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Snowdrops are known as the 'harbingers of spring' at a time when
there is little else in flower in the garden to brighten the dull
winter months. No-one should be without these dainty white gems
which can symbolize innocence, purity and hope. The author
describes all known snowdrop species, the cultivation of
garden-worthy varieties and their naming as well as their history
in early European and English literature. He includes the earliest
reference to the English word 'Snowe Dropps' in 1615, preceding the
previous earliest reference to 'Snow drops' in 1633. For novice
gardeners and those who have never grown snowdrops before he
describes how to grow just a few reliable varieties, with advice on
buying, planting, dividing, looking after snowdrops, labelling,
diseases and companion plants. He also dispels the myth that
snowdrops are difficult and don't survive well in gardens, giving
advice on all aspects of snowdrop culture. For galanthophiles
varieties are recommended to extend their collection. This advice
is based on personal experience from growing over 100 different
cultivars in his town garden in Oxford. The sequence of flowering
of different snowdrop varieties from October to March is described,
including the autumn-flowering Queen Olga's snowdrop. This diary
format of their emergence will help gardeners learn how there can
be snowdrops flowering for six months of the year. The book is
illustrated with a stunning selection of close-up images of
different varieties of snowdrops to help aid identification of
these dainty flowers. Included in the chapter on snowdrop art are
many historical images from the earliest-known snowdrop woodcut in
Dodoens' European Herbal, 1568 to more recent 19th century images.
No other author on snowdrops has attempted such an extensive
description of snowdrop art over the centuries, including advice
from Jacquie Hibbert on how to paint snowdrops, or has described
the evolution of this art form for snowdrops. The book concludes
with a useful index of all 22 recognized species and over 100
varieties with reference to international collections.
Considered 'the father of genomics', Fred Sanger (1918-2013) paved
the way for the modern revolution in our understanding of biology.
His pioneering methods for sequencing proteins, RNA and,
eventually, DNA earned him two Nobel Prizes. He remains one of only
four scientists (and the only British scientist) ever to have
achieved that distinction. In this, the first full biography of
Fred Sanger to be published, Brownlee traces Sanger's life from his
birth in rural Gloucestershire to his retirement in 1983 from the
Medical Research Council's Laboratory of Molecular Biology in
Cambridge. Along the way, he highlights the remarkable extent of
Sanger's scientific achievements and provides a real portrait of
the modest man behind them. Including an extensive transcript of a
rare interview of Sanger by the author, this biography also
considers the wider legacy of Sanger's work, including his impact
on the Human Genome Project and beyond.
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