingonberry
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The Complete Language of Flowers: A Definitive and Illustrated History is a giant floriography （I just love that word！） of flowers， herbs， and other plants。 The sketches are beautiful and remind me of Victorian botanical illustrations。 The printed version would make a whimsical coffee table book for fans of cottagecore。Browsing through this during Spring was perfect。 I made a point to look up the meaning and folklore behind daffodils， tulips， and bluebells because they are all currently blooming The Complete Language of Flowers: A Definitive and Illustrated History is a giant floriography （I just love that word！） of flowers， herbs， and other plants。 The sketches are beautiful and remind me of Victorian botanical illustrations。 The printed version would make a whimsical coffee table book for fans of cottagecore。Browsing through this during Spring was perfect。 I made a point to look up the meaning and folklore behind daffodils， tulips， and bluebells because they are all currently blooming in my yard。 It was kind of difficult to find a few flowers because they’re organized alphabetically by Latin name， but there is an index in the back to help readers find the Latin name based on the common one。This book was clearly a labor of love and I was not surprised to read in the acknowledgements that it took S。 Theresa Dietz over 20 years to compile all the information。 It’s a fun dictionary with interesting facts and I’ll be sure to reference it as more plants bloom in my yard in the coming months。Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group - Wellfleet Press and NetGalley for the ARC。 。。。more
Liz
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This book provides a comprehensive dictionary of flowers （as well as some other plants） and their symbolism and historical uses。 The best way to utilize this book is a reference guide， finding specific flowers that you're interested in learning about when you are interested。 Overall， I enjoyed this book and seeing these mini snapshots of history of each of the flowers described。 It was interesting to get these bits and pieces and see how different cultures used these plants in the past。 I wish w This book provides a comprehensive dictionary of flowers （as well as some other plants） and their symbolism and historical uses。 The best way to utilize this book is a reference guide， finding specific flowers that you're interested in learning about when you are interested。 Overall， I enjoyed this book and seeing these mini snapshots of history of each of the flowers described。 It was interesting to get these bits and pieces and see how different cultures used these plants in the past。 I wish we could have had guides for suggested bouquets based on different types of messages you might want to send， but I understand that this would be a lot to add to an already-sizeable guide。 Thank you to NetGalley and Wellfleet Press for providing an advanced copy of this book for review。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Irina R。
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First of all， thank you Quarto Publishing Group-Wellfleet Press for giving me the opportunity to read this review copy。 This is a very beautifully illustrated book。 Even the book's cover is gorgeous。 I admit that i was enticed by the cover and of course by the interesting details and descriptions of the book。 However，there are a few parts of this book that is not to my liking。 But first i will list a few points that i like about this book。 I find some of the facts and info stated in the folklore First of all， thank you Quarto Publishing Group-Wellfleet Press for giving me the opportunity to read this review copy。 This is a very beautifully illustrated book。 Even the book's cover is gorgeous。 I admit that i was enticed by the cover and of course by the interesting details and descriptions of the book。 However，there are a few parts of this book that is not to my liking。 But first i will list a few points that i like about this book。 I find some of the facts and info stated in the folklores and facts section to be quite interesting like for example how the Hibiscus called the Shoe Flower is named so as the petals can be used to shine shoes and in the Pacific Islands， a red Hibiscus flower is worn by women as a sign of their interests， if worn behind the left ear means she desires a lover， if worn behind the right ear， means she already has a lover， and if worn behind both ears means she wants another one！。 Or the story about wild barley，how in the medieval times， a type of divination using cakes made of wild barley was used to determine guilt or innocence known as alphitomancy， if there was a group of suspected criminals， all of them were fed with the cakes or bread and supposedly the person who got indigestion was the guilty party！。 I also find the facts about some of these plants have become endangered and threatened to be just as interesting as well as crucial to know。 Or how some the flowers like a few species of Orchids and plants are using some kind of unique mimicry camouflage or luring techniques into luring and tricking the pollinators insects to do cross pollinations for them。 