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[Lawton] creates a satisfying overview that delves into plant lore and medicinal and herbal uses and details botanical characteristics. Gardeners will enjoy Lawton's recommendations for cultivated varieties of plants . . . and treasure the lengthy final chapter, which brings together a thoroughly serciveable guide cataloging 65 genera of garden-worthy specimens with common names, plant origins, and size and description of each species.
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With some of its illustrations from the rare book collections of the Missouri Botanical Garden, at which the author served as editor/ publications manager, this book aims to be the first to comprehensively survey the entire Lamiaceae/Labiatae family. Lawton presents mints in history and lore, health and home, as weeds, their pests and diseases, bot
[Lawton] creates a satisfying overview that delves into plant lore and medicinal and herbal uses and details botanical characteristics. Gardeners will enjoy Lawton's recommendations for cultivated varieties of plants . . . and treasure the lengthy final chapter, which brings together a thoroughly serciveable guide cataloging 65 genera of garden-worthy specimens with common names, plant origins, and size and description of each species.
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With some of its illustrations from the rare book collections of the Missouri Botanical Garden, at which the author served as editor/ publications manager, this book aims to be the first to comprehensively survey the entire Lamiaceae/Labiatae family. Lawton presents mints in history and lore, health and home, as weeds, their pests and diseases, bot
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Our relationship with mints is long and tangled, stretching back into prehistoric times. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Our relationship with mints is long and tangled, stretching back into prehistoric times. Read the first page
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