Ebook: In the land of the blue poppies: the collected plant hunting writings of Frank Kingdon Ward

Introduction to the Modern Library Gardening Series / Michael Pollan -- Preface / Jamaica Kincaid -- Introduction / Tom Christopher -- I. The Plant Hunter Defined -- II. Good-bye to Civilization -- III. Trekking -- IV. Bridges -- V. Accommodations -- VI. Mealtime -- VII. Camp Life -- VIII. The Hunt -- IX. Landscape -- X. The Passage of the Seasons -- XI. Encounters -- XII. The Ladies -- XIII. Tibetan Justice -- XIV. Finis.;An anthology of writings by the noted British explorer and plant collector describes his twenty-two expeditions throughout Tibet, China, and Southeast Asia in search of rare and elusive species of plants.