Ok， those are among points that i liked about this book。 Unfortunately， there are a few parts that i find lacking and a little disappointing。 For one thing， is the way the author organizes the flowers and plants according to Latin Names instead of the Commonly used，well-known or popular names。 I find this part to be troubling and a bothersome especially to someone who is unfamiliar and is not an expert in plants and flowers but is interested to learn about them like me。 Isn't a reference guide supposed to be informative as well as easy to follow？。 Listing the plants according to their unfamiliar Latin Names isn't easy to follow as we need to look out at the index sections for those names。 Isn't it better， if listing the plants according to their popular or commonly known names first， then followed by their Latin/scientific names？。Secondly which is also the most important part that is the poisonous and toxicity symbols and descriptions of those plants。 Why is it that i find that only a few of those poisonous plants came with the descriptions of the level of harmfulness and the side effects of those poison towards humans and animals and which parts are harmful while many others did not have any descriptions or information at all about all of these things？。 Yet the most shocking thing is that some of the supposed to be poisonous or toxic plants are from among the plants that we usually used for cooking and the plants that we usually planted in our gardens。 Now， that's the part that confuses me i mean if some parts of the plants are really harmful and toxic， shouldn't it come also with an information and some descriptions so that we are aware of it and can take safety precautions？。 Not only that， there isn't even an illustration of some of these supposed to be harmful plants for our reference and guidelines。 How are we supposed to take some safety and precautionary measures of these plants if we do not even know how it looks like or what kind of harm it can cause to us？。Thirdly， i am confused with the purpose or objective of this book。 As a supposed to be a reference guide， i find this part to be a little confusing as i find this book focuses more on the superstitious mumbo jumbo，myths and legends which is a bothersome to me as for one thing， that isn't the only kind of information that i was looking for from this book and i am not a superstitious person。 It is okay to include some superstitious beliefs and local folklores about those plants coz i am sure many people are interested to know about them （so do i） but they are just way too much info and focus on all of that until i begin to think that this book is actually a reference guide for magic spells and witch crafts！。 I wish you could also add some beneficial info about those plants like how they are used in other culture as in cooking， as medicine or for other purposes you know more of that cultural and historical aspects to make it more interesting and something useful we could use or apply like for treatment or the medicinal aspect，for everyday purposes like to clean or remove something，etc。 I seriously think this book could use a little more extensive and careful research and more editing as i find some facts of the plants to be misleading and confusing。In conclusion， this book could be a much better and more interesting book but needs some polishing and editing in certain areas。 As for now， i could only give this book a rating of 2。5🌟 rounded up to 3🌟。 Still， this is a pretty good and interesting book，which i enjoyed reading certain aspects of it but it just isn't what i am looking for or expecting of。 But i am sure other readers might enjoy this book more than me。 。。。more
Courtney
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Beautifully presented。 The illustrations are just divine。 Chock full of fascinating information but I somehow think that could have been done better？ Definitely more a reference like book as opposed to something more comprehensive。 Unfortunately there's just a feeling that it possibly could have been more？ However。 Doesn't take away from its loveliness。 Would be a gorgeous present for a plant mum deep into flowers etc。 Beautifully presented。 The illustrations are just divine。 Chock full of fascinating information but I somehow think that could have been done better？ Definitely more a reference like book as opposed to something more comprehensive。 Unfortunately there's just a feeling that it possibly could have been more？ However。 Doesn't take away from its loveliness。 Would be a gorgeous present for a plant mum deep into flowers etc。 。。。more
Pauline Knox
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I found this book really interesting even though I’m not much of a gardener and it could be said that I have a black thumb as opposed to a green finger。 This is because I love flowers and really enjoy looking at a pretty garden。 But what made me enjoy it even more was the meanings and possible powers given for each one。 What a fabulous idea。 That， along with beautiful illustrations make this a wonderful book to browse through， and if you wanted your garden to be more than just pretty， this book I found this book really interesting even though I’m not much of a gardener and it could be said that I have a black thumb as opposed to a green finger。 This is because I love flowers and really enjoy looking at a pretty garden。 But what made me enjoy it even more was the meanings and possible powers given for each one。 What a fabulous idea。 That， along with beautiful illustrations make this a wonderful book to browse through， and if you wanted your garden to be more than just pretty， this book tells you what the info you could use to have a garden with specific meaning or plants of particular powers。 。。。more
