Description |
xxv, 277 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Content type |
text rdacontent |
Format |
volume rdacarrier |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Seed for a day -- The staff of life -- Sometimes you feel like a nut -- What the spike moss knows -- Mendel's spores -- Methuselah -- Take it to the bank -- By tooth, beak, and gnaw -- The riches of taste -- The cheeriest beans -- Death by umbrella -- Irresistible flesh -- By wind and wave. |
Summary |
Presents a guide to seeds that explains their importance to nature and humanity, describing their role in such events as the Age of Discovery, the American Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. |
Subject |
Seeds.
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ISBN |
9780465055999 |
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0465055990 |
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