Big, Bad Book of Botany

“This combination of history, mythology, lore, science and sheer entertainment takes us on a tour of the world’s most unusual plants.” —Sacramento Bee

The Big, Bad Book of Botany introduces a world of wild, wonderful, and weird plants. Some are so rare, they were once more valuable than gold. Some found in ancient mythology hold magical abilities, including the power to turn a person to stone. Othe...