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How Herbs Healed the WorldHerbs are wonderful things. Without them so much would not be possible. With the advance of science over the last two hundred years these once mystical plants have changed and saved countless lives, vastly improving our standard of living while providing us all with...
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Conifers of the New England-Acadian Forest: A Cultural HistoryWhy did white pine help spark the American Revolution? How did balsam aid the development of germ theory? What does hemlock have to do with making leather? In Conifers of the New England-Acadian Forest, microbiologist Steve Keating explores how conifers influenced the course of...
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101 Trees of Indiana: A Field GuideFor decades, 101 Trees of Indiana has provided all you need to identify a tree in the Hoosier State, whatever the season. This revised edition includes over 100 species of trees, mostly native to the state but also others that are widely naturalized or...
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The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on EarthAward-winning environment and science reporter Zoë Schlanger delivers a groundbreaking work of popular science that probes the hidden world of the plant kingdom and reveals the astonishing capabilities of the green life all around us.It takes tremendous biological creativity to be a plant. To...
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American Household BotanyAuthor: Judith SumnerPublisher: Timber Press (OR)Published: 09/15/2004Pages: 398Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.94lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.13dISBN: 9780881926521Review Citation(s): Booklist 09/15/2004 pg. 187Scitech Book News 12/01/2004 pg. 123Choice 03/01/2005 pg. 1253About the AuthorSumner, Judith: - Judith Sumner teaches medicinal botany at the Arnold Arboretum of...
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Planting Our WorldWith fun, fascinating vignettes, a renowned neurobiologist illuminates the interconnectedness of plant life and how we can learn from it to better plan our communities. We animals account for a paltry 0.3% of the planet's biomass while plants add up to 85%. And when,...
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The Secret Life of PlantsExplore the inner world of plants and its fascinating relation to mankind, as uncovered by the latest discoveries of science. A perennial bestseller.In this truly revolutionary and beloved work, drawn from remarkable research, Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird cast light on the rich psychic...
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The Herbarium HandbookA new edition of an essential resource for all botanists, herbarium managers, and technicians involved with the making and maintenance of herbarium collections. The Herbarium Handbook has been an important reference for herbarium collections care and management since it was first published in 1989....
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How the Rose Got Its Thorns: And Other Botanical StoriesHave you ever wondered why the rose has thorns and other flowers don't; why the daffodil is the color it is; or why some plants have shiny leaves and others matte? How The Rose Got its Thorns reveals the inner workings of our favorite...
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Grow Your Own Medicine: Edible Healing Plants in your GardenIf you are curious about the useful medicinal plants from nature, wondering what food may be useful to health, and which edible medicinal plants you can grow in your garden, this book is for you! The book is suitable for both the general public...
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Grow Your Own Medicine: Edible Healing Plants in your GardenIf you are curious about the useful medicinal plants from nature, wondering what food may be useful to health, and which edible medicinal plants you can grow in your garden, this book is for you! The book is suitable for both the general public...
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Conifers of the New England-Acadian Forest: A Cultural HistoryWhy did white pine help spark the American Revolution? How did balsam aid the development of germ theory? What does hemlock have to do with making leather? In Conifers of the New England-Acadian Forest, microbiologist Steve Keating explores how conifers influenced the course of...
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This Book Is a PlantWe've become used to thinking of plants as things for us to use: as food, tools, resources, or just as an attractive background to our own lives. But it's time to change our minds. New research shows that plants can think, plan - and...
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The Ethnobotanical: A World Tour of Indigenous Plant KnowledgeSince the beginning of humanity's existence, plants have provided us with everything we need for our survival - they sustain us with air to breathe, food to eat, materials to make clothes and shelter with, and medicine to treat and prevent disease. Their beauty...
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Jardinología (the Science of Gardening): La Ciencia de la JardineríaUn libro de jardinería diferente que explica la ciencia detrás de la jardinería de forma visual y clara. El mundo de la botánica y la jardinería te parecen un misterio? Las guías de jardinería al uso tienden a dar gran cantidad de instrucciones y...
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In the Land of the Blue Poppies: In the Land of the Blue Poppies: The Collected Plant-Hunting Writings of Frank Kingdon WardIn the early 1900s, Kingdon-Ward, an Indiana Jones figure in the plant world, went on 22 expeditions throughout Tibet, China, and Southeast Asia, in search of rare and elusive species of plants. This original anthology collects the most gripping and notable accounts of his...
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Agrios' Plant PathologyAgrios' Plant Pathology, Sixth Edition is the ultimate reference in the field. Here, Dr. Richard Oliver provides a fully updated table of contents with revised and new chapters and invited contributors from around the globe. Building on his legacy, this new edition is an...
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Medicinal Herbs And Poisonous Plants /by David EllisThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Lichenpedia: A Brief CompendiumAn illustrated mini-encyclopedia about the weird and wonderful world of lichens Lichenpedia is a delightfully entertaining and beautifully illustrated A-Z treasury about the strange, obscure, and remarkable world of lichens, from their unique and essential roles in nature and the ways they are used...
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Las Flores (Flowers)In Flowers, beginning readers will learn to identify different kinds of flowers. Photos and carefully leveled text provide defining details for each kind, such as petal color, kinds of stems, and where and when it grows. A comprehensive back matter feature quizzes readers, asking...
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