Fathers of botany : the discovery of Chinese plants by European missionaries / Jane Kilpatrick.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kilpatrick, Jane (Author)
Language:English
Published: London : Chicago : Kew Publishing ; University of Chicago Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Botanists > France > Biography.
Botany > China > History > 19th century.
Plants > China.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:x, 254 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • A dangerous vocation
  • The open door
  • North of the Great Wall
  • Land of the white bear
  • The Qinling
  • A botanical Eden
  • The riches of Yunnan
  • Our dear project
  • Convalescence and return
  • A most interesting flora
  • Interesting specimens
  • North of the Qinling
  • The Tibetan borders
  • A devoted and indefatigable collector
  • The flower garden of the world
  • Rebellion
  • Final years.