D
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Thank you to Netgalley and to Quarto Publishing Group – Wellfleet Press for providing me with an Earc in return for an honest review，I adore this book。 The illustrations are beautiful， the symbols/folklore/possible powers/alternative names are very interesting and are formatted in a way that it is quick to reference。 This book is a remarkable reference， a nice coffee table book and overall， just a nice book to read。
Dani
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This book is truly beautiful。 From the gorgeous illustrations， to the meanings and folklore behind the flowers it is a lovely book to spend time learning about all the different varieties of flower。I liked the sheer volume of plants and flowers that are included in the book。 There are many I hadn't heard of which is rare， as usually just the common varieties are included。A beautiful book to enjoy and a useful tool in planning your garden。 This book is truly beautiful。 From the gorgeous illustrations， to the meanings and folklore behind the flowers it is a lovely book to spend time learning about all the different varieties of flower。I liked the sheer volume of plants and flowers that are included in the book。 There are many I hadn't heard of which is rare， as usually just the common varieties are included。A beautiful book to enjoy and a useful tool in planning your garden。 。。。more
Bridget
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Beautiful illustrations。 I've been looking for a book that would help me learn more about the language of flowers and this book definitely helps。 One thing that I wish is that the flower images and sections were just a bit bigger。 However， I will say I was impressed with the amount of information gathered for each section。 Its a great book to have and I will be adding it to my collection。Thank you netgalley for lending me a copy ！ Beautiful illustrations。 I've been looking for a book that would help me learn more about the language of flowers and this book definitely helps。 One thing that I wish is that the flower images and sections were just a bit bigger。 However， I will say I was impressed with the amount of information gathered for each section。 Its a great book to have and I will be adding it to my collection。Thank you netgalley for lending me a copy ！ 。。。more
Johanna Sawyer
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Interesting look at flowers and there meaning。 I’ve always wondered what flowers meant what but this book names many types of herbs as well and even delves into folklore or history。 Reprinted edition but definitely interesting enough to actually buy a copy。 Only thing I disliked was that it was listed by Latin name and not entirely helpful if all you know is a reference name。 Glossary holds regular names and meaning if you prefer。 Five stars！
LindaPf
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This was definitely the very first time I was so taken by an ARC that I immediately pre-ordered the hardcover version from Amazon。 I remember absolutely loving Vanessa Diffenbaugh’s novel “The Language of Flowers” back in 2011 and so much desiring an expanded version of the stories of flowers。 Ms。 Dietz’s book is so beautifully illustrated and incredibly comprehensive， with more than just the floral symbolism but also including folklore and so many more common names that I realized possible。 Plu This was definitely the very first time I was so taken by an ARC that I immediately pre-ordered the hardcover version from Amazon。 I remember absolutely loving Vanessa Diffenbaugh’s novel “The Language of Flowers” back in 2011 and so much desiring an expanded version of the stories of flowers。 Ms。 Dietz’s book is so beautifully illustrated and incredibly comprehensive， with more than just the floral symbolism but also including folklore and so many more common names that I realized possible。 Plus， a list of potential “powers”: I’m a gardener， not an herbalist， but I’ll be prepared if ever I want to whip up a personal love potion or healing elixir from my garden beds。 I cannot imagine the amount of work and research that went into this book （and I suspect the author is still collecting more flowers for a future edition）。 Bravo！ Five stars！ I’ll treasure my hardcover when it arrives in April。 。。。more
Annie
