Your session will expire automatically in 0 seconds.
LEADER 00000cam 2200000 a 4500
001 ocn262429482
003 OCoLC
005 20090716010002.0
008 081007s2009 ilua b 001 0 eng c
010 2008043555
015 GBA922486|2bnb
016 7 014920615|2Uk
020 9780226757735|qcloth|qalkaline paper
020 0226757730|qcloth|qalkaline paper
035 (OCoLC)262429482
040 ICU/DLC|beng|cDLC|dBTCTA|dYDXCP|dUKM|dC#P|dBWX|dCDX|dMOF
|dCOO|dPUL|dVP@
042 pcc
049 GPIA
050 00 QK661|b.S558 2009
082 00 581.4/67|222
100 1 Silvertown, Jonathan W.
245 13 An orchard invisible :|ba natural history of seeds /
|cJonathan Silvertown ; with illustrations by Amy
Whitesides.
264 1 Chicago ;|aLondon :|bThe University of Chicago Press,
|c2009.
300 216 pages :|billustrations ;|c23 cm
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia
338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier
504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-209) and
index.
505 0 An orchard invisible: seeds -- First forms minute:
evolution -- Even beans do it: sex -- Before the seed:
pollination -- According to their own kinds: inheritance -
- O rose, thou art sick!: enemies -- The biggest coconut I
ever see: size -- Ten thousand acorns: number -- Luscious
clusters of the vine: fruit -- Winged seeds: dispersal --
Circumstance unknown: fate -- Fierce energy: germination -
- Sorrow's mysteries: poisons -- Ah, sun-flower!: oil --
John Barleycorn: beer -- Realm of illusion: coffee --
Nourishment & inspiration: gastronomy.
520 The story of seeds, in a nutshell, is a tale of evolution.
From the tiny sesame that we sprinkle on our bagels to the
forty-five-pound double coconut borne by the coco de mer
tree, seeds are a perpetual reminder of the complexity and
diversity of life on earth. With An Orchard Invisible,
Jonathan Silvertown presents the oft-ignored seed with the
natural history it deserves, one nearly as varied and
surprising as the earth?s flora itself.
650 0 Seeds|vPopular works.
650 0 Botany|vPopular works.
700 1 Whitesides, Amy.
938 Baker and Taylor|bBTCP|nBK0007965998
938 YBP Library Services|bYANK|n2962299
938 Blackwell Book Service|bBBUS|nR2774908|c$25.00
938 Coutts Information Services|bCOUT|n8985824
994 02|bGPI