The Ingenious Mr Fairchild
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The Ingenious Mr Fairchild
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Author : Michael Leapman
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2012-03-13
The Ingenious Mr Fairchild written by Michael Leapman and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-13 with Gardening categories.
By the early eighteenth century botanists were inching towards the shocking truth that plants had male and female organs and reproduced sexually. The first person to realize the practical implications of this was London nurseryman and author Thomas Fairchild. By transferring the pollen of a sweet William into the pistil of a carnation, he created a new plant that became known as 'Fairchild's Mule': the first man-made hybrid in Europe. But this primitive form of genetic engineering aroused a scientific and religious furore. Michael Leapman offers fascinating and colourful detail about the life and times of Fairchild, a troubled, gentle soul whose pioneering work changed the course of horticulture and paved the way for the growth of gardening as a cultural obsession. 'A beguiling perambulation around the Georgian nursery trade.' Sir Roy Strong, Daily Mail
Mr Fairchild S Trial
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Author : Fairchild
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1844
Mr Fairchild S Trial written by Fairchild and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1844 with categories.
Green Desire
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Author : Rebecca Weld Bushnell
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2018-07-05
Green Desire written by Rebecca Weld Bushnell and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-05 with Literary Criticism categories.
For Rebecca Bushnell, English gardening books tell a fascinating tale of the human love for plants and our will to make them do as we wish. These books powerfully evoke the desires of gardeners: they show us gardeners who, like poets, imagine not just what is but what should be. In particular, the earliest English garden books, such as Thomas Hill's The Gardeners Labyrinth or Hugh Platt's Floraes Paradise, mix magical practices with mundane recipes even when the authors insist that they rely completely on their own experience in these matters. Like early modern "books of secrets," early gardening manuals often promise the reader power to alter the essential properties of plants: to make the gillyflower double, to change the lily's hue, or to grow a cherry without a stone. Green Desire describes the innovative design of the old manuals, examining how writers and printers marketed them as fiction as well as practical advice for aspiring gardeners. Along with this attention to the delights of reading, it analyzes the strange dignity and pleasure of garden labor and the division of men's and women's roles in creating garden art. The book ends by recounting the heated debate over how much people could do to create marvels in their own gardens. For writers and readers alike, these green desires inspired dreams of power and self-improvement, fantasies of beauty achieved without work, and hopes for order in an unpredictable world—not so different from the dreams of gardeners today.
Great British Gardeners
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Author : Vanessa Berridge
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2018-05-15
Great British Gardeners written by Vanessa Berridge and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-15 with Gardening categories.
Through the stories of twenty-six inspiring figures - from ‘Capability’ Brown, Humphry Repton and Vita Sackville-West to lesser known figures, and present-day gardeners such as Beth Chatto and John Brookes - this book brings the colourful history of British gardening to life.
The Curious Mister Catesby
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Author : E. Charles Nelson
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2015-03-01
The Curious Mister Catesby written by E. Charles Nelson and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-01 with Art categories.
In 1712, English naturalist Mark Catesby (1683–1749) crossed the Atlantic to Virginia. After a seven-year stay, he returned to England with paintings of plants and animals he had studied. They sufficiently impressed other naturalists that in 1722 several Fellows of the Royal Society sponsored his return to North America. There Catesby cataloged the flora and fauna of the Carolinas and the Bahamas by gathering seeds and specimens, compiling notes, and making watercolor sketches. Going home to England after five years, he began the twenty-year task of writing, etching, and publishing his monumental The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands. Mark Catesby was a man of exceptional courage and determination combined with insatiable curiosity and multiple talents. Nevertheless no portrait of him is known. The international contributors to this volume review Catesby’s biography alongside the historical and scientific significance of his work. Ultimately, this lavishly illustrated volume advances knowledge of Catesby’s explorations, collections, artwork, and publications in order to reassess his importance within the pantheon of early naturalists.
Flora Unveiled
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Author : Lincoln Taiz
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017
Flora Unveiled written by Lincoln Taiz and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Nature categories.
This book focuses on how the the scientific discovery of "plant sex" unfolded due to cultural biases, beliefs, and perceptions about plant reproduction. "Flora Unveiled" is a deep history of perceptions about plant gender and sexuality, from the Paleolithic to the nineteenth century. The evidence suggests that a plants-as-female gender bias both prevented the discovery of two sexes in plants until the late 17th century, and delayed its acceptance for another 150 years.
A General Treatise Of Husbandry And Gardening For The Month Of June
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Author : Richard Bradley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1726
A General Treatise Of Husbandry And Gardening For The Month Of June written by Richard Bradley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1726 with Agriculture categories.
A History Of Gardening In 50 Objects
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Author : George Drower
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2019-07-04
A History Of Gardening In 50 Objects written by George Drower and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-04 with Gardening categories.
The earliest record of an enclosed space around a homestead come from 10,000 BC and since then gardens of varying types and ambition have been popular throughout the ages. Whether ornamental patches surrounding wild cottages, container gardens blooming over unforgiving concrete or those turned over for growing produce, gardens exist in all shapes and sizes, in all manner of styles. Today we benefit from centuries of development, be it in the cultivation of desirable blossom or larger fruits, in the technology to keep weeds and lawn at bay or even in the visionaries who tore up rulebooks and cultivated pure creativity in their green spaces. George Drower takes fifty objects that have helped create the gardening scene we know today and explores the history outside spaces in a truly unique fashion. With stunning botanical and archive images, this lavish volume is essential for garden lovers.
Hybrid
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Author : Noel Kingsbury
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2011-11-15
Hybrid written by Noel Kingsbury and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-15 with Gardening categories.
"Noel Kingsbury reveals that even those imaginary perfect foods are themselves far from anything that could properly be called natural, rather, they represent the end of a millennia-long history of selective breeding and hybridization. Starting his story at the birth of agriculture, Kingsbury traces the history of human attempts to make plants more reliable, productive, and nutritiousa story that owes as much to accident and error as to innovation and experiment. Drawing on historical and scientific accounts, as well as a rich trove of anecdotes, Kingsbury shows how scientists, amateur breeders, and countless anonymous farmers and gardeners slowly caused the evolutionary pressures of nature to be supplanted by those of human needs and thus led us from sparse wild grasses to succulent corn cobs, and from mealy, white wild carrots to the juicy vegetables we enjoy today. At the same time, Kingsbury reminds us that contemporary controversies over the Green Revolution and genetically modified crops are not new, plant breeding has always had a political dimension."--Publisher's description.
Right Rose Right Place
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Author : Peter Schneider
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-12-14
Right Rose Right Place written by Peter Schneider and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-14 with Gardening categories.
Peter Schneider challenges the notorious myth that roses are difficult to grow, arguing that it’s all about choosing the right petals for the right place! Providing in-depth profiles of hundreds of varieties, Schneider helps you decide which roses will work best in your flower bed or along an eye-catching garden trellis. Simple instructions that use proven techniques make growing roses easy and enjoyable, even in colder climates, while more than 400 gorgeous photos make this book as visually irresistible as it is useful.