Visions of Loveliness : Great Flower Breeders of the Past /

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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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Taylor, Judith M. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Athens, Ohio : Swallow Press, an imprint of Ohio University Press, [2014]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Plant breeders.
Flowers > Breeding.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Horticulture.
GARDENING > Vegetables.
GARDENING > Reference.
GARDENING > Essays.
Plant breeders > United States > History.
Plant breeders > Europe > History.
Flowers > Breeding > United States > History.
Flowers > Breeding > Europe > History.
United States.
Europe.
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (424 pages): color illustrations
Récompenses:Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award - Nominee, 2016
ISBN:9780804040624

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