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The Ingenious Mr Fairchild: The Forgotten Father of the Flower Garden

The Ingenious Mr Fairchild: The Forgotten Father of the Flower Garden

Michael Leapman

Thomas Fairchild shook the horticultural world by revealing sexual reproduction in plants. This is a biography dedicated to the life and work of a man who could not help interfering with natural design, and as a result has given us the huge variety of flowers in our parks and gardens today.
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Thomas Fairchild, a practical nurseryman in Georgian London, shook the horticultural world by revealing the sexual reproduction of plants. Although alarmed at the prospect of interfering with God's natural design, he could not resist the inevitable consequence of his discovery - the selective breeding of plant varieties. This early form of genetic engineering aroused as much controversy then as genetically modified plants are causing now and scientific debate raged furiously.

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Title - The Ingenious Mr Fairchild: The Forgotten Father of the Flower Garden

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Author - Michael Leapman

ISBN 13 - 9780747262671

Imprint - Headline Book Publishing

Publisher - Headline Publishing Group

Date Published - 09/03/2001

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Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 197 x 127 x mm

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