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A Garden of Marvels: How We Discovered That Flowers Have Sex, Leaves Eat Air, and Other Secrets of Plants
By Kassinger, Ruth
- ISBN
- 9780062048998 9780062049032
- Publisher
- Morrow
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Starred Review on January 1, 2014 | Science and Technology
Reluctant science student (she wanted to be a poet) and confessed plant murderer (her victim: a kumquat), Kassinger has traveled an unlikely road authoring numerous popular scientific articles and books (Paradise Under Glass). Here, she aims to "saunter" through the history of botany. An amiable and enthusiastic guide, she avoids a strict chronological treatment of the evolving science of botany, instead moving easily back and forth between historical an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
