Planting paradise : cultivating the garden, 1501-1900 / Stephen Harris.

Fifty plants that changed the course of history / written by Bill Laws.

Tamed : ten species that changed our world / Alice Roberts.

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Planting paradise : cultivating the garden, 1501-1900 / Stephen Harris.

Fifty plants that changed the course of history / written by Bill Laws.

Tamed : ten species that changed our world / Alice Roberts.