In Praise of Poison Ivy Bonnie E. Litowitz this book offers a novel

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In Praise of Poison Ivy Bonnie E. Litowitz this book offers a novelDeadly. Powerful. Beautiful. The much hated plant called poison ivy is all of these and more. Poison ivy has long irritated humans, but the astounding paradox is that poison ivy is a plant of immense ecological value. In Praise of Poison Ivy explores the vices and virtues of a plant with a dramatic history and a rosy future. Once planted in gardens from Versailles to Monticello, poison ivy now has a crucial role in the American landscape. The detested