Gifts from the gardens of China : the introduction of traditional Chinese garden plants to Britain, 1698-1862
Kilpatrick, Jane2007
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The first plant enthusiasts to reach China found a wonderful array of unfamiliar garden plants that had been nurtured by Chinese gardeners for thousands of years. This is the amazing and hitherto untold story of the struggles, the daring and the dogged perseverance of those early collectors.
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London : Frances Lincoln, 2007.
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288 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-255) and index.
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9780711226302 (hbk)071122630X (hbk)
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English
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320354
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