{"product_id":"a-reunion-of-trees-the-discovery-of-exotic-plants-and-their-introduction-into-north-american-and-european-landscapes-9780674766938","title":"A Reunion of Trees The Discovery of Exotic Plants and Their Introduction into North American and European Landscapes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen Spongberg's vividly written and lavishly illustrated travel story of trees and shrubs tells of intrepid explorers who journeyed to the far corners of the globe and brought back to Europe and North America a wealth of exotic plant species.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe peregrinations of the nurserymen, explorers, and philanthropists responsible for these exquisite florilegiums, not to mention the garden plants we now take for granted, have been superbly documented in \u003ci\u003eA Reunion of Trees\u003c\/i\u003e. -- Linda Yang * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eSpongberg has written a grand adventure story about the migration of woody plants around the world… This tale of the traveling trees is a treasure for both specialist and amateur. -- Ruth Johnstone Wales * Christian Science Monitor *\u003cbr\u003eCharming [and] handsomely illustrated…attractive…well-researched, and written with warmth and verve. -- Ray Murphy * Boston Globe *\u003cbr\u003eSpongberg gives us a lively account of trees and shrubs and the colorful characters who escorted them from distant, frequently dangerous, places to the gardens of Europe and North America… [This] book brings a panoramic perspective to these explorations in one copiously illustrated and authoritative volume. -- Christopher Reed * Horticulture *","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53733863031127,"sku":"9780674766938","price":64.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-reunion-of-trees-the-discovery-of-exotic-plants-and-their-introduction-into-north-american-and-european-landscapes-9780674766938","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}