[Sca-cooks] Deadly Weeds
Johnna Holloway
johnnae at mac.com
Wed May 27 05:01:34 PDT 2009
There's a new book out plus an exhibit that people may want to check out.
Author Amy Stewart's new /Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's
Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities
came out last week.
/In /Wicked Plants/, Stewart takes on over 200 of Mother Nature's most
appalling creations, offering 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.
Enjoy this A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise
offend. Amazon already has copies.
The exhibit is at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens.
http://www.bbg.org/exp/wickedplants/
Download and print the self-guided tour and information brochure
<http://www.bbg.org/exp/wickedplants/bbg_wickedplants.pdf>, or pick one
up when you come to the Garden.
New York Times article and blog:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/garden/21poison.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=wicked%20plants&st=cse
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/plants-show-off-their-sinister-sides/?scp=1&sq=wicked%20plants&st=cse
Johnnae
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