Pflanzenjäger

German, Renate Hücking, 2004
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Hydrangeas, poppies, lady's slippers, lilies, and geraniums – the rich bounty of plant hunters transformed European gardens into blooming paradises and brought exotic species into greenhouses and conservatories. Without these treasures, our windowsills and balconies would look dreary. Who were these men and women who gave up comfortable lives to scour unexplored regions beyond the oceans, risking their lives and enduring great hardships to discover new plants? The two authors here paint colorful portraits of great plant hunters who set out to harvest "green gold." They reveal little-known facts: that the scholar Alexander von Humboldt, to whom we owe the dahlias, sent home more than 6,000 plants from South America. Or that the poet Adelbert von Chamisso found the seeds of California poppies. The ophthalmologist Franz von Siebold...

Key specifications

Language
German
Book cover
Paperback
Author
Renate Hücking
topic
Recreation + Travel
Number of pages
272
Item number
7202244

General information

Publisher
Piper
Category
Guidebooks
Release date
1.7.2004

Book properties

topic
Recreation + Travel
Language
German
Author
Renate Hücking
Number of pages
272
Edition
8.7
Book cover
Paperback

Origin

Country of origin
Germany

Voluntary climate contribution

CO₂-Emission
Climate contribution

Product dimensions

Height
180 mm
Width
120 mm
Weight
254 g

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24 Months Warranty (Bring-in)

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Warranty score

How often does a product of this brand in the «Guidebooks» category have a defect within the first 24 months?

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  • 79.MVG
    0.1 %
  • 79.O.W. Barth
    0.1 %
  • 79.Piper
    0.1 %
  • 79.Pocket
    0.1 %
  • 79.Redline
    0.1 %

Warranty case duration

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  • 1.AT
    0 days
  • 1.Dorling Kindersley
    0 days
  • 1.Lonely Planet
    0 days
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    0 days

Return rate

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  • 137.Little, Brown and Company
    1 %
  • 137.Mosaik
    1 %
  • 137.Piper
    1 %
  • 137.Thorsons
    1 %
  • 137.Trias
    1 %
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