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" Botany for gardeners / "
written and illustrated by Brian Capon
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BL
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638988
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| Main Entry
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Capon, Brian
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| Title & Author
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Botany for gardeners /\ written and illustrated by Brian Capon
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| Edition Statement
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Rev. ed
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| Publication Statement
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Portland, Or. :: Timber Press,, c2005
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239 p. :: ill. (some col.) ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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0881926558 (pbk.)
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: 9780881926552 (pbk.)
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Includes index
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| Contents
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pt. I. Growth. ch. 1. Cells and seeds : basic beginnings -- ch. 2. Roots and shoots : how plants mature -- pt. II. Organization. ch. 3. Inside stems -- ch. 4. Inside roots and leaves -- pt. III. Adaptation. ch. 5. Adaptations for protection -- ch. 6. Adaptations to fulfill basic needs -- pt. IV. Functions. ch. 7. Control of growth and development -- ch. 8. The uptake and use of water, minerals, and light -- pt. V. Reproduction. ch. 9. From flowers to fruits -- ch. 10. Strategies of inheritance -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Plant names -- Glossary
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| Abstract
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Presents an introduction to the science of botany written specifically for gardeners and horticulturists, focusing on flowering plants or angiosperms, the largest group in the plant kingdom, and gymnosperms, plants that produce seeds in the open spaces of cones
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Botany
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Gardening
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| Dewey Classification
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580
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| LC Classification
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QK50.C36 2005
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QK50.C36 2005
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