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Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 The Complete Language of Flowers-Pocket Edition is an encyclopedic manual of the traditional meaning for flowers and bouquet building in the traditional manner of the Victorians。 Originally published in 2020， this smaller format reprint is due out 12th April 2022 from Quarto on their Wellfleet imprint。 It's 256 pages and will be available in hardcover format。The book has a retro botanical print vibe and the introduction leads directly into a very Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 The Complete Language of Flowers-Pocket Edition is an encyclopedic manual of the traditional meaning for flowers and bouquet building in the traditional manner of the Victorians。 Originally published in 2020， this smaller format reprint is due out 12th April 2022 from Quarto on their Wellfleet imprint。 It's 256 pages and will be available in hardcover format。The book has a retro botanical print vibe and the introduction leads directly into a very short 'how to use this book'。 The bulk of the book contains an alphabetical listing of the flowers and plants。 Each listing contains a color illustration followed by some of the common names for each plant listed， symbolic meaning（s）， possible powers， and folklore and facts。 The listings are compact， there are 4-6 listings per page。 The book includes a nice bibliography and two indices。 One index includes the flowers listed with common names alphabetically， the other includes meanings， so if the reader wants to let the recipient down gently by declaring their platonic affection， it's easily looked up in the second index （Acacia， robinia， Austrian roses）。This is an appealing and very pretty book for a somewhat niche audience。Four stars。Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more
gingerfordays
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Me when I saw that this book existed: Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an eARC of this title in exchange for my honest review。This book was exactly what I was hoping for。 As a child， I was obsessed with Victorian flower meanings and hidden symbolism like that， so when I saw this to request， I practically levitated with excitement。 I really enjoyed the “folklore” section。 At first， I thought that the fact they are listed as their scientific names was going to be annoying and Me when I saw that this book existed: Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an eARC of this title in exchange for my honest review。This book was exactly what I was hoping for。 As a child， I was obsessed with Victorian flower meanings and hidden symbolism like that， so when I saw this to request， I practically levitated with excitement。 I really enjoyed the “folklore” section。 At first， I thought that the fact they are listed as their scientific names was going to be annoying and frustrating to locate the flowers I was especially interested in learning about， but the “How to use this book” guide explained the reasoning well， and once I got started， I couldn’t put it down。 I could literally sit and read this book for hours and never get bored。 。。。more
thepessimisticreader
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Thank you to Netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group for the digital galley in exchange for my honest review。Beautiful， easily identifiable illustrations。 Absolutely chockfull of all sorts of plant-related information， and includes more plants than I have ever seen in my life。I really enjoyed how plant folklore is perfectly blended with facts and the Victorian Language of Flowers。If you’re going to make this dictionary really work for you， a google search for the scientific name of your favourite Thank you to Netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group for the digital galley in exchange for my honest review。Beautiful， easily identifiable illustrations。 Absolutely chockfull of all sorts of plant-related information， and includes more plants than I have ever seen in my life。I really enjoyed how plant folklore is perfectly blended with facts and the Victorian Language of Flowers。If you’re going to make this dictionary really work for you， a google search for the scientific name of your favourite flower is going to be required。 There are simply so many common names for any given plant， it must be organized by scientific name。Reading about the old uses， both practical and fanciful， of plants fosters a connectedness with the world around you， and on your next trek through nature， perhaps you may identify some of these blooms。I would have liked to see sections about plant toxicity， and maybe even a section about what is safe to grow around household pets。 。。。more
Jennifer
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The Complete Language of flowers is a “pocket” size book that has shows an illustrated history of the flowers。 To be clear it’s numbered by the original name， which I certainly don’t know and under that it has “other names of the flower”。 Which are sometimes many。 Then the symbolic meaning， followed by the folklore and facts。 And of course a beautiful illustration of the actual flowers。 Having said all that I find that this would be a great gift to a friend who already knows all about flowers。 I The Complete Language of flowers is a “pocket” size book that has shows an illustrated history of the flowers。 To be clear it’s numbered by the original name， which I certainly don’t know and under that it has “other names of the flower”。 Which are sometimes many。 Then the symbolic meaning， followed by the folklore and facts。 And of course a beautiful illustration of the actual flowers。 Having said all that I find that this would be a great gift to a friend who already knows all about flowers。 It would be lost and maybe unappreciated to anyone else。 It’s a beautiful book and I would only recommend it to the backyard botanist。 Thanks Quarto Publishing group and Wellfleet Press via NetGalley。 。。。more
