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Timeflyer

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1. Adding to my must-read list. You might like "Seeds of Change: six plants that transformed mankind" by

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Mon Oct 23, 2023, 05:52 PM

Oct 2023

by Henry Hobhouse. First published in 1985 as "...five plants," newer editions added a sixth plant. The latest, 3rd ed, was published in 2005. The plants are quinine, sugar, tea, cotton, the potato, and now cocoa. Really enjoyable exam of how plants can change human history.

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Adding to my must-read list. You might like "Seeds of Change: six plants that transformed mankind" by Timeflyer Oct 2023 #1

Thanks very much. nt sl8 Oct 2023 #2

Thank you. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2023 #3