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Seeing seeds : a journey into the world of seedheads, pods, and fruit / photography by Robert Llewellyn ; written by Teri Dunn Chace.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, [2015]Edition: First editionDescription: 284 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781604694925
  • 1604694920
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QK661 .D866 2015
Contents:
Definition: What are seeds? Why do they exist? -- Form: Why are seeds so diverse? -- Function: What do seeds do, and how do they do it? -- Garden flowers -- Weeds and wildflowers -- Herbs, spices, fibers, and medicine -- Fruits and vegetables -- Shrubs and trees.
Summary: What is inside a seed? How does it all work? Why do some seeds, pods, and fruits have such strange shapes? The answers to these and many more questions can be found in the pages of Seeing Seeds. Robert Llewellyn's stunning photographs and Teri Dunn Chace's illuminating essays open up a world of beauty and fascinating information that will forever change the way you look at these small miracles of nature.--COVER.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Definition: What are seeds? Why do they exist? -- Form: Why are seeds so diverse? -- Function: What do seeds do, and how do they do it? -- Garden flowers -- Weeds and wildflowers -- Herbs, spices, fibers, and medicine -- Fruits and vegetables -- Shrubs and trees.

What is inside a seed? How does it all work? Why do some seeds, pods, and fruits have such strange shapes? The answers to these and many more questions can be found in the pages of Seeing Seeds. Robert Llewellyn's stunning photographs and Teri Dunn Chace's illuminating essays open up a world of beauty and fascinating information that will forever change the way you look at these small miracles of nature.--COVER.

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