The Flower of Empire: An Amazonian Water Lily, The Quest to Make it Bloom, and the World it Created
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Author(s)Tatiana Holway
PublisherOxford University Press
ISBN / ASIN0195373898
ISBN-139780195373899
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank810,923
CategoryHistory
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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A Look Inside The Flower of Empire: An Amazonian Water Lily, The Quest to Make it Bloom, and the World it Created [Click Images to Enlarge]
The British Empire, later 19th century
Queen Victoria, the “Rosebud of England†(The Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
The Victoria water lily in cultivation today (Kit Knotts & Victoria-Adventure)
The Crystal Palace, erected for the Great Exhibition of 1851 (The Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
Victoria Regia, the “Queen of Aquatics†(Courtesy of the Trustees of the National Library of Scotland).
Inside the 1851 hothouse of industry (The Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
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