Author: John LindleyPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Instructions for collecting and packing seeds and plants in foreign countries, etc
Author: John LindleyA Few Plain Instructions for Collecting and Transporting Plants in Foreign Countries
Author: Sir William Jackson HookerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 3
Book Description
Instructions for Packing Living Plants in Foreign Countries, Especially Within the Tropics; and Directions for Their Treatment During the Voyage to Europe
Author: John LindleyDirections for Bringing Over Seeds and Plants, from the East-Indies and Other Distant Countries, in a State of Vegetation
Author: John EllisA Few Plain Instructions for Collection and Transporting Plants in Foreign Countries
Author: Sir William Jackson HookerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 3
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The Pictorial Guide to Seeds of the World
Author: Terry A. WoodgerPublisher: Universal-Publishers
ISBN: 1612330088
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
This full-color, user-friendly book covers the basics involved in the collection, cleaning, and storage of seeds. Learn from an expert how to safely and effectively construct your own sieve and seed cleaner with household materials, overcome pests when storing seeds, and handle environmental factors that may threaten the integrity of your seeds. An introduction to identifying different varieties of seeds will make collecting easy for beginner and experienced collectors alike. One thousand close-up color photographs of seeds gathered from vegetables, herbs and spices, garden flowers, fruit-producing plants, trees, shrubs, and vines are included in this encyclopedia-style volume. Each entry identifies the seed's family, common name, species, genera, and origin, and includes collection methods, a description of the number and color of seeds, useful hints for collection, and notes on growing the source plant. Gardeners around the world will appreciate this comprehensive guide to harvesting nature's bounty and preserving its genetic material for years and gardens to come.
Nineteenth-Century Gardens and Gardening
Author: Sarah DewisPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 0429581807
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
This volume is the third ina in a six volume collection that brings together primary sources on gardens and gardening across the long nineteenth-century. Economic expansion, empire, the growth of the middle classes and suburbia, the changing role of women and the professionalisation of gardening, alongside industrialisation and the development of leisure and mass markets were all elements that contributed to and were influenced by the evolution of gardens. It is a subject that is both global and multidisciplinary and this set provides the reader with a variety of ways in which to read gardens – through recognition of how they were conceived and experienced as they developed. Material is primarily derived from Britain, with Europe, USA, Australia, India, China and Japan also featuring, and sources include the gardening press, the broader press, government papers, book excerpts and some previously unpublished material.
Directions for Bringing Over Seeds and Plants, From the East-Indies and Other Distant Countries, in a State of Vegetation: Together With a Catalogue O
Author: Carl von LinnâePublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781020521218
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is a practical guide for gardeners and botanists who wish to import seeds and plants from distant countries. It includes detailed instructions for transporting these items in a way that ensures their survival, as well as a catalog of foreign plants that are suitable for cultivation in the American colonies. This is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in horticulture or plant exploration. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Catalogue of Printed Books in the Library of the British Museum
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
Service and Regulatory Announcements
Author: United States. Bureau of ChemistryPublisher:
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Category : Drug adulteration
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description