Author:
Ayres, P. G. (Peter G.)
Imprint:London : Pickering & Chatto, c2008.
Descriptionxiii, 227 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Note:Acknowledgements -- List of tables -- List of figures -- 1. Green threads across the ages : a brief perspective on the Darwins' botany -- 2. The fortunes of the Darwins -- 3. The misfortunes of botany -- 4. Erasmus Darwin's vision of the future : phytologia -- 5. Charles Darwin's evolutionary period -- 6. Charles Darwin's physiological period -- 7. Charles Darwin, Frances Darwin and differences with von Sachs -- 8. Francis Darwin, Cambridge and plant physiology -- 9. Francis Darwin, family and his father's memory -- 10. Fortune's favourites? -- 11. Where did the green threads lead? The botanical legacy -- Notes -- Works cited -- Index.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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