The Fascinating World of the Nightshades: Tobacco, Mandrake, Potato, Tomato, Pepper, Eggplant, Etc.

by Charles Bixler Heiser

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486253805
• ISBN13: 9780486253800
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Truly a Unique Book about a Unique Family of Plants

Tobacco, Mandrake, Potato, Tomato, Pepper, Eggplant, Henbane, Jimpson Weed, Petunia, "Wonderberry", Deadly Nightshade, Woody Nightshade, "Devil's Trumpet", Brugmansia, Chilli Peppers - all are in the same family of plants - the potato/nightshade family. This book tells the story of many of these plants, and ties them all together. The author has a scientific/historical background, and succeeds in painting a fascinating, intriguing picture of these plants, in a way that few authors would be able to do. After reading this book, you may be wondering just what a garden with all of these plants together might look like - certainly a unique phenomenon!