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Beyond the Garden Gate
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ISBN10: 149278219X
ISBN13: 9781492782193
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Dec 13 2011
Pages: 92
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.19 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781492782193
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Dec 13 2011
Pages: 92
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.19 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Horticulture meets history, anthropology, and more in this collection of essays about plants and their place in our lives. Each essay is a mini-visit to a plant or plants that examines their usefulness or uses. This is a book that can be opened to any page and enjoyed in a few minutes. Whether the topic is the nutritional value and sustainability of beans, or the historical use of pepper for money, self-medication of animals using plants, or the effect of plants on human psychology, the reader is sure to learn something new and be entertained, too.
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