Secrets of Wildflowers: A Delightful Feast Of Little-Known by Jack Sanders

By Jack Sanders

The mystery of Wildflowers is a colourful tribute packed with peculiar, little-known evidence and lovely superstitions approximately a few of North America's most lovely and customary crops. This ebook comprises ordinary background, folklore, habitats, horticulture, makes use of for crops, and origins of names. greater than a hundred species of North American wildflowers are integrated and all are prepared through blooming seasons.

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