If you've ever wondered about the people and places immortalized in plant names, this enlightening and entertaining book will provide some answers. "Legends in the Garden" introduces 46 people and places - some familiar, others unknown - associated with popular garden plants. Rosa 'Burbank' honors Luther Burbank, the 'plant wizard' of Santa Rosa. John Champneys and Philippe Noisette, key figures in the development of the rose, gave their names to R. 'Champneys' Pink Cluster' and R. 'Blush Noisette'. But who were Nellie ...
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If you've ever wondered about the people and places immortalized in plant names, this enlightening and entertaining book will provide some answers. "Legends in the Garden" introduces 46 people and places - some familiar, others unknown - associated with popular garden plants. Rosa 'Burbank' honors Luther Burbank, the 'plant wizard' of Santa Rosa. John Champneys and Philippe Noisette, key figures in the development of the rose, gave their names to R. 'Champneys' Pink Cluster' and R. 'Blush Noisette'. But who were Nellie Stevens (Ilex 'Nellie Stevens') and Frances Williams (Hosta sieboldiana 'Frances Williams')? This delightful book combines accounts of the lives of these intriguing characters with descriptions of the plants that bear their names and the stories of their chance discoveries or deliberate breeding.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x0x9; Signed by both authors on the title page, and a whole bunch of other inscriptions, this was obviously a workshop provided with the two authors present, this copy has a solid tight binding with clean unmarked pages, light edge wear to the dj.
