The flower hunters were intrepid explorers - remarkable, eccentric men and women who scoured the world in search of extraordinary plants from the middle of the seventeenth to the end of the nineteenth century, and helped establish the new science of botany. For these adventurers, the search for new, undiscovered plant specimens was something worth risking - and often losing - their lives for. From the Douglas-fir and the monkey puzzle tree, to exotic orchids and azaleas, many of the plants that are now so familiar to us were found in distant regions of the globe, often in wild and unexplored country, in impenetrable jungle, and in the face of hunger, disease, and hostile locals. It was specimens like these, smuggled home by the flower hunters, that helped build the great botanical collections, and lay the foundations for the revolution in our understanding of the natural world that was to follow. Here, the adventures of eleven such explorers are brought to life, describing not only their extraordinary daring and dedication, but also the lasting impact of their discoveries both on science, and on the landscapes and gardens that we see today.
發表於2024-12-23
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注:看完道格拉斯那一章,覺得他真淒慘。隨手所寫,可能不反映該書全貌。 在Mary Gribbin與John Gribbin的2008年新書《Flower Hunters》中,他們如此評價戴維,“他是最偉大的蘇格蘭植物探險傢,常涉無人之地,僅靠雙腳、馬背或舟楫,探索之旅就長達1.2萬英裏。有超過兩百種...
評分注:看完道格拉斯那一章,覺得他真淒慘。隨手所寫,可能不反映該書全貌。 在Mary Gribbin與John Gribbin的2008年新書《Flower Hunters》中,他們如此評價戴維,“他是最偉大的蘇格蘭植物探險傢,常涉無人之地,僅靠雙腳、馬背或舟楫,探索之旅就長達1.2萬英裏。有超過兩百種...
評分注:看完道格拉斯那一章,覺得他真淒慘。隨手所寫,可能不反映該書全貌。 在Mary Gribbin與John Gribbin的2008年新書《Flower Hunters》中,他們如此評價戴維,“他是最偉大的蘇格蘭植物探險傢,常涉無人之地,僅靠雙腳、馬背或舟楫,探索之旅就長達1.2萬英裏。有超過兩百種...
評分注:看完道格拉斯那一章,覺得他真淒慘。隨手所寫,可能不反映該書全貌。 在Mary Gribbin與John Gribbin的2008年新書《Flower Hunters》中,他們如此評價戴維,“他是最偉大的蘇格蘭植物探險傢,常涉無人之地,僅靠雙腳、馬背或舟楫,探索之旅就長達1.2萬英裏。有超過兩百種...
評分注:看完道格拉斯那一章,覺得他真淒慘。隨手所寫,可能不反映該書全貌。 在Mary Gribbin與John Gribbin的2008年新書《Flower Hunters》中,他們如此評價戴維,“他是最偉大的蘇格蘭植物探險傢,常涉無人之地,僅靠雙腳、馬背或舟楫,探索之旅就長達1.2萬英裏。有超過兩百種...
圖書標籤: 植物 繪本 植物之書 繪畫 旅行 Plants&Nature 自然 植物學
Flower Hunters 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載