The Ingenious Mr. Fairchild : The Forgotten Father of the Flower Garden
By Michael LeapmanThe pioneer of hybridization is chronicled in a fascinating portrait of the earliest days of genetic engineering as it describes the life and times of Thomas Fairchild, an eighteenth-century London nurseryman who created the first human-made hybrid in Europe. 15,000 first printing.
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- Hardcover
- 280 pages
- English
- 0312276680
- 9780312276683
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