A reunion of trees: the discovery of exotic plants and their introduction into North American and European landscapesA travel story of trees and shrubs--as rousing as the adventures of Marco Polo. Stephen Spongberg's vivid account tells of intrepid and extraordinary exploeres who journeyed to the far corners of the globe and brought back to Euorpe and North America a wealth of exotic plant species--a veritable history of ornamental trees and shrubs. |
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Contents
Establishing Traditions in the Young Republic | 40 |
On the Rim of the North Pacific | 81 |
East Meets West | 119 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | A reunion of trees: the discovery of exotic plants and their introduction into North American and European landscapes |
| Author | Stephen A. Spongberg |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press, 1990 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Sep 18, 2010 |
| Length | 270 pages |
| Subjects | › › Arboretums Arnold Arboretum Gardening / Shrubs Gardening / Trees Nature / Plants / Trees Nature / Trees & Forests Ornamental shrubs Ornamental trees Ornamental trees/ North America Plant collecting Plant introduction Technology & Engineering / General Tree introduction Tree introduction/ Europe Tree introduction/ North America |
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