01075cam a2200217 4500 503751434 TxAuBib 20070626120000.0 060216s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2006040092 9781565124387 1565124383 TxAuBib Stewart, Amy. Flower confidential / Amy Stewart. Chapel Hill : Algonquin Books, 2007. 306 p. : ill. pt. 1: Breeding. The birds, the bees, and a camel hair brush -- Engineered to perfection -- pt. 2: Growing. Italian violets and Japanese chrysanthemums -- Acres under glass -- How the Dutch conquered the world -- Flowers on the equator -- pt. 3: Selling. Forbidden flowers -- The Dutch auction -- Florists, supermarkets, and the next big thing -- Epilogue: Valentine's Day -- The care and feeding of cut flowers -- Visiting markets and growers -- Statistics. 20070626. Cut flower industry History.