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Plants of Colonial Williamsburg: How to Identify 200 of Colonial America's Flowers, Herbs, and Trees

by Joan Parry Dutton

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This guide to the plants in Colonial Williamsburg's gardens describes and discusses two hundred flowers, trees, herbs, and shrubs. The historical background of each plant links it with the colonial period. Brief biographies of early plantsmen explain the roles they played in the history of horticulture.

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Joan Parry Dutton

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Important places: Williamsburg, Virginia, USA

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Genres: Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Science & Nature, General Nonfiction, Reference, Travel
DDC/MDS: 581.9 — Natural sciences & mathematics Plants (Botany) Specific topics in natural history of plants Plants by specific continents, countries, localities
LCC: QK191 .D87 — Science Botany Botany General

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Languages: English
Media: Paper
ISBNs: 1

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Published: 1979
Genres: Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Science & Nature, General Nonfiction, Reference, Travel
DDC/MDS: 581.9
LCC: QK191 .D87

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Joan Parry Dutton

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