flowers

Contains entries that describe over 20,000 plants in all plant groups, providing notes on origin, cultivation, growth, propagation, and pests and diseases; arranged alphabetically by botanical name, and including an overview of the twelve hardiness zones, discussion of the gardening tradition, color illustrations, and a companion CD-ROM.

Presents a description of and background information about the flowering plants that have been chosen to represent the fifty states and the District of Columbia. Text is presented in side-by-side Spanish and English.

Identifies the parts of a flower and describes the process of pollination, the great diversity of flowers, the relationship between flowers and insects, and the wide variety of uses humans have found for flowers.

Presents in question and answer format information about how all kinds of plants live, breathe, and reproduce. An activities section is included.

Princess Daffodil's fairy godmother's wish for her is that flowers should grow wherever she goes.

Describes the parts of a flower, flower families, and suggests activities to illustrate seed dispersal, pollination, and plant growth.

Mischievous elves annoy Rose when she establishes her new home in the Flower Fairies Garden.

After harvesting enough pollen to make fairy dust for a whole year, Buttercup loses it all to naughty elves.

Just when Rose begins to feel like her new home is perfect, mischievous elves show up and begin to annoy her.

Buttercup is upset when evil elves steal all her fairy dust, and must find a way to get the magical powder back before the elves learn Flower Fairyland's most important secret.