The Book Of Seeds: A Lifesize Guide To Six Hundred Species From Around
The World

Product Description

A sumptuous guide to 600 of the world's weirdest & most beautiful species from the black seed with hair like Donald Trump to pinhead-sized orchid seeds
- The Guardian The book drives home the incredible botanical wealth that is found on our precious blue planet
- The English Garden True time capsules of life seeds are significant items of hope & promise They are the most complex organs plants ever produce & come in an enormously diverse range of shapes sizes & colours; from the impressive coco de mer nut to the microscopic seeds of an orchid to the extraordinary cobalt blue of the traveller's palm pit Seeds are often overshadowed by the adult plant's size & show Here 600 seeds are spotlit each given equal attention each shown as glorious photographs life size & in detail alongside an engraving of the parent plant Every profile

Includes:: a population distribution map a table of essential information & a commentary revealing notable characteristics related species & a diagnosis of the specimen's importance in terms of taxonomy rarity dispersal method & scientific significance Arranged taxonomically this essential reference reveals the variety & importance of seeds to an extent never seen before