Flora mirabilis : how plants have shaped world knowledge, health, wealth, and beauty /
Howell, Catherine Herbert.
National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic,
c2009.
Combines the history of botanical exploration with more than 200 rare botanical illustrations, many never published in modern times.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Combines the history of botanical exploration with more than 200 rare botanical illustrations, many never published in modern times.
Botany
Plant collecting