| Edition |
First United States edition. |
| Description |
261 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
A scientist offers an impassioned memoir of saving extraordinary plants on the brink of extinction, describing his search for exotic plants in remote locations and his laboratory efforts to encourage vulnerable plants to propagate and thrive. |
| Subject |
Magdalena, Carlos.
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Plant conservation.
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Horticulturists -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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| ISBN |
9780385543613 (hardcover) |
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0385543611q (hardcover) |
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