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The Book of Apples- Joan Morgan
en Alison Richards 
1993, ISBN
0091777593
This book is
the survey of apple varieties throughout the world, providing a history of
apple-growing from earliest times, a practical section on growing apples and
eating them, and an annotated directory of the finest varieties, together with
lists of apple collections throughout the world. Beginning with a fascinating
history of apple-growing from earliest times, she describes the multiplication
of varieties which culminated in the golden age of apples as a dessert fruit in
the 19th century. There is a practical section on growing apples and eating
them - the characteristics of different varieties, growing, training and
pruning, pest protection, serving and cooking. Finally there is a complete
annotated directory of the National Apple Collection at Brogdale, the largest
of its kind in the world. Also included are useful lists of apple collections
throughout the world, and of nurserymen supplying individual varieties. The
book is illustrated by 36 magnificent colour paintings by Elizabeth Dowle,
specially commissioned for this book, as well as numerous other illustrations
in line and halftone.
The New Book of Apples- Joan
Morgan
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The Botany of Desire (A Plant's
Eye View of the World) - Michael Pollan
Working in his
garden one day, Michael Pollan hit pay dirt in the form of an idea: do plants,
he wondered, use humans as much as we use them? While the question is not
entirely original, the way Pollan examines this complex coevolution by looking
at the natural world from the perspective of plants is unique. The result is a
fascinating and engaging look at the true nature of domestication.
In making his point, Pollan focuses on the
relationship between humans and four specific plants: apples, tulips, marijuana,
and potatoes. He uses the history of John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) to
illustrate how both the apple's sweetness and its role in the production of
alcoholic cider made it appealing to settlers moving west, thus greatly
expanding the plant's range. He also explains how human manipulation of the
plant has weakened it, so that "modern apples require more pesticide than
any other food crop."
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