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Weeds : in defense of nature's most unloved plants / Richard Mabey.

Summary:

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."

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062065452
  • Physical Description: xi, 324 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First United States edition
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : HarperCollins, [2010]

Content descriptions

General Note:
First printed in Great Britain in 2010 by Profile Books Ltd. as Weeds: how vagabond plants gatecrashed civilisation and changed the way we think about nature.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Thoroughwort -- Adonis -- Knotgrass -- Waybread -- Self-heal -- Love-in-idleness -- Gallant-soldier -- Burdock -- Grelda -- French willow -- Triffid -- The Shoreditch orchid.
Subject:
Horticulture > Sociological aspects.
Weeds > History.

Available copies

  • 6 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.

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Troutman Branch Library 632.5 MAB (Text) 33114017126913 Adult Nonfiction Available -