Silvertown, Jonathan W. <br/><br/>
An orchard invisible :  a natural history of seeds / 
Jonathan Silvertown ; with illustrations by Amy Whitesides. 
 - Chicago ;  London :  The University of Chicago Press,  2009. 
 - 216 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-209) and index. 
<br/><br/>An orchard invisible: seeds -- First forms minute: evolution -- Even beans do it: sex -- Before the seed: pollination -- According to their own kinds: inheritance -- O rose, thou art sick!: enemies -- The biggest coconut I ever see: size -- Ten thousand acorns: number -- Luscious clusters of the vine: fruit -- Winged seeds: dispersal -- Circumstance unknown: fate -- Fierce energy: germination -- Sorrow's mysteries: poisons -- Ah, sun-flower!: oil -- John Barleycorn: beer -- Realm of illusion: coffee -- Nourishment and inspiration: gastronomy. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780226757735 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226757730 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008043555 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Seeds--Popular works.<br/>Botany--Popular works.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QK661  / .S558 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>581.4/67