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" An orchard invisible : "
Jonathan Silvertown ; with illustrations by Amy Whitesides.
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BL
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83271
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b39143
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| Main Entry
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Silvertown, Jonathan W.
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| Title & Author
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An orchard invisible : : a natural history of seeds /\ Jonathan Silvertown ; with illustrations by Amy Whitesides.
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| Publication Statement
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Chicago ;London :: The University of Chicago Press,, 2009.
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216 p. :: ill. ;; 23 cm.
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| ISBN
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9780226757735 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 0226757730 (cloth : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-209) and index.
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| Contents
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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 and inspiration: gastronomy.
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| Subject
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Seeds, Popular works.
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Botany, Popular works.
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| Dewey Classification
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581.4/67
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| LC Classification
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QK661.S558 2009
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| Added Entry
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Whitesides, Amy.
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