Plant Hunters (PAJ Books) - Softcover

Whittle, Professor Tyler

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9781555540371: Plant Hunters (PAJ Books)

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ISBN 10: 1555540376 ISBN 13: 9781555540371

Publisher: PAJ Publications, 1991

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Relates the travels, work, and discoveries of botanists from the time of ancient Egypt to the present

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Slime pits, bribery, jaguars, murder...what would drive someone through such risks merely to find new plants? From Queen Hatshepsut's expedition to the land of Punt in 1482 B.C. in search of frankincense, to more recent botanical expeditions, here are the dramatic adventures of The Plant Hunters. We meet Pliny, Linnaeus, Sir Joseph Banks, Nathaniel Ward, and others and find out what they brought back and why. A fascinating collection for gardeners interested in how now-familiar plants arrived in their gardens, and for anyone with a thirst for adventure and scientific discover. (6 X 9, 296 pages)

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