TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bynum,Helen
AU  - Bynum,W.F.
TI  - Remarkable plants that shape our world
SN  - 9780226204741 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - SB450.97 .B96 2014
U1  - 635 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - The University of Chicago Press
KW  - Gardening
KW  - Plants
KW  - Plants and history
N1  - Introduction: Utility and Beauty -- Transformers: Settling Down, Tending the Fields -- Wheat, Barley, Lentil, Pea; Rice, Millets, Soybean, Grams; Maize, Beans, Squash; Potato, Sweet Potato, Groundnut, Quinoa; Sorghum, Yams, Cowpea; Taro, Breadfruit; Alfalfa, Oat; Olive; Grape -- Taste: Beyond the Bare Necessities -- Saffron; Nutmeg, Cloves, Pepper; Chilli Peppers; Garlic, Onion, Shallots, Leek; Brassicas; Asparagus; Hop; Tomato -- Heal and Harm: Getting the Balance Right -- Poppy; Cinchona, Artemisia; Rauvolfia; Coca; Strychnos; Rhubarb; Willow; Citrus; Aloe; Mexican Yam; Madagascar Periwinkle -- Technology and Power: The Material World -- Cedar of Lebanon; Oak; Yew; Flax; Hemp; Cotton; Bamboo; Mahogany -- Cash Crops: Making It Pay -- Tea; Coffee; Sugar Cane; Chocolate; Tobacco; Indigo, Woad; Rubber; Banana; Oil Palm -- Landscape: Plant Aesthetics on the Grand Scale -- Larch; Redwoods; Saguaro Cactus; Silver Tree Fern; Eucalyptus; Rhododendron; Mangroves -- Revered and Adored: From the Sacred to the Exquisite -- Lotus; Date Palm; Frankincense; Pomegranate; Apple; Chinese Plum or Japanese Apricot; Rose; Tulip; Orchids; Peony -- Wonders of Nature: The Extraordinary Plant World -- Baobab; Welwitschia; Giant Waterlily; Pitcher Plant; Rafflesia; Sunflower; Gingko -- Further Reading -- Sources of Quotations -- Sources of Illustrations -- Index
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