Seed Leaf Flower Fruit

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"Good farmers are artists. They paint the landscape with squash, corn, celery, beans, and a cornucopia of other fruits and vegetables. Their tools are the rake, the hoe, the pitchfork, the shovel, and the shears. Like all artists, they seek to balance technique with heart and harmony." Maryjo Koch celebrates the beauty of the natural world, mixing plenty of charm and wit into the scientific formula. For instance, did you know that the dandelion is named for its jagged leaves, which resemble a lion's teeth?

Though most adults will already know the "body plan" of a flower, the information is presented in such an appealing fashion as to bring out the eager student in all of us. Each page takes a unique approach to its subject matter and shows off Koch's wide variety of illustrative styles--straight naturalist paintings alongside cherubs sleeping in a lily pond. "Barking up the right tree" is Koch's way of imparting a tidbit about the importance of a tree's bark and how not to damage a tree by toying with this outer layer. Venture through eccentric English gardens, Japanese gardens, formal French gardens, topiary, and the fine art garden. As Claude Monet said, "More than anything I must have flowers, always, always."

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gorgeous!.......2004-06-22

An absolutely gorgeous book-I cannot imagine why it has gone out of print! It is a great resource for artists and needlecrafters, as well as full of interesting information.

Aa captivating Science book.......2000-05-28

As a homeschooling mom I am always on the look-out for captivating books. This book is hand printed and ilustrated extensively in Maryjo's delicate watercolors. A "living book" that will enhance your scientific look at seeds, flowers, leaves, trees, and fruit. Her informative articles merge with her botanical illustrations like a Naturalists nature notebook. Perfect compliment to Handbook of Nature Study, by Anna Comstock and Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady, by Edith Holden. Beneficial to all ages.

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The only comprehensive book about the Genus
Dearth of color photos
An excellent resource for the enthusiast
indispensible reference on the genus Sedum

Sedum: Cultivated Stonecrops
Ray Stephenson
Manufacturer: Timber Press, Incorporated
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ASIN: 0881922382

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Sedums are sun-loving, drought-resistant, and mostly hardy. They are prized by rock gardeners and succulent enthusiasts for their color and interesting shapes. This definitive study by one of the world's authorities provides cultural information for more than 400 stonecrop species and varieties, many of them photographed in their native habitats.

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The only comprehensive book about the Genus.......2007-01-25

Simply can't be compared to anything else, if you need/want to understand the Sedum genus, this is the book you need.

Dearth of color photos.......2006-03-24

I bought this book as a gift for a gardening enthusiast and was very disappointed in it. Compared to other garden treatises of similar size, price, and level of specificity, there were simply far too few color photos in this book. There are some color photos, but the vast majority of the book is in black and white. The scientific descriptions and technical specificity are great, though. Overall, the book is very overpriced for what you get.

An excellent resource for the enthusiast.......2004-02-21

This was the first reference book in many years to provide an in-depth guide to identifying the many species of sedums. The author provides details regarding 400-plus different kinds of sedums, with photos and identifying characteristics, native habitat, horticulture, etc. The book provides some general information on growing sedums (temperature, water, light, pests, propogation), but the bulk of the book is devoted to a discussion of individual types. With its in-depth, scientific treatment of the subject, it is not necessarily a book for a beginning rock gardener, but anyone past the initial stages of growing sedums would find it useful, and it is a must-have for a nursery owner.

indispensible reference on the genus Sedum.......1996-11-21

A thorough and up-to-date reference of species and cultivars of the genus Sedum. The focus of the book is botanical, but there is sufficient horticultural information included to make it very useful for gardeners as well as collectors. All species are described with notes on distinguishing features, variation, and horticultural availability and use. Many excellent color photos and informative line drawings. This is the standard reference for anyone with a serious interest in sedums.

The Lavender Garden: Beautiful Varieties to Grow and Gather

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One of the BEST books on the subject
no nonsense book for lavender lovers
Exactly what I was hoping for
Tons of information and fascinating facts

The Lavender Garden: Beautiful Varieties to Grow and Gather
Robert Kourik
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
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If you consider yourself a lavender lover--that is to say, if you are mesmerized by the plant's delicious aroma, enchanted by its long, rich history, and passionate about its medicinal uses, The Lavender Garden is for you. This lovely book offers instructions on growing, maintaining, harvesting, and drying the plant. Author Robert Kourik includes a comprehensive profile of each variety including history, cultivation, bloom period, flower and foliage shapes, and landscape and culinary use--information that's most useful in determining which of the 16 varieties are right for one's garden. Each entry also contains suggestions on companion plantings that achieve the most aesthetic effect.

