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Book The Land of the Blue Poppy

Download or read book The Land of the Blue Poppy written by Francis Kingdon-Ward and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Land of the Blue Poppy

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  • Author : Francis Kingdon Ward
  • Publisher : CUP Archive
  • Release :
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 398 pages

Download or read book The Land of the Blue Poppy written by Francis Kingdon Ward and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book In the Land of the Blue Poppies

Download or read book In the Land of the Blue Poppies written by Frank Kingdon Ward and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 2012-10-17 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Modern Library Paperback Original During the first years of the twentieth century, the British plant collector and explorer Frank Kingdon Ward went on twenty-four impossibly daring expeditions throughout Tibet, China, and Southeast Asia, in search of rare and elusive species of plants. He was responsible for the discovery of numerous varieties previously unknown in Europe and America, including the legendary Tibetan blue poppy, and the introduction of their seeds into the world’s gardens. Kingdon Ward’s accounts capture all the romance of his wildly adventurous expeditions, whether he was swinging across a bottomless gorge on a cable of twisted bamboo strands or clambering across a rocky scree in fear of an impending avalanche. Drawn from writings out of print for almost seventy-five years, this new collection, edited and introduced by professional horticulturalist and House & Garden columnist Tom Christopher, returns Kingdon Ward to his deserved place in the literature of discovery and the literature of the garden.

Book The Land of the Blue Poppy

Download or read book The Land of the Blue Poppy written by Frank Kingdon-Ward and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Land of the Blue Poppy

Download or read book The Land of the Blue Poppy written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Land of the Blue Poppy

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  • Author : Francis Kingdon Ward
  • Publisher : Nabu Press
  • Release : 2014-02
  • ISBN : 9781295559121
  • Pages : 390 pages

Download or read book The Land of the Blue Poppy written by Francis Kingdon Ward and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Book The Land of the Blue Poppy

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  • Author : Francis Kingdon 1885-1958 Ward
  • Publisher : Franklin Classics
  • Release : 2018-10-14
  • ISBN : 9780343070878
  • Pages : 388 pages

Download or read book The Land of the Blue Poppy written by Francis Kingdon 1885-1958 Ward and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-14 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book The Land of the Blue Poppy

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  • Author : Francis Kingdon 1885-1958 Ward
  • Publisher : Legare Street Press
  • Release : 2021-09-09
  • ISBN : 9781014122308
  • Pages : 396 pages

Download or read book The Land of the Blue Poppy written by Francis Kingdon 1885-1958 Ward and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book The Land of the Blue Poppy

Download or read book The Land of the Blue Poppy written by Francis Kingdon Ward and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Meconopsis for gardeners   the lure of the blue poppy

Download or read book Meconopsis for gardeners the lure of the blue poppy written by Christopher Grey-Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Blue Poppy and the Mustard Seed

Download or read book The Blue Poppy and the Mustard Seed written by Kathleen Willis Morton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katie Morton's son Liam was born with profound brain damage. When he died six-and-a-half weeks later, she searched for answers in books on grief and coping, but none seemed to address her situation. Without completely understanding why, Morton embarked on a wider search for solace. "The Blue Poppy and the Mustard Seed" takes readers along as she travels to foreign lands to illuminate her inner journey through emotional highs and lows. She interweaves what she witnesses -- simple rituals like children's baths and picnics, and rites of passage like birth and death -- with her own progress. In the process she discovers that the pain she has experienced is both unavoidable and necessary, a pivotal part of the process of healing that can lead to "a victorious kind of joy, of acceptance." In discovering herself, Morton shows readers suffering from similar tragedies how to endure world-shattering pain and come out whole.

Book Blue Heaven

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  • Author : Bill Terry
  • Publisher : TouchWood Editions
  • Release : 2009
  • ISBN : 9781894898829
  • Pages : 196 pages

Download or read book Blue Heaven written by Bill Terry and published by TouchWood Editions. This book was released on 2009 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With wit and erudition, Bill Terry examines the world of the fabled Himalayan Blue Poppy and its relatives. Ranging from the slopes of the high Himalayas through the gardens of contemporary poppy lovers, Terry-himself an accomplished Meconopsis grower-also provides clear guidelines for the successful cultivation and propagation of these notoriously temperamental beauties. But buyer beware! Meconopsis obsession may ensue.'-Des Kennedy, author of "An Ecology of Enchantment" "In Blue Heaven," Bill Terry-a leading North American authority on Asiatic Poppies-tells the story of the enchanting Himalayan Blue Poppy. First discovered in Tibet in 1924, the poppy was soon introduced to cultivation and proved challenging and stubborn, some gardeners even believed the plant to be impossible to grow. Terry debunks this myth, relating his own encounters with the blue poppy and showing how, given a suitable climate, a patient and persistent gardener can raise this most alluring of perennial plants. Gorgeous photographs accompany the text throughout, leading to a visually stunning collection of images and stories, illuminating this rare and precious flower.

