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Brown, Jane Tales of the Rose Tree CREDIT: %%6%%100
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Code: NFJBRT1108PB
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A wild and wonderful exploration of the history of the rhododendron. From the giants, to the long-lived, to the delicate potted azalea on the garden patio. 200 yrs ago the rhododendron was dragged to Britain from the Sino-Himalayas by avaricious British collectors. Some of the species mutated; others proved hardy and easy to hybridise. Today the rhododendron has made a greater impact on the English landscape than any other plant. Jane Brown uncovers the rhododendron's story which reaches back hundreds, some say thousands, of years (the dove returning to Noah's ark was, apparently, carrying the leaf of a rhododendron). The Aztecs favoured it for their pleasure gardens; the Chinese use it in medicines; mariners used it as ballast cargo; it has excited royal passions and been the source of personal feuds. After the First World War the government thought enough of the plant to fill Windsor Great Park with them in order to cheer up the nation. * Good condition - general cover wear * Harper - 2004 Edition *
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