The sections on craft projects and culinary uses are outstanding. Kourik offers simple instructions on making oils, potpourri, perfume, and pillows, and the ins and outs of cooking with lavender. Twelve recipes and a list of display gardens and seed sources round out the back of the book. If you are looking to grow your knowledge about varieties of lavender, or would like to foster a friend's interest, The Lavender Garden is sure to delight. --Karen Karleski

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Gorgeously fragrant, invigorating, and rich with healing properties, lavender has been cultivated from the beginning of recorded civilization. Today, gardeners everywhere are discovering that growing lavender is a simple and wonderfully rewarding pleasure. The Lavender Garden is a beautiful guide to planting and using this versatile herb in all its forms. There is a variety of lavender to suit almost any setting, indoors and out, and here garden expert Robert Kourik profiles 16 of his favorites. From sky blue to dark violet varieties, he explains which will thrive in dry climates, which are perfect for arrangements, which will fill an entire room with a delightfully romantic fragrance. Once ready to harvest, readers can turn to recipes and directions for baking lavender desserts and breads, preparing lavender teas and syrups, arranging sheaves of lavender into delicate wands (a perfect gift), and even making lavender bath oils and perfumes. Now you don't have to live in the South of France to enjoy the sweet smell and subtle beauty of lavender.

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Lavender Lass.......2006-11-10

Lavender is my latest garden discovery -- easy to grow, hardy, useful, beautiful.

One of the BEST books on the subject.......2006-02-15

Grew up with vast fields of French lavender as a child and lavender is a daily part of my life still. Love this book because it gives so much useful information on soil requirements, watering and best type of lavender to grow where you live. There is also a great recipe section in the back part of the book with the Buttermilk Lavender Bread and Lavender Lemon Shortbread (which is a cookie) being two recipes that even the most manly of men would even enjoy. Beginning on page 112 the author has given a Farms and Garden listing for throughout the states Canada that carry lavender items. On page 116 the author provides a good map of the United States and the different growing zones for those interested in growing lavender. Will also note the book is beautiful and one that I love to simply pick up and re-read often.

no nonsense book for lavender lovers.......2005-07-28

I enjoyed this book because it didn't assume you were a botanist, but explained things in a way that answered my questions and yet wasn't too simple. Compared to the several other of the Lavender books that I have purchased I felt that this one was the most complete, it had a nice breakdown of the lavenders and good sections on growing. It is a book of substance and readability. My advice is that if you want a book to get you started and only want to buy one book, get this one.

Exactly what I was hoping for.......2003-05-24

Not only is it beautiful- not only is it well-written - it answered questions about the lavender collection I've been developing. Munstead? Hidcote? Ahh... I get it now!

Tons of information and fascinating facts.......2000-08-06

I purchased this book to determine which variety of lavender would be best for a new garden I was planning. Not only did it address my technical questions regarding each of the varieties, but it also unfolded this plant's fascinating history, diverse uses (including old European recipes for lavender flavored foods) and a has directory of lavender farms. Learning about the many varieties of lavender and their growing requirements is just the beginning of what this terrific book will reveal to you.

The Manual of Cultivated Orchid Species: 3rd Edition

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Good reference and very useful for identifying the plants
If you grow orchid species, you must own this book.

The Manual of Cultivated Orchid Species: 3rd Edition
Helmut Bechtel , Phillip Cribb , and Edmund Launert
Manufacturer: The MIT Press
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The third edition of this definitive handbook on orchid cultivation incorporates major revisions in taxonomy, text, and illustrations. An authoritative resource for professional and amateur orchid growers and botanists for more than a decade, this edition of The Manual of Cultivated Orchid Species adds 24 pages of color photographs of species - 144 new photographs plus 96 replacement shots - and 62 line drawings. The sections on taxonomy have been substantially expanded to include updated treatments of orchid biology, diversity, and classification, and new species of spectacular cultural merit are described.

Phillip Cribb is Curator of the Orchid Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Edmund Launert, a former Principal Scientific Officer and orchid expert at Kew, is now retired and works as a freelance consultant. Helmut Bechtel is a professional photographer who specializes in natural history.

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Good reference and very useful for identifying the plants.......1999-07-22

My favorite book beside The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids by Alec Pridgeon, I recommend it highly for anyone who loves orchid species.

If you grow orchid species, you must own this book........1998-12-10

As complete a reference as you can own in one cover, this book has it all. Cultural medium requirements, temperature, light - everything you need to know for the most species coverage. Most of the color plates are high quality, some not so good.

