Originally published: New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, copyright 1979.
Contents:
A romp in the catalogues -- Floricordially yours -- Before the frost -- The changing rose, the enduring cabbage -- War in the borders, peace in the shrubbery -- Green thoughts in a green shade -- For the recreatin and delight of the inhabitants -- An idea which we have called nature -- The million-dollar book -- The flower arrangers -- More about the arrangers -- Winter reading, winter dreams -- Winterthur and winter book fare -- Knots and arbours- and books.
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