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This isn't so much a poisonous plant article as a book review.
"Wicked Plants" by Amy Stewart is recommended reading by the gardening world and those that enjoy a good entertaining book. The full name of the book is "Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln's Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities" or "Wicked Plants - A Book of Botanical Atrocities".
It's based on facts about poisonous plants, but, Ms. Stewart takes it to the historical level when she tells stories of just how poisonous plants have been used and abused throughout history.
Although reading these "historic" stories makes one feel superior that we modern folks are much too advanced to allow ourselves to be fooled or poisoned by the little plants she mentions, are we really so advanced? That's a whole political and human study question that you may ponder but I'm of the group that the more we change the more we stay the same. Ms. Stewart's personal gardening practices may be different from your own but her writing and humor are worth the read.
This book informs, entertains, and is just a bit scary!
Picture of the book cover taken from the following web site: http://www.amystewart.com/
This isn't so much a poisonous plant article as a book review.
"Wicked Plants" by Amy Stewart is recommended reading by the gardening world and those that enjoy a good entertaining book. The full name of the book is "Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln's Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities" or "Wicked Plants - A Book of Botanical Atrocities".
It's based on facts about poisonous plants, but, Ms. Stewart takes it to the historical level when she tells stories of just how poisonous plants have been used and abused throughout history.
Although reading these "historic" stories makes one feel superior that we modern folks are much too advanced to allow ourselves to be fooled or poisoned by the little plants she mentions, are we really so advanced? That's a whole political and human study question that you may ponder but I'm of the group that the more we change the more we stay the same. Ms. Stewart's personal gardening practices may be different from your own but her writing and humor are worth the read.
This book informs, entertains, and is just a bit scary!
Picture of the book cover taken from the following web site: http://www.amystewart.com/
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