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Outstanding resource

Manual of Cultivated Conifers
Gerd Krussmann
Manufacturer: Timber Press, Incorporated
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ASIN: 088192007X

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The most complete book of its kind, this comprehensive text describes 607 species and 2150 varieties and cultivars, with the help of plentiful drawings and photos. Conifers: The Illustrated Encyclopedia was created as a pictorial companion to this manual.

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Outstanding resource.......1999-11-07

This particular book is probably the finest resource dealing with all conifers. This is an invaluable book if you are interested in this groupo of plants.

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Plant the Fragrant Garden of Your Dreams
Not hard on the eyes either....

Scent in Your Garden
Stephen Lacey
Manufacturer: Little Brown & Co (T)
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ASIN: 0316511692

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Plant the Fragrant Garden of Your Dreams.......2002-10-23

"Scent is the most potent and bewitching substance in the gardener's repertory and yet it is the most neglected and least understood." This single introductory sentence sets the tone for the bombardment of the senses that awaits us within the pages of this book.

Mr.Lacey's book is so beautiful, it might be hard to believe the emphasis is on fragrance and not color. But, scent is the waft of anticipation overflowing within his chapters. It is his premise that the garden should reward us with pleasure of fragrance every day of the year. He has set about to fulfill this promise by giving us encyclopedic information on fragrant trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, bulbs, roses and, of course, herbs. Specific selections within each genus help the gardener to choose the most fragrant of the Mock Oranges, Honeysuckles and Old Roses.

But, this is much more than just a beautifully illustrated reference book. There is practical advice on every page. Mr. Lacey's observations help us to choose the right scented plant for the close border, the wall garden or the tree lined driveway. Shade, Water, Rock or Conservatory, no garden is to be without a selection that will satisfy the hunger of our nose.

And, even though he is an English Garden Writer, Mr. Lacey has thoughtfully included English measurements (as well as metric) and notations of soil preference. If you garden in very hot areas of the US, be sure and take those part shade directions to heart.

Whether you haven't thought about the Scent in Your Garden or want to fine tune the orchestra of fragrant sensations in your existing garden, this book will have you making lists and tracking down those 'can't do without' fragrant plants.

Not hard on the eyes either...........2001-04-14

There are so many gardening books on the market why should you care about this one? Well, for one thing the author Stephen Lacey is a distinguished British garden expert involved with the preservation of all those lovely gardens you like to visit when you go to the U.K. Lacey, not to be confused with Allen Lacy his garden buddy in New Jersey, is also the author of THE STARTLING JUNGLE a very good book on building the appealing and different personal space.

In SCENT IN YOUR GARDEN, Lacey continues with his discussion about adding elements to the garden that pleasantly stimulate the five senses. In SCENT he list many plants (photos and text descriptions) including trees, shrubs, bulbs, perennials, and of course Roses that fill the air with perfume.

One might not think of planting a tree for its scent, but I can attest to the wonderful perfume of the Persian or English Walnut tree--and the nuts are tasty too. Of course Lacey includes those plants many of us already know, Nicotiana, Hyacynths, and Lonicera (honeysuckle) but he also tells the reader certain species of tulips, daffodils, Paeonias, Viburnum, and herbs have their charms.

Lacey includes a section on herbs. He says herbs can be grown in herb gardens, but culinary herbs in particular are quite a treat grown in pots by the back door--Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, Thyme--provided there is enough sun. So you have the double pleasure of smelling the herbs through the screen door or window, and enjoying their aroma served up in your favorite dish. Some species of butterflies are particularly fond of Parsley so you'll have some pretty sights too (they lay their eggs which then pupate and eat it!!).

Lacey's book does not discuss growing techniques in any great detail, but it probably wouldn't matter anyway since what works for a plant in England often does not work in the U.S. I live in Zone 7, however, and I most of these plants will work in my growing zone. The roses are tricky--what works in the mild English sun often croaks in the hot Virginia sun--but he lists two roses I am growing for their scent--Comte de Chabord and Blanc Double de Courbet. I have also been able to get some roses to grow in Virginia Lacey does not list such as the lovely clove scented climber Polka.

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This spectacular guidebook details most of the cultivated members of this intriguing family, from Banksia to Grevillea to Mimetes, not just the single genus Protea. The author's expertise and lifelong passion for proteas is clear in both the text descriptions and photographs accompanying these entries. Essential advice on cultivation, propagation, and garden uses helps readers in the pursuit of growing their own proteas, and a section on commercial cut flower production previews a future of exciting new varieties.