Clarke
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Not a book to read all the way through， but that didn't stop me。 I will definitely reference back to this for writing！ Not a book to read all the way through， but that didn't stop me。 I will definitely reference back to this for writing！ 。。。more
Ellen
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My main quibble with this book is the illustrations: they're way too inconsistent。 They include: photographs， black and white line drawings， watercolor-esque， and computer clipart。 （And don't get me started on the fact that some entries don't have an illustration at all！） So yes， technically it's an "illustrated history，" but the illustrations are underwhelming at best。I definitely wouldn't call this "definitive" either， but I did learn a few interesting things at least。 My main quibble with this book is the illustrations: they're way too inconsistent。 They include: photographs， black and white line drawings， watercolor-esque， and computer clipart。 （And don't get me started on the fact that some entries don't have an illustration at all！） So yes， technically it's an "illustrated history，" but the illustrations are underwhelming at best。I definitely wouldn't call this "definitive" either， but I did learn a few interesting things at least。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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Would like to purchase for at-home reference for future projects。
EM
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pretty
Ms。 Tongate， TLC Librarian
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A lovely gift purchase for all gardeners。 The secret meanings of each flower were my favorite！ An index of the symbolic flower meanings is included。A few symbolic meanings: Sweet pea: I'm thinking of youVinca/Periwinkle: Sweet memoriesLilac: Do you still love me？ Reminder of young loveDaffodil: Stay as sweet as you are; the sun when I'm with you。Stargazer: Regal beautyJonquil: Desire， Longing， Return my affection。 This was the favorite flower of England's Queen Anne， who loved jonquils so dearly A lovely gift purchase for all gardeners。 The secret meanings of each flower were my favorite！ An index of the symbolic flower meanings is included。A few symbolic meanings: Sweet pea: I'm thinking of youVinca/Periwinkle: Sweet memoriesLilac: Do you still love me？ Reminder of young loveDaffodil: Stay as sweet as you are; the sun when I'm with you。Stargazer: Regal beautyJonquil: Desire， Longing， Return my affection。 This was the favorite flower of England's Queen Anne， who loved jonquils so dearly that they inspired her to create Kensington Palace Garden， the first public botanical garden in England。 。。。more
Alyssa
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I used this book to create a spring display for work regarding flower meanings。 It was fun and easy to use。
Fos and The Thirst
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Cuốn này là bách khoa về ngôn ngữ loài hoa hoàn chỉnh và đầy đủ nhất mà mình tìm được。 Hình minh họa cực xinh xẻo và những cái folklore thú vị về một số loài hoa。 Nhưng mình ước thay vì phân loại theo bảng chữ cái， tác giả phân loại theo từng danh mục cảm xúc và ý nghĩa。
Lorraine
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A beautiful and fascinating book！ S。 Theresa Dietz’s The Complete Language of Flowers， A Definitive and Illustrated History， is an “attractive and informational reference book” that provides “diverse” and “contrary data” collected over two decades on this appealing topic。 Included in this book are meanings or messages of certain flowers， plants， and trees。 Victorians were partial to sending floral messages， but way before the Victorians， all world religions had a sacred plant。 For example， Buddh A beautiful and fascinating book！ S。 Theresa Dietz’s The Complete Language of Flowers， A Definitive and Illustrated History， is an “attractive and informational reference book” that provides “diverse” and “contrary data” collected over two decades on this appealing topic。 Included in this book are meanings or messages of certain flowers， plants， and trees。 Victorians were partial to sending floral messages， but way before the Victorians， all world religions had a sacred plant。 For example， Buddha would be enlightened “while meditating under a particular Ficus religiosa （Bodhitree）。 Gardens and floral arrangements may have specially selected flowers to covey meaning such as the use of pink roses may symbolize happiness， joy， and/orlove。 This book also discusses folk magic， folklore， additional facts， and toxicity of various flowers and plants。 5 stars。 。。。more
Erin
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