The Fascinating World of the Nightshades: Tobacco, Mandrake, Potato, Tomato, Pepper, Eggplant, Etc. [UNABRIDGED] (Paperback)

~ Charles Bixler Heiser (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications; Unabridged edition (July 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486253805
• ISBN-13: 978-0486253800
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,303,765 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly a Unique Book about a Unique Family of Plants, April 5, 2006

By	J. Howard (Olympia, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Botanical Read, June 13, 2009

By	T. Southworth - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Author delves into Nightshade family of plants, looking at usefulness, history and botany. This is an interesting glance into the wacky world of Botany, in which plants manufacture compounds for their own reasons and then shape our world.