Howell, Catherine Herbert. Flora mirabilis : how plants have shaped world knowledge, health, wealth, and beauty / Catherine Herbert Howell ; foreword by Peter H. Raven. - Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2009. - 255 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Origins -- Discovery -- Exploration -- Enlightenment -- Empire -- Science. ISBN: 9781426205095 LCCN: 2009019627 Subjects--Topical Terms: Botany--History.Plant collecting--History. LC Class. No.: QK15 / .H695 2009 Dewey Class. No.: 580.9 National Agricultural Library Call No.: QK15 / .H69 2009