title: The Random House Book of Shrubs
author:  Roger Phillips 
description: Ideal for plant identification and selection, this terrific series features immaculate photography (one picture for virtually every entry) and clear, concise text that discusses the physical attributes, native area, and hardiness of each plant. <br />Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  _The author expresses his gratitude to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for a
  research grant that helped in the completion of this book._  
  
  
  Copyright © 2002 by Richard Preston  
  
  
  All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright
  Conventions. Published in the United States by Random House, Inc., New York.  
  
  
  RANDOM HOUSE and colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc.  
  
  
  Portions of this book appeared in different form in _The New Yorker._  
  
  
  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available.  
  
  
  Random House website address:
  [www.randomhousebooks.com](http://www.randomhousebooks.com)
  
  
  Ebook ISBN: 9781588362452
  
  
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  Contents
  
  
  [Title Page](Pres_9781588362452_epub_tp_r1.xhtml)
  
  
  [Copyright Page](Pres_9781588362452_epub_cop_r1.xhtml)
  
  
  [Epigraph](Pres_9781588362452_epub_epi_r1.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  [SOMETHING IN THE AIR](Pres_9781588362452_epub_c01_r