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Reviewed on March 5, 2021 | Science
The rose is a potent symbol across cultures and history; it seems that few religions or civilizations in regions where the rose grows have not embraced it. This heavily illustrated book treads lightly over the 35-million-year story of the rose, not trying to be comprehensive but instead to give a very short treatment, through stories and asides, of the ways in which humans have understood the rose. Horticulturali...Log In or Sign Up to Read More