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Visions of loveliness : great flower breeders of the past / Judith M. Taylor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Taylor, Judith M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Flowers--Breeding--Europe--History.
- Flowers.
- Flowers--Breeding--United States--History.
- Plant breeders--Europe--History.
- Plant breeders.
- Plant breeders--United States--History.
- United States.
- Europe.
- Genre:
- History.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (481 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Athens, Ohio : Swallow Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- Contents:
- The compression of history
- The onrush of new plants
- Flower breeders in Europe
- Flower breeders in the United States
- Shrubs
- Herbaceous plants.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award - Nominee, 2016
- ISBN:
- 0-8040-4062-1
- OCLC:
- 903442225
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