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The plant hunters

being an examination of collecting with an account of the careers & the methods of a number of those who have searched the world for wild plants

by Michael Sidney Tyler-Whittle

1970 281 pages eng

From Queen Hatshepsut's journey to the land of Punt in 1482 B.C. to modern botanical expeditions, here is a vivid account of botanists, their travels, and the interesting, valuable specimens they brought back to their gardens and laboratories. Mr. Whittle first surveys the history of collecting prio…

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