Description |
312 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
Contents |
Foreword / Roy Lancaster -- Ch. 1. An ill wind / Mark Flanagan -- Ch. 2. The garden of the world / Mark Flanagan -- Ch. 3. Land of the morning calm / Tony Kirkham -- Ch. 4. Atop the jade mountain / Mark Flanagan -- Ch. 5. To Russia with trepidation / Mark Flanagan -- Ch. 6. Hokkaido, alone? / Tony Kirkham -- Ch. 7. In an English garden / Mark Flanagan |
Summary |
"Vividly illustrated with colour maps and photographs, this entertaining travelogue will appeal to travellers, plant-lovers and anyone with an interest in the rich diversity of flora of the Far East. Gardeners will savour the descriptions of wild species familiar to them from cultivation, and all who love plants will be encouraged to hear how hard-won seeds of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants are now thriving in the world's great gardens for the delight of future generations."--BOOK JACKET |
Analysis |
Handicrafts |
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Floral crafts |
Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Audience |
Technical/Vocational/TAFE, General |
Subject |
Flanagan, Mark -- Travel -- East Asia.
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Kirkham, Tony -- Travel -- East Asia.
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Flower arrangement, Japanese.
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Botany -- East Asia.
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Plant collecting -- East Asia.
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Botanists -- Travel -- East Asia.
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Plant collectors -- Travel -- East Asia.
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Author |
Kirkham, Tony.
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LC no. |
2004012684 |
ISBN |
0881926760 hardcover |
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