Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The brother gardeners The brother gardeners Andrea Wulf This is the fascinating story of a small group of eighteenth-century naturalists who made Britain a nation of gardeners and the epicenter of horticultural and botanical expertise. It's the story of a… OL10384173W
The philosopher's plant The philosopher's plant Michael Marder "Despite their conceptual allergy to vegetal life, philosophers have used germination, growth, blossoming, fruition, reproduction, and decay as illustrations of abstract concepts; mentioned plants in… OL20001292W
No ordinary gardener No ordinary gardener Blanche Henrey 324 p. : 26 cm OL4911133W
André and François André Michaux André and François André Michaux Savage, Henry This biography covers André and François André Michaux, two of the most significant figures in the botanical history of the United States and France. During their lives, spanning the latter half of t… OL5259095W
Science and Colonial Expansion Science and Colonial Expansion Lucile H. Brockway "This book analyzes the political effects of scientific research as exemplified by one field, economic botany, during one epoch, the nineteenth century, when Great Britain was the world's most powerf… OL9222860W