title: Alba: The Book of White Flowers
author:  Deni Bown 
description: Symbolic of innocence, purity, &amp; love, white flowers are uniquely evocative. Deni Bown explores the botanical, historical, &amp; mystical aspects of white flowers &amp; their place in the garden &amp; greenhouse. Alba lists more than 1,000 white-flowered species &amp; forms, including annuals, biennials, perennials, trees, shrubs, &amp; climbers.
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  # An Alabaster Box
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
  
  
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  * [Chapter I](alba_split_2.html#1_0_2)
  
  
  * [Chapter II](alba_split_3.html#1_0_3)
  
  
  * [Chapter III](alba_split_4.html#1_0_4)
  
  
  * [Chapter IV](alba_split_5.html#1_0_5)
  
  
  * [Chapter V](alba_split_6.html#1_0_6)
  
  
  * [Chapter VI](alba_split_7.html#1_0_7)
  
  
  * [Chapter VII](alba_split_8.html#1_0_8)
  
  
  * [Chapter VIII](alba_split_9.html#1_0_9)
  
  
  * [Chapter IX](alba_split_10.html#1_0_10)
  
  
  * [Chapter X](alba_split_11.html#1_0_11)
  
  
  * [Chapter XI](alba_split_12.html#1_0_12)
  
  
  * [Chapter XII](alba_split_13.html#1_0_13)
  
  
  * [Chapter XIII](alba_split_14.html#1_0_14)
  
  
  * [Chapter XIV](alba_split_15.html#1_0_15)
  
  
  * [Chapter XV](alba_split_16.html#1_0_16)
  
  
  * [Chapter XVI](alba_split_17.html#1_0_17)
  
  
  * [Chapter XVII](alba_split_18.html#1_0_18)
  
  
  * [Chapter XVIII](alba_split_19.html#1_0_19)
  
  
  * [Chapter XIX](alba_split_20