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1 online resource (ix, 467 pages) : color illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-448) and index. |
| Contents |
The compression of history -- The onrush of new plants -- Flower breeders in Europe -- Flower breeders in the United States -- Shrubs -- Herbaceous plants. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Flowers -- Breeding -- Europe -- History.
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Flowers -- Breeding. |
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Europe. |
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History. |
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Flowers -- Breeding -- United States -- History.
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United States. |
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Plant breeders -- Europe -- History.
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Plant breeders. |
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Plant breeders -- United States -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Title |
Great flower breeders of the past |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Taylor, Judith M., author. Visions of loveliness 9780804011563 (DLC) 2014029551 (OCoLC)880966151 |
| ISBN |
9780804040624 electronic book |
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0804040621 electronic book |
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9780804011563 |
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0804011567 |
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9780804011570 |
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0804011575 |
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0804040621 (pdf) |
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