Flowers : how they changed the world / William C. Burger.

By:

Burger, William C

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2006.Description: 337 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cmISBN:

1591024072 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781591024071 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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DDC classification:

582.13 22

LOC classification:

QK45.2 .B87 2006

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Table of contents

Contents:

What, exactly, is a flower? -- What are flowers for? -- Flowers and their friends -- Flowers and their enemies -- How are the flowering plants distinguished? -- What makes flowering plants so special? -- Primates, people, and the flowering plants -- How flowers changed the world.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Circulating Books	Pennsylvania Horticultural Society	Main Collection	QK45.2 .B87 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		3182700013266

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-287) and index.