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Author:
Kilpatrick, Jane, author.
Title:
Fathers of botany : the discovery of Chinese plants by European missionaries / Jane Kilpatrick.
Publisher:
University of Chicago Press,
Copyright Date:
2014
Description:
x, 254 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
Subject:
Botanists--France--Biography.
Botany--China--History--19th century.
Plants--China.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
A dangerous vocation -- The open door -- North of the Great Wall -- Land of the white bear -- The Qinling -- A botanical Eden -- The riches of Yunnan -- Our dear project -- Convalescence and return -- A most interesting flora -- Interesting specimens -- North of the Qinling -- The Tibetan borders -- A devoted and indefatigable collector -- The flower garden of the world -- Rebellion -- Final years.
ISBN:
9781842465905 (electronic)
1842465902 (electronic)
1842465147 (cloth : alkaline paper : Kew Publishing)
9781842465141 (cloth : alkaline paper : Kew Publishing)
022620670X (cloth : alkaline paper)
9780226206707 (cloth : alkaline paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)878667679
LCCN:
2014013979
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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