Flora mirabilis : how plants have shaped world knowledge, health, wealth, and beauty / Catherine Herbert Howell ; foreword by Peter H. Raven.

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TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2009.Description: 255 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:

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Origins -- Discovery -- Exploration -- Enlightenment -- Empire -- Science.

Summary: Combines the history of botanical exploration with more than 200 rare botanical illustrations, many never published in modern times.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Lending Books	Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves	QK50 .H69 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		39352800064610

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Origins -- Discovery -- Exploration -- Enlightenment -- Empire -- Science.

Combines the history of botanical exploration with more than 200 rare botanical illustrations, many never published in modern times.