Seeing seeds
Subtitle: a journey into the world of seedheads, pods, and fruit
By: photography by Robert Llewellyn ; written by Teri Dunn Chace
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9781604694925
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Seeds; Pictorial works
Description: What is inside a seed?  How does it all work?  Why do some seeds, pods, and fruits have such strange shapes?  The answers to these and many more questions can be found in the pages of Seeing Seeds.  Robert Llewellyn's stunning photographs and Teri Dunn Chace's illuminating essays open up a world of beauty and fascinating information that will forever change the way you look at these small miracles of nature.--COVER.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Definition: What are seeds? Why do they exist?; title: Form: Why are seeds so diverse?; title: Function: What do seeds do, and how do they do it?; title: Garden flowers; title: Weeds and wildflowers; title: Herbs, spices, fibers, and medicine; title: Fruits and vegetables; title: Shrubs and trees.