The brother gardeners : botany, empire and the birth of an obsession
Wulf, Andrea2008
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From the scent of the exotic blooms in Tahiti and Botany Bay to the gardens at Chelsea and Kew, and from the sounds and colours of city streets to the staggering vistas of the Appalachian mountains, 'The Brother Gardeners' tells the story of how Britain became a nation of gardeners.
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London : William Heinemann, 2008.
Collation:
ix, 356 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), col. map, col. ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-282) and index.
ISBN:
9780434016129 (hbk)0434016128 (hbk)
Dewey class:
635'.092241
Local class:
635.092
Language:
English
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BRN:
189494