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LEADER: 02317cam a2200325 i 4500
001 2013012418
003 DLC
005 20150823073603.0
008 130326t20132013ilua 000 0 eng c
010 $a 2013012418
020 $a9780226093314 (cloth : alkaline paper)
020 $a022609331X (cloth : alkaline paper)
040 $aICU/DLC$beng$cICU$erda
042 $apcc
050 00 $aQK61$b.F79 2013
082 00 $a580$223
100 1 $aFry, Carolyn$c(Science writer),$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe plant hunters /$cCarolyn Fry.
264 1 $aChicago :$bUniversity of Chicago Press ;$aLondon :$bKew,$c[2013]
264 4 $c©2013
300 $a63 pages :$bcolor illustrations ;$c29 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
500 $aPreviously published: London : Andre Deutsch, 2009.
500 $aThree pockets permanently inserted in book containing variious illustrative materials -- sample prints, genus tables, garden maps, extracts from published books (insert 1, items 1-4; insert 2, items 5-7; insert 3, items 8-10).
505 0 $aBringing plants from the land of Punt -- Moving plants from east to west -- In search of spices in the East -- The rise of the physic gardens -- Carolus Clusius and tulipomania -- The tradescants make plant hunting a career -- Showcasing exotic plants in Europe -- Carl Linnaeus and the naming of plants -- Sir Joseph Banks -- Gathering plants from South America -- Asson explores South Africa -- A plethora of plants from down under -- The wilds of North America -- Joseph Hooker in the Himalaya -- Exploring the treasures of the Orient -- The cost of sugar cane -- The trading company that ruled India -- Colonial endeavours -- The transfer of tea from China to India -- Sowing the seeds of the world's rubber industry -- A passion for orchids -- A new genre of art -- Conserving precious plants -- The role of the modern botanic garden -- Modern day plant hunters -- Invaders of the plant world -- Stockpiling seeds for posterity -- The effects of climate change.
650 0 $aPlant collectors$xHistory.
650 0 $aPlant collecting$xHistory.
775 08 $iAlso issued as:$aFry, Carolyn (Science writer).$tPlant hunters.$dLondon : Andre Deutsch, 2009$z9780233002446$w(DLC) 2009437624$w(OCoLC)276647746