The Nature of Plants. Habitats, Challenges and Adaptations. coastal and rural gardens are

coastal and rural gardens are featured that all enhance the houses they surround and often blur the distinction between interior and exterior

An outstanding contribution to New Zealand botany and botanical history

A fascinating and authoritative account of the 2000 year history of the search for order in the accurate naming and classification of the world of plants

An exceptionally fine book

and after 80 years

The Nature of Plants. Habitats, Challenges and Adaptations. coastal and rural gardens areJohn Dawson & Rob Lucas. A comprehensive enquiry into world wide plant habitats and plant adaption, from sea shore to mountain top and from the tropics to the poles. The mostly hidden associations that plants have with bacteria and fungi are also explored. Fine colour photographs throughout. Craig Potton Publishing, Nelson, NZ, 2005. ISBN 9781877333279 Hardback with dust jacket. 314 pages. SECONDHAND. Fine condition.