The Rose’s Kiss: A Natural History of Flowers

"An engaging botanical overview of flowers." - New York Times Book Review "In Peter Bernhardt's eloquent, accurate and literary book, floral biology... is explained to inform and entertain everyone, from curious scientists to amateur natural historians." - Marco Finetti, Nature; "The Rose's Kiss makes the study of flowers - and a plant's reproductive organs - both clear and completely enjoyable." - Barbara S. Arter, The American Gardener; "In The Rose's Kiss, botanist Peter Bernhardt weaves accounts of the forms, functions, and ecologies of flowers together with threads from history, folklore, and mythology.... His accounts form a well-balanced natural history, a book I recommend to all who love flowers and want to know more about their biology." - Peter K. Endress, Science