Anemone: The Wind Flowers

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXd4oNwPB4UPpbeJraY_gx0uUFaDyZ5GRIpBkv4QpzDhdE6FXACJ8cGQAsTXfsD6JeQEHZg91kjO8ptHS_9vDPu7A8HT4IEbfHTFvHfM7Ur8wN3uJe1X2h2nAZB_ez3nUSMmSIUPOJgc/s1600/Anemone-flowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXd4oNwPB4UPpbeJraY_gx0uUFaDyZ5GRIpBkv4QpzDhdE6FXACJ8cGQAsTXfsD6JeQEHZg91kjO8ptHS_9vDPu7A8HT4IEbfHTFvHfM7Ur8wN3uJe1X2h2nAZB_ez3nUSMmSIUPOJgc/s200/Anemone-flowers.jpg" width="200"></a></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Anemone</b></i> is a genus of about 120 species of flowering plants in the buttercup family <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranunculaceae">Ranunculaceae</a> in the north and south temperate zones. </span>According to the Oxford English Dictionary, Greek <i>anemōnē</i> means "daughter of the wind", from <i>ánemos</i> "wind" + feminine patronymic suffix <i>-ōnē</i><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anemone#cite_note-3"><span></span></a></sup>, and roughly means wind flower, which signifies that the wind that blows the petal open will also, eventually, blow the dead petals away. But others suggest that this is a folk etymology,</div>

Anemone is a genus of about 120 species of flowering plants in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae in the north and south temperate zones. ...

Peony Flowers: The King of The Flower Kingdom

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2laMkxoSFLASQVNMiPtum-hq8DKwT-kE9xs4g3aFlPNX28ST9urgyqH8ENJ96_9umPwKcY9wzA8ZFhV21essqycGUHJsLRoJqNBWdLiJbDrE9zqfBYbey7E2EtkUHR95nC5hBFlmL-HI/s1600/peony-beautiful-shaded-pink-flowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2laMkxoSFLASQVNMiPtum-hq8DKwT-kE9xs4g3aFlPNX28ST9urgyqH8ENJ96_9umPwKcY9wzA8ZFhV21essqycGUHJsLRoJqNBWdLiJbDrE9zqfBYbey7E2EtkUHR95nC5hBFlmL-HI/s200/peony-beautiful-shaded-pink-flowers.jpg" width="250"></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: inherit;">Peony</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> or </span><b style="font-family: inherit;">paeony</b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> is a name for plants in the genus </span><i style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Paeonia</b></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">, the only genus in the flowering plant family</span><b style="font-family: inherit;"> Paeoniaceae</b><span style="font-family: inherit;">. They are native to Asia, southern Europe and western North America. Boundaries between species are not clear and estimates of the number of species range from 25 </span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-halda2004_0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peonie#cite_note-halda2004-0"></a></sup><span style="font-family: inherit;"> to 40. Most are herbaceous </span>perennial plants<span style="font-family: inherit;"> 0.5–1.5 meters tall, but some resemble trees up to 1.5–3 meters tall. They have compound, deeply lobed leaves, and large, often fragrant flowers, ranging from red to white or yellow, in late spring and early summer.</span></span></div>

Peony or paeony is a name for plants in the genus Paeonia , the only genus in the flowering plant family Paeoniaceae . They are native to...

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...