Screen LibraryDiscoveries in the garden /
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The University of Chicago Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Chicago, IL : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | ix, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780226531663 022653166X 9780226531526 022653152X |
| Index Number: | SB450 |
| CLC: | S60 |
| Call Number: | S60/N223 |
| Contents: | Introduction: Conversing with plants -- Seeds -- Buds and stems, stem cells and meristems : growing up, down, and out -- The underground world : bulbs, tubers, and roots -- The journey from flower to fruit and seed -- Energy from the sun and nutrients from the soil -- Movements of vines and tendrils, leaves and flowers -- Wisdom of the weeds : lessons in how plants face adversity -- Plant colors -- Plant odors and oils -- Fellow gardeners : other creatures who share our gardens -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Important chemicals in the lives of plants -- Appendix B: List of plants mentioned in th |