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Flora mirabilis: how plants have shaped world knowledge, health, wealth, and beauty
Flora mirabilis: how plants have shaped world knowledge, health, wealth, and beauty
Author
Howell, Catherine Herbert
Publisher
National Geographic
Publication Date
c2009
Language
English
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Origins, Prehistory-1450: Date palm
Wheat
Rice
Olive. Discovery, 1450-1650: Black pepper
Sugar cane
Maize
Citrus
Tulip. Exploration, 1650-1770: Tobacco
Tea
Coffee
Peppers
Cinchona. Enlightenment, 1770-1840: Tomato
Rose
Grape
Cotton
Apple. Empire, 1840-1900: Cannabis
Rubber
Potato
Opium
Poppy
Orchids. Science, 1900-present: Bamboo
Yam
Cacao.
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Botany
Botany -- History
History
Plant collecting
Plant collecting -- History
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National Geographic Society (U.S.)
ISBN
9781426205095
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