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A book of beautiful flowers.......2005-04-02

This is the only readily available book on proteas, so my review is somewhat biased because of that. Proteas are a spectacular family of flowers that might be the next big thing in the cut flower industry, and when you see them for the first time, your jaw will drop. With its many colorful photos, this book shows the reader why these flowers deserve more attention. There is a wealth of pictures in "The Protea Book", and it deserves 4 stars just for that reason. Some of the photos are out of focus, but in general, they are of high quality. I wish that this book had offered more cultural guidelines and more details about the morphological structures of a protea flower. Also, some noteworthy species are only mentioned briefly or not covered at all. Instead, the author has chosen to focus on those species that show promise for commercial cultivation. Still, this is a very interesting book for horticultural enthusiasts. If you grow proteas or are looking for some amazing ideas for cut flowers, this is definitely a good book to buy.

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Very fine book -
The Evening Garden
Excellent!!
Fantastic!!
Fantastic!!

The Evening Garden
Peter Loewer
Manufacturer: Macmillan Pub Co
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Binding: Hardcover

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It is a great irony that garden books are filled with sunny, colorful photos taken at midday, while the gardeners who tend them are usually away at work. Peter Loewer's The Evening Garden is an exciting revelation of the delights to be found in a garden that is planned and planted for evening enjoyment, from night-bloomers to fragrant orchids and wildflowers. This book runs the gamut from technical considerations, like how the eye sees color at night, to essential discussions of plants with night-time value, whether it be fragrance, bloom, or the ability to attract moths. There are chapters dedicated to night-blooming daylilies, evening primroses and other nocturnal wildflowers, water gardens of the evening, moonlight gardens, and fireflies and glowworms. All are made eminently readable with quotes from past botanical writings, and the elegant text is graced with 160 beautiful line drawings. This is an indispensable book for any gardener who plans to venture out to the garden after sundown - or who just likes to read about it.

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Very fine book -.......2005-08-02

This book has excellent information, it just didn't fit my needs. However, the information was excellent, and I am glad I purchased the book. It would have been nice to have color plates of the flowers, since the black and white line drawings were a little inadequate.

The Evening Garden.......2005-07-02

Seller didn't inform me the book had a great deal of highlighting. I purchased it primarily for the illustrations, but was disappointed by the highlighting.

Excellent!!.......2003-09-08

After taking an insect class which had as part of it a night class I decided to set up a night garden. This book is great - it has some neat poems sprinkled in which is an extra bonus. The book starts out with a chapter called "The Beauty ofthe Night" which talks to the moon, colors at night, stars/brightness. The next chapter is an overview of a niht garden - fragrances, pollinators, and plants. Then there is a chapter on orchids, another on bromelaids, another on annuals and perrenials for the night garden, night blooming daylillies, primroses and water gardens. Cactuses are also covered as well as trees and vines. There's also a chapter on fireflies, glow worms and moths. A very complete book - I'm really happy with it.

Fantastic!!.......2000-09-09

No need for many words: if you see that book someplace, buy it!!!!

Fantastic!!.......2000-09-09

No need for many words: if you see that book someplace, buy it!!!!

The Identification of Flowering Plant Families: Including a Key to Those Cultivated in North Temperate Regions

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The Identification of Flowering Plant Families: Including a Key to Those Cultivated in North Temperate Regions
P. H. Davis , and J. Cullen
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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ASIN: 0521377072

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This concise, user-friendly guide provides all the information necessary to identify the flowering plant families found in the wild or cultivated in northern temperate regions. Two hundred and eighty-six families are covered by the bracketed identification keys, which are accompanied by a comprehensive explanatory guide to their use. A fully illustrated discussion of floral structure and terminology precedes the keys and brief descriptions of the families (arranged according to the Engler and Prantl system) follow. A chapter giving advice on identification beyond the level of family, plus an annotated bibliography and glossary complete the volume. This new expanded edition features restructured morphology and terminology information, revised and improved keys, and more accessible and informative descriptions not found in previous editions.

Cultivated Power: Flowers, Culture, And Politics In The Reign Of Louis XIV (Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture)

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Plant on top

Cultivated Power: Flowers, Culture, And Politics In The Reign Of Louis XIV (Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture)
Elizabeth Hyde
Manufacturer: University of Pennsylvania Press
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ASIN: 0812238265

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Cultivated Power explores the collection, cultivation, and display of flowers in early modern France at the historical moment when flowering plants, many of which were becoming known in Europe for the first time, piqued the curiosity of European gardeners and botanists, merchants and ministers, dukes and kings. Elizabeth Hyde reveals how flowers became uniquely capable of revealing the curiosity, reason, and taste of those elite men who engaged in their cultivation.

