Cupid's Almanac and Guide to Hearticulture for This Year and Next

Name: Cupid's Almanac and Guide to Hearticulture for This Year and Next
Author: Oliver Herford

By Oliver Herford

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A playful mock-almanac frames courtship as a branch of gardening, offering month-by-month entries that map romantic situations onto fanciful plants, weeds, and cultivation practices. It combines satirical weather and holiday notices with botanical descriptions of proposal and valentine blooms, warns about pests such as gossip and scandal, and provides tongue-in-cheek cultivation advice about engagements, matrimony, and sentimental pitfalls using pseudo-scientific names and witty hortatory commentary.

About the Author

Oliver Herford

Oliver Herford was an American author, illustrator, and humorist, known for his whimsical and satirical works. He contributed significantly to early 20th-century literature with a unique blend of poetry and prose that often featured playful themes and clever wordplay. Herford's notable works include "A Child's Primer of Natural History," which introduces young readers to the wonders of the natural world, and "Cupid's Almanac and Guide to Hearticulture for This Year and Next," a humorous take on love and relationships. His artistic talents also shone through in his illustrations, making him a multifaceted figure in the literary landscape.