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romance and adventure of old roses
number thirty-four
where they may be found
Bloomsbury Publishing
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The TULIP. romance and adventure of oldAnna Pavord. An interesting social and cultural history of the tulip, a wild flower of the Asian steppes, that became the most sought after and valuable garden commodity in seventeenth century Europe, especially Holland. During the so called period of tulipomania a single rare sport bulb could change hands for a small fortune. Superbly illustrated from a wide range of sources, the book also features descriptions of eighty species of wild tulips and
