| Edition |
First United States edition |
| Phys Descr |
261 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Note |
BPL: Norman Minsky Fund. |
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Includes bibliographical references |
| Summary |
Magdalena offers an impassioned memoir of saving extraordinary plants on the brink of extinction. He describes his search for exotic plants in remote locations, and his laboratory efforts to encourage vulnerable plants to propagate and thrive |
| Contents |
Genesis -- Kew calling -- Resurrection in Rodrigues Island -- The messiah in Mauritius -- Talking tortoises -- River deep, mountain high -- The recycling plant -- Water babies -- Victoria's secrets -- Warm waterlilies -- Hot property -- Bolivian botany -- Peruvian plants -- Flora of Australia |
| Subject |
Plant conservation
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| OCLC # |
990257540 |
| ISBN # |
9780385543613 |
|
0385543611 |
|
9780525436669 |
|
0525436669 |
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