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The Book of Seeds

A Lifesize Guide to Six Hundred Species from Around the World

by Paul Smith
Hardback
Publication Date: 24/01/2018

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This lifesize guide and essential reference reveals the extraordinary beauty, surprising diversity and importance of seeds to an extent never seen before.

True time capsules of life, seeds are significant items of hope and promise. They are the most complex organs plants ever produce, and come in an enormously diverse range of shapes, sizes, and colours; from the impressive coco de mer nut to the microscopic seeds of an orchid, to the extraordinary cobalt blue of the traveller’s palm pit.

Seeds are often overshadowed by the adult plant’s size and show. Here, 600 seeds are spotlit, each given equal attention, each shown as glorious photographs, life size and in detail, alongside an engraving of the parent plant. Every profile includes a population distribution map, a table of essential information, and a commentary revealing notable characteristics, related species, and a diagnosis of the specimen’s importance in terms of taxonomy, rarity, dispersal method, and scientific significance. Arranged taxonomically, this essential reference reveals the variety and importance of seeds to an extent never seen before.

ISBN:
9781782405207
9781782405207
Category:
Trees
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
24-01-2018
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ivy Press, The
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
656
Dimensions (mm):
277x197x46mm
Weight:
2.33kg

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