The cultural and increasingly political value of such qualities was not lost on royal panegyrists, who seized upon the new meanings of flowers in celebrating the glory of Louis XIV. Using previously unexplored archival sources, Hyde recovers the extent of floral plantations in the gardens of Versailles and the sophisticated system of nurseries created to fulfill the demands of the king's gardeners. She further examines how the successful cultivation of those flowers made it possible for Louis XIV to demonstrate that his reign was a golden era surpassing even that of antiquity.

Cultivated Power expands our knowledge of flowers in European history beyond the Dutch tulip mania, and restores our understanding of the importance of flowers in the French classical garden. The book also develops a fuller perspective on the roles of gender, rank, and material goods in the age of the baroque. Using flowers to analyze the movement of culture in early modern society, Cultivated Power ultimately highlights the influence of curious florists on the taste of the king, and the extension of the cultural into the realm of the political.

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Plant on top.......2005-12-31

Nowadays men and women take up gardening, landscaping, and natural science. But this wasn't always so. In ancient times, particularly in Rome, women grew and sold flowers. But it wasn't considered the best of jobs. It was in fact a job that gave a girl a bad reputation. She didn't just sell flowers. She also sold herself.

However, over time, growing flowers came to be considered as o.k. as growing fruit, medicinal and vegetable gardens. Monks grew them at monasteries. Nobles had them grown around their castles. So too then did wives in their respected capacities as supervisors of households. Men worked also with plants, but as part of their jobs as doctor, guild member, pharmacist. Some women worked, outside the household, with plants. But this only happened if they were the wives or widows of guild members.

However, flower gardening slipped out of women's hands for a time during the 17th and 18th centuries. How did that happen? And how did women once again become respected flower gardeners?

Men took over, because flowers became a commercial success and a political symbol, on a large scale. This might not have happened, if people had taken the advice of Olivier de Serres. De Serres wrote le theatre d'agriculture et mesnage des champs in 1600. He advised the French to grow well-known and wild flowers that needed little money, care and attention. He particularly pushed growing chamomile, daisies, hyssop, marjoram, mint, sage, thyme, and violets.

However, anyone making decisions about large-scale flower plantings chose what became known as florists' flowers. These flowers needed money, care and attention. These flowers dominatd gardening for the next two centuries, despite de Serres' good advice. These flowers were the demanding, exotic and expensive anemones, carnations, hyacinths, irises, narcissi, ranunculi, and tulips. But in France, these flowers meant money and influence for any with the CULTIVATED POWER to grow them.

French King Louis XIV's properties were known for their gardens and their flowers. Flowers were also the subjects of the carpets, embroidered seats, paintings, and tapestries he owned. Because flowers were in such demand outside the household, men took over the growing and selling of flowers.

The consequences were longlasting in many regards. Exotic flowers, such as tulips, became widely grown and known. Gardening was perfected as a science and art, with accurate and clear recordkeeping. Ancient knowledge wasn't lost. What grew naturally in France was considered less interesting and profitable than what had been grown in ancient Greece and Rome.

The flower trade brought the world together in a marketplace. What grew naturally in France was considered less interesting and profitable than what was being grown outside Europe. The flower trade helped bring about economic and political stability, after many years of bloody civil and religious wars. Flowers, such as the fleur-de-lys, united people around the central figure of the king. The noble and royal gardens also brought in admiring and important visitors, royalty, and diplomats.

But this was all part of the centralizing rule of the sun king, Louis XIV le grand. It was all part of trying to pull the different regions together so that all would recognize Paris as the capital and the king as the final power. But the next kings, Louis XV and particularly Louis XVI, couldn't keep up the pace. People might have put up with beautifully kept up and sometimes edible flowers planted on top of good crop land. They couldn't accept good crop land turned to gardens falling into disrepair. Exotics had become familiar. Flowers were no longer symbols of a clever monarch. The French revolution turned the country in a more practical direction: everyone should have beloved King Henri IV's promised chicken in every pot, grow plants that had always grown naturally in the region, and eat their own bread.

After the late 18th century, women once again took up gardening, landscaping, and natural science. In our day, there's probably not such a seesaw between men and women in those fields. There's also probably not such a seesaw between exotics and natives. Plenty of people would listen to a modern-day de Serres' advice. But also plenty of people would try for gardens balanced between native and non-native plants.

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