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005    20210607104625.0 
008    201208s2020    orua     b    001 0 eng d 
010    oc2020003128 
020    9781604699302 
035    (OCoLC)1130768123 
040    IMmBT|beng|erda|cIMmBT|dUtOrBLW 
092    580.74|bTHI 
100 1  Thiers, Barbara M.,|eauthor. 
245 10 Herbarium :|bthe quest to preserve & classify the world's 
       plants /|cBarbara M. Thiers. 
264  1 Portland, Oregon :|bTimber Press,|c2020. 
300    279 pages :|billustrations (chiefly color) ;|c27 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-249) and 
       index. 
520    A director at the New York Botanical Garden describes the 
       fascinating history of the drying and preserving of the 
       world’s vegetation, or herbaria, which allows scientists 
       to understand how plants have changed over time and 
       predict future mutations. 
610 20 New York Botanical Garden.|bHerbarium. 
650  0 Herbaria|xHistory. 
710 2  New York Botanical Garden.