Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-209) and index
The divine flower -- What's in a name? -- Nature's bastards : from divinity to blasphemy -- Florists, weavers and cottagers -- Fit for royalty : empresses and queens -- A rainbow of pinks -- A picture of pink -- A strengthener of the heart and brain -- Crossing continents : the tangled web of the perpetual carnation -- Epilogue : the everlasting carnation -- An explication of carnation types and common terms -- Timeline