The plant hunters
being an examination of collecting, with an account of the careers & the methods of a number of those who have searched the world for wild plants
[1st ed.]
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Author
Publication
1970 - Chilton Book Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Language
English
Word Count
70,250 words, Guess
Page Count
281 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL4574455M
- ISBN-10080195472X
- OCLC Control Number125126
- OCLC Control Numberplanthuntersbein00tyle
- Library of Congress Control Number77104717
and 2 more
- Goodreads3520440
- LibraryThing1502179
Classifications
- DDC579/.6
- LCCQK61 .T8 1970
Description
From Queen Hatshepsut's journey to the land of Punt in 1482 B.C. to modern botanical expeditions, here is a vivid account of botanists, their travels, and the interesting, valuable specimens they brought back to their gardens and laboratories. Mr. Whittle first surveys the history of collecting prior to the time of Nathaniel Ward, the inventor of the portable greenhouse, then explains the scientific techniques of plant hunting developed by Ward. And, finally, he tells of the "Scramble for Green Treasure" to the far corners of the earth that followed in Ward's wake and he explores the gradual development of the methods botanists are using now.
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