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Mabey, Richard, 1941-
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Weeds -- History.
Horticulture -- Sociological aspects.
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Weeds : in defense o...
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Weeds : in defense of nature's most unloved plants / Richard Mabey.
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Mabey, Richard, 1941-
New York : Ecco, c2010.
Subjects
Weeds -- History.
Horticulture -- Sociological aspects.
ISBN:
0062065459 (alk. paper)
9780062065452 (alk. paper) :
Description:
xi, 324 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Contents:
Ch. 1. Thoroughwort -- Ch. 2. Adonis -- Ch. 3. Knotgrass -- Ch. 4. Waybread -- Ch. 5. Self-heal -- Ch. 6. Love-in-idleness -- Ch. 7. Gallant-soldier -- Ch. 8. Burdock -- Ch. 9. Grelda -- Ch. 10. French willow -- Ch. 11. Triffid -- Ch. 12. The Shoreditch orchid -- Glossary of plant names -- Notes and references -- Index.
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Weaving together natural history, botanical science and insight from his own travels, a nature writer reveals the many hidden truths behind these scourges of lawns and gardens, and explores how weeds have been portrayed from the Bible all the way to "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."
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Hawaii State Library
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632.5 Ma
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Lihue Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
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Wahiawa Public Library
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