Flowers in legends and folklore

"Black rose is the emblem of sadness, the red rose is the emblem of love." This is a classic of "language" flowers that many know. But does everyone know that in Rome it was a symbol of strict morality (in the time of the republic), and during its fall - a symbol of vice? A symbol of beauty and love, a sign of the distinction of Jews and Christians - this is all, Rose! Everyone loves flowers - both commoners and emperors, they adorned their dwellings and heraldic signs, gave their beloved, designated their belonging to a particular party. Each chapter dedicated to one of the 22 most famous and common colors in the world transfers the reader from one corner of the globe to another, introduces the most interesting stories about love and fidelity, villainy and betrayal, with legends, biblical plots and historical facts. And each of them is a whole poem that amazes both the breadth of geography and the wealth of facts. The author of this magnificent collection - the Russian natural scientist N.F. Zolotnitsky, a connoisseur of languages ​​and world literature - created