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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.

Botanistes --- Biographies

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Botanique --- Botanistes. --- Histoire.

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Nous nous sommes tous émerveillés, un jour, devant l'étonnante diversité du monde végétal. Or chaque plante a une histoire.Voyageuse passionnée par le monde végétal, Katia Astafieff nous raconte dix incroyables aventures de plantes venues d'ailleurs, comme le tabac, le kiwi, la rhubarbe ou encore l'étrange rafflésie. Dix plantes, mais aussi dix explorateurs partis en expédition au bout du monde au péril de leur vie, des chercheurs d'or vert, des Indiana Jones de la botanique.Laissez-vous guider sur les traces de l'espion britannique Robert Fortune, déguisé en mandarin pour voler le secret du thé aux Chinois, ou de l'excentrique Joseph Rock qui a fait parvenir en Occident quelques graines d'une délicate pivoine inconnue jusqu'alors.

Plantes --- Plantes exotiques. --- Botanistes --- Variétés. --- Histoire.