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Article: Russell, Sharman Apt. Anatomy of a rose; exploring the secret life of flowers.(Book Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
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Perseus. 215p. bibliog. index. c2001. 0-7382-0669-5. $13.00. SA
On every page of this multifaceted, beautifully written book about flowering plants (no, not just roses) is something to make you smile and something to make you think. Nature writer Sharman Apt Russell explores such mysteries and wonders as the power of communication between plants, the promise held out by plant-derived drugs, and the capacity of various flowers to send communiques to their pollinators. (In her chapter "Travelin' Man," Russell reflects with characteristic humor on how "pollen has a job to do, going down that long, lonesome highway ...")
A dozen graceful drawings by Liddy ...
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