Carnations Flower: The Incarnation of God Made Flesh

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshuuZzeh8i1dYGAX0wvDN9PTP1CweCMU2CTDTXxCFdj_8uVDVIGNSwiedyuDr-hVSfEg1Nh3Lus8x1Nb2EJA63S_31Oe-WfUnBFPQeUXsUUBury73ohzan2BLJyQVM9GlGQw-3ouVqY8/s1600/carnation+flower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshuuZzeh8i1dYGAX0wvDN9PTP1CweCMU2CTDTXxCFdj_8uVDVIGNSwiedyuDr-hVSfEg1Nh3Lus8x1Nb2EJA63S_31Oe-WfUnBFPQeUXsUUBury73ohzan2BLJyQVM9GlGQw-3ouVqY8/s200/carnation+flower.jpg" width="200"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: inherit;">Carnations</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> (</span></span><i><b>Dianthus caryophyllus</b></i>) <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">were mentioned in Greek literature 2,000 years ago. "Dianthus" was coined by Greek botanist </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophrastus" style="font-family: inherit;">Theophrastus</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">, and is derived from the Greek words for divine ("dios") and flower ("anthos").</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17" style="font-family: inherit;"></sup><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Some scholars believe that the name "carnation" comes from "coronation" or "corone" (flower garlands), as it was one of the flowers used in Greek ceremonial crowns. Others think the name stems from the Latin "caro" (genitive "carnis") (flesh), which refers to the original colour of the flower, or incarnatio (incarnation), which refers to the incarnation of God made flesh.</span></span></div>

Carnations ( Dianthus caryophyllus ) were mentioned in Greek literature 2,000 years ago. "Dianthus" was coined by Greek botanist ...

Flowers : An Introduction

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcG86p7RTSEzTqRMPn_IlounFeJj6afsvCPFCZoMn1kAwa-Guxv-tcUnY939MooPXmULXcHtq3UXmN-HOR2Ne-KL79x2C3asuLQpJB6FIvVSbjHbaBIGYKo2TnMd2zaW1W2amOdDpyKU/s1600/flowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcG86p7RTSEzTqRMPn_IlounFeJj6afsvCPFCZoMn1kAwa-Guxv-tcUnY939MooPXmULXcHtq3UXmN-HOR2Ne-KL79x2C3asuLQpJB6FIvVSbjHbaBIGYKo2TnMd2zaW1W2amOdDpyKU/s200/flowers.jpg" width="200"></a></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">A <b>flower</b>, sometimes known as a <b>bloom</b> or <b>blossom</b>, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnoliophyta" title="Magnoliophyta">Magnoliophyta</a>, also called angiosperms). </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br> </div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The biological function of a <b>flower</b> is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs. <b>Flowers</b> may facilitate outcrossing (fusion of sperm and eggs from different individuals in a population) or allow selfing (fusion of sperm and egg from the same flower). Some <b>flowers</b> produce diaspores without fertilization (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenocarpy">parthenocarpy</a>). <b>Flowers</b> contain</span></div>

A flower , sometimes known as a bloom or blossom , is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnolio...