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Sutton, S. B.

Charles Sprague Sargent and the Arnold Arboretum / S. B. Sutton. - Reprint 2014 - 1 online resource (382 p.) : 1 Frontispiz

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Part One. Beginnings -- 1. The Importance of Being Sargent -- 2. The Shadow of Asa Gray -- 3. Sargent on His Own -- Part Two. The Arboretum and Beyond -- 4. In the Nation's Forests -- 5. Changing of the Guard -- 6. One Success and One Failure -- 7. The Arboretum Grows Up -- Part Three. The Treasure Hunt -- 8. Journeys to the East -- 9. Our Man in I-ch’ang -- 10. Wilson in Japan, Rock in Tibet -- Part Four. Last Glances -- 11. Crataegus: A Thorny Problem -- 12. Giving Out Advice -- 13. Looking Backward and Forward -- 14. Epilogue -- Notes. Index -- Notes -- Index

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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

ISBN: 9780674433618 9780674433625

Standard No.: 10.4159/harvard.9780674433625 doi

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Pflanzen (Botanik).
Arnold Arboretum.
Sargent, Charles Sprague, 1841-1927.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology.

LC Class. No.: QK31.S15 / S9

Dewey Class. No.: 581/.0924