{"product_id":"bizarre-botany-christina-harrison-9781842466148","title":"Bizarre Botany: An A-Z Adventure Through the Plant Kingdom","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe world of plants is endlessly fascinating and full of surprises, even for an experienced horticulturalist or gardener. This book celebrates that bounty through a tour of its stranger precincts, a beautifully illustrated A-to-Z compendium of fascinating facts, quirky stories, and unusual adaptations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlipping through this elegant, approachable book, you'll encounter oddities like the breathing knees of the swamp cypress or the illicit whiskey distilleries once fueled by juniper wood. Do you know what a vegetable sheep is, or what plants the Egyptians used in embalming? That poison dart frogs raise their young in tank bromeliads in the upper reaches of the forest canopy? Or that oak galls can be used as a source of ink? You'll learn all that and more before you get to Z in this lovely gift book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Full of fascinating floral facts, \u003ci\u003eBizarre Botany\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to plant lovers and gardeners old and young, experienced or just starting out--and its bounty of oddities are sure to make you a hit at your next garden party.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christina Harrison, Lauren Gardiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1842466143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781842466148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Royal Botanic Gardens Kew\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Christina Harrison","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47087697854719,"sku":"9781842466148","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_596c719c-e8d7-48ef-bbd4-6357d9e11e51.jpg?v=1753850537","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bizarre-botany-christina-harrison-9781842466148","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}