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You can see some of his best-loved characters immortalized as statues in Boston's Public Garden and Lentil Park in Hamilton

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The Lives of Weeds by John Cardina creatures "While the book may seemLives of Weeds explores the tangled history of weeds and their relationship to humans. Through eight interwoven stories, John Cardina offers a fresh perspective on how these tenacious plants came about, why they are both inevitable and essential, and how their ecological success is ensured by determined efforts to eradicate them. Linking botany, history, ecology, and evolutionary biology to the social dimensions of humanity's ancient struggle with