Carol Gracie on Florapedia A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach April 19, 2021
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There\'s the so-called language of flowers, as in the symbolism or sentiment attributed to a rose versus a pansy or a daisy. And then there\'s the actual language of flowers in botany, as in what\'s a sepal or a tepal and a bract, or what\'s a perfect flower technically speaking?
\\n\\n\\n\\nThose are some of the many eclectic lessons, both scientific historical and just plant fascinating, that I took away from a new little book with a big name, \\u201cFlorapedia,\\u201d by Carol Gracie, with the subtitle \\u201cA Brief Compendium of Floral Lore.\\u201d
\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nCarol is a naturalist and photographer and popular lecturer who has written several previous books on wildflowers, including \\u201cSpring Wildflowers of the Northeast\\u201d and \\u201cSummer Wildflowers of the Northeast,\\u201d two favorites in my cupboard here.
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