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008			102701s2009 ncu b 000 0 eng
010			_a2009006192
020			_a9781565126831
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aQK100.A1 _bS74 2009
082	0	0	_a581.65 STE
100	1		_aStewart, Amy
245	1	0	_aWicked plants _b: the weed that killed Lincoln's mother and other botanical atrocities _c/ by Amy Stewart ; with etchings by Briony Morrow-Cribbs and illustrations by Jonathon Rosen
250			_a1st ed
260			_aChapel Hill, N.C. _b: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill _c, c2009.
300			_axvii, 235, [1] p. _b: ill. _c; 19 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0		_aMurder & mayhem -- Blisters, boils, & gashes -- Drunk & disorderly -- Offensive, unwelcome, & ill-mannered.
520			_aA tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. In Wicked Plants, Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature's most appalling creations. It's an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend. You'll learn which plants to avoid (like exploding shrubs), which plants make themselves exceedingly unwelcome (like the vine that ate the South), and which ones have been killing for centuries (like the weed that killed Abraham Lincoln's mother). Menacing botanical illustrations and splendidly ghastly drawings create a fascinating portrait of the evildoers that may be lurking in your own backyard. Drawing on history, medicine, science, and legend, this compendium of bloodcurdling botany will entertain, alarm, and enlighten even the most intrepid gardeners and nature lovers.
650		0	_aPoisonous plants
650		0	_aDangerous plants
700	1		_aMorrow-Cribbs, Briony
700	1		_aRosen, Jonathon
942			_cMO
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