Agnes and Her Amazing Orchid - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Agnes and Her Amazing Orchid write by Linda Locke. This book was released on 2018. Agnes and Her Amazing Orchid available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Nominated for the 2019 Singapore Book Awards, Best Children's Picture Book In the 1800s, a girl named Agnes Joaquim was passionate about plants. She even learned to grow cool-weather European vegetables in the tropical heat of Singapore. As she grew up, she collected many prizes for her plants. One day, after many trials and difficulty, she created a brand-new orchid. She showed it to an orchid expert named Henry Ridley, who officially named the flower the Vanda Miss Joaquim. This is the story of how one woman's ingenuity and determination created a flower that became world famous...and Singapore's National Flower in 1981. "Agnes and Her Amazing Orchid chronicles the remarkable journey of a brilliant horticulturist. An excellent introduction to our national flower, this wonderful book also provides a glimpse into the orchid breeding process. Singapore has a rich heritage in orchid cultivation, being one of the leading orchid hybridisation centres in the world. I hope this engaging story will inspire an interest in horticulture and botany amongst our children." —Kenneth Er, CEO of National Parks Board "A remarkable story of Agnes Joaquim’s passion for horticulture, whose interest in breeding orchids led her to become the first woman to breed a hybrid orchid – Singapore’s national flower the Vanda Miss Joaquim. Her story inspires us all to pursue our dreams." —Rosa Daniel, Deputy Secretary (Culture) Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
Biology of Vanda Miss Joaquim
Biology of Vanda Miss Joaquim - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Biology of Vanda Miss Joaquim write by Choy Sin Hew. This book was released on 2002. Biology of Vanda Miss Joaquim available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is the ultimate book on Singapore's national flower. Created as a hybrid in Singapore, by the woman horticulturalist whose name it bears, it was first formally described in 1893 by "Mad" Ridley, of Singapore's Botanic Gardens. Fifty years later it was one of the most famous orchids in the world, grown from Hawai'i to Barbados. Its popularity faltered in the 1950s, but in the 1980s it was selected as a symbol of Singapore. Its role in Singapore's national and horticultural life seems unlikely to diminish. This book is a repository of the relevant scientific, horticultural, and historical knowledge on Singapore's national flower.
Wild Orchids Across North America
Wild Orchids Across North America - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Wild Orchids Across North America write by . This book was released on 1998. Wild Orchids Across North America available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The author has driven more than 100,000 miles and walked several hundred more in pursuit of orchids in their native habits. This is an account of his trips in Canada and throughout the U.S.
The Orchid Folios
The Orchid Folios - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Orchid Folios write by Mok Zining. This book was released on 2022-08-12. The Orchid Folios available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “When you take an orchid out of its pot, you must first loosen the roots’ hold on the soil. Late last evening as I unravelled the braids of the shattered phalaenopsis, I saw how the ends were white and shrivelled from neglect. You have to do it gently—it’s like combing hair. I remember Mum’s fingers running through mine, and mine through hers, until the final months when all of it started to fall.” A pot shatters. An arrangement falls apart. A florist finds herself amidst the scattered leaves of history. At once a poetry collection and a documentary novella, The Orchid Folios reimagines the orchid as a living, breathing document of history: a history that enmeshes the personal, colonial, linguistic, and biotechnological with the Vanda Miss Joaquim, the symbol of Singapore’s postcolonial hybridity. While the Orchid has shaped the fantastical narratives that govern our multiracial City in a Garden, it continues to shape-shift and bloom on its own terms, challenging us to imagine a decolonised Singapore. This is the organism at the heart of The Orchid Folios—by turns stark and unruly, documenting and challenging the narratives that are the roots of our national consciousness.
The Lady Agnes Mystery
The Lady Agnes Mystery - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Lady Agnes Mystery write by Andrea Japp. This book was released on 2015-11-10. The Lady Agnes Mystery available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Andrea Japp uses her remarkable knowledge of French history to tell an intricate and spellbinding story of a battle between church and state. 'An excellent read' Historical Novels Review 1304. The Church and the French Crown are locked in a power struggle. In the Normandy countryside, monks on a secret mission are brutally murdered and a poisoner is at large at Clairets Abbey. Young noblewoman Agnès de Souarcy fights to retain her independence but must face the Inquisition, unaware that she is the focus of an ancient quest.
