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vii Illustrations A young Pacific yew (Taxus brevifolia) 8 Native habitat of the Pacific yew (Taxus brevifolia) 11 Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) 30 Presentation of tobacco plant to Queen Catherine de Médicis, 1561 45 Indian state of Sikkim, in the eastern Himalayas 63 Mesopotamia and the locations of Babylon and Nineveh 77 School garden in Brooklyn 85 Hoh Rain Forest in Olympic National Park 90 Juncture of Presque Isle River and Lake Superior 100 Biodiversity hotspots and vulnerable warm-water coral reefs 106 Succulent Karoo biodiversity hotspot of South Africa 116 Sweet wormwood (Artemisia annua) 126 American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) 165 Bowman Lake in Glacier National Park 187 Out of Nature ...

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