Galanthus fosteri" comes from Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, and maybe Israel. "Galanthus" grows best in woodland, in acid or alkaline soil, though some are grassland or mountain species. Snowdrops have been known since early times, being described by the classical Greek author Theophrastus in the fourth century BC in his "Περὶ φυτῶν ἱστορία" (Latin: "Historia plantarum", "Enquiry into plants"). He gave it, and similar plants, the name λευκόἲον (λευκος, leukos "white" and ἰόν, ion "violet") from which the later name "Leucojum" was derived. He described the plant as "ἑπεἰ τοῖς γε χρώμασι λευκἂ καἱ οὐ λεπυριώδη" (in colour white and bulbs
Flower Garden (solitaire) Flower Garden (solitaire) Flower Garden is a solitaire card game using a deck of 52 playing cards. It is not known why the game is called such, but the terms used in this game do have a relation to those in gardening and it takes merit that some skill is needed. It is also known under the names The Bouquet and The Garden. Thirty-six cards are dealt in to six columns, each containing six cards. The columns are called the "flower beds" and the entire tableau is sometimes called "the garden." The sixteen leftover cards become the reserve, or "the