The ingenious Mr Fairchild : the forgotten father of the flower garden
Leapman, Michael, 1938-2000
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Thomas Fairchild was a practical nurseryman in Georgian London. In the early 18th century he shocked the world by revealing that plants had male and female organs and reproduced sexually.
Main title:
The ingenious Mr Fairchild : the forgotten father of the flower garden / Michael Leapman.
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Imprint:
London : Headline, 2000.
Collation:
280p., [8]p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims. (some col.), maps, col. ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Map on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-268) and index.
ISBN:
9780747273592 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
934718
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