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Gardeners of today take for granted the many varieties of geraniums, narcissi, marigolds, roses, and other beloved flowers for their gardens. Few give any thought at all to how this incredible abundance came to be or to the people who spent a good part of their lives creating it. These breeders once...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Taylor, Judith M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, Ohio : Swallow Press, an imprint of Ohio University Press, [2014]
Temas:
Flowers > Breeding > Europe > History.
Flowers > Breeding > United States > History.
Plant breeders > Europe > History.
Plant breeders > United States > History.
GARDENING > Essays.
GARDENING > Reference.
GARDENING > Vegetables.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Horticulture.
Flowers > Breeding
Plant breeders
Europe
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Gardeners of today take for granted the many varieties of geraniums, narcissi, marigolds, roses, and other beloved flowers for their gardens. Few give any thought at all to how this incredible abundance came to be or to the people who spent a good part of their lives creating it. These breeders once had prosperous businesses and were important figures in their communities but are only memories now. They also could be cranky and quirky. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, new and exotic species were arriving in Europe and the United States from all over the world, and these plants of.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 467 pages) : color illustrations
Premios:Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award - Nominee, 2016
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-448) and index.
ISBN:9780804040624
0804040621

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