Book Blue Poppies

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  • Author : Jonathan Falla
  • Publisher : Delta
  • Release : 2007-12-18
  • ISBN : 0307422801
  • Pages : 242 pages

Download or read book Blue Poppies written by Jonathan Falla and published by Delta. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jonathan Falla weaves a powerful tale of love and war, exile and homecoming...and of one man’s desire to lose himself in a foreign land, only to find himself caught in a time of chaos and change. Blue Poppies The year is 1950 and, as the world recovers from the ravages of World War II, the Chinese army is perched on the border of a fragile land awaiting its destiny. Jamie Wilson, a young Scottish wireless operator and veteran of the war, has just arrived in the remote Tibetan village of Jyeko. He has come on business--to establish a radio outpost--but his journey will resonate much more deeply. Like those who have traveled to this place before him, Jamie, the Ying-gi-li, is mesmerized by the majestic mountain ranges and enigmatic people, but he will also find an uncommon refuge in its unyielding beauty and in the arms of the willful Puton, a young widow cast out by the people of Jyeko. Inexorably drawn together by a shared loneliness, Jamie and Puton discover a rare passion and the promise of reconnection and belonging--until the voice of Radio Peking crackles over the airwaves, announcing the imminent advance of the Chinese army. Amid the ensuing violence and tumult, Jamie and Puton must embrace their fate and that of the remarkable land that has brought them together. What lies before them and the people of Jyeko is a harrowing journey across a breathtaking landscape...and an extraordinary tale of pride and loyalty, survival and awakening.

Book Himalayan Enchantment

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  • Author : Francis Kingdon Ward
  • Publisher : Serindia Publications, Inc.
  • Release : 1990
  • ISBN : 9780906026229
  • Pages : 296 pages

Download or read book Himalayan Enchantment written by Francis Kingdon Ward and published by Serindia Publications, Inc.. This book was released on 1990 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last of the great plant hunters, Frank Kingdon-Ward undertook 25 major expeditions over a period of nearly 50 years, and collected and numbered more than 23,000 plants. English gardens are still enriched by the poppies, lilies, primulas, rhododendrons and many other plants that he introduced.

Book Blue Poppy

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  • Author : Skye Kathleen Moody
  • Publisher : Worldwide Library
  • Release : 1998
  • ISBN : 9780373262939
  • Pages : 308 pages

Download or read book Blue Poppy written by Skye Kathleen Moody and published by Worldwide Library. This book was released on 1998 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a butterfly collector is found dead in a field, something smells odd to Wildlife agent Venus Diamond--and it's not the rare poppies he's clutching. The blooms are grown on an ecological preserve that doesn't seem very friendly--environmentally or otherwise. Maybe the victim saw more than a new species--and maybe Venus has picked up the scent of a secret more explosive than the exclusive Blue Poppy fragrance. Martin's Press.

Book Sea of Poppies

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  • Author : Amitav Ghosh
  • Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
  • Release : 2009-09-29
  • ISBN : 1429930810
  • Pages : 565 pages

Download or read book Sea of Poppies written by Amitav Ghosh and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in an epic trilogy, Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies is "a remarkably rich saga . . . which has plenty of action and adventure à la Dumas, but moments also of Tolstoyan penetration--and a drop or two of Dickensian sentiment" (The Observer [London]). At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis. Her destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean shortly before the outbreak of the Opium Wars in China. In a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a diverse cast of Indians and Westerners on board, from a bankrupt raja to a widowed tribeswoman, from a mulatto American freedman to a free-spirited French orphan. As their old family ties are washed away, they, like their historical counterparts, come to view themselves as jahaj-bhais, or ship-brothers. The vast sweep of this historical adventure spans the lush poppy fields of the Ganges, the rolling high seas, and the exotic backstreets of Canton. With a panorama of characters whose diaspora encapsulates the vexed colonial history of the East itself, Sea of Poppies is "a storm-tossed adventure worthy of Sir Walter Scott" (Vogue).

Book The Bookman

Download or read book The Bookman written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: