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Discoveries in the garden / James Nardi.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: ix, 280 pages : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780226531526
  • 022653152X
  • 9780226531663
  • 022653166X
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SB450.97 .N37 2018
Contents:
Introduction: conversing with plants -- Seeds -- Buds and stems, stem cells and meristems: growing up, down, and out -- The underground world: bulbs, tubers, and roots -- The journey from flower to fruit and seed -- Energy from the sun and nutrients from the soil -- Movements of vines and tendrils, leaves and flowers -- Wisdom of the weeds: lessons in how plants face adversity -- Plant colors -- Plant odors and oils -- Fellow gardeners: other creatures who share our gardens -- Epilogue.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves QK50 .N27 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800169914
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: conversing with plants -- Seeds -- Buds and stems, stem cells and meristems: growing up, down, and out -- The underground world: bulbs, tubers, and roots -- The journey from flower to fruit and seed -- Energy from the sun and nutrients from the soil -- Movements of vines and tendrils, leaves and flowers -- Wisdom of the weeds: lessons in how plants face adversity -- Plant colors -- Plant odors and oils -- Fellow gardeners: other creatures who share our gardens -- Epilogue.

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