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184 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780226982977
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 30 October 2011
Description
Confucius called them the "king of fragrant plants," and John Ruskin condemned them as "prurient apparitions." Across the centuries, orchids have captivated us with their elaborate exoticism, their powerful perfumes, and their sublime seductivenes...
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184 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780226982977
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 30 October 2011
Description
Confucius called them the "king of fragrant plants," and John Ruskin condemned them as "prurient apparitions." Across the centuries, orchids have captivated us with their elaborate exoticism, their powerful perfumes, and their sublime seductivenes...