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Wild Flowers of Britian and Europe (Green Guides) Wild Flowers of Britian and Europe (Green Guides)
by David Sutton

Publisher Comments
Informative compact guides covering the natural history of Britain and Europe. For use at home and in the field. 160 colour illus.... (read more)

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Wildflowers of Glacier National Park: And Surrounding Areas Wildflowers of Glacier National Park: And Surrounding Areas
by Shannon F Kimball

Publisher Comments
This user-friendly field guide features over 300 of Glacier National Park's most common plant species. From wildflowers to trees to grasses and sedges. Contains beautiful color photogpraphs and detailed descriptions throughout. There are notes on habitat... (read more)

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Besler Florilegium Besler Florilegium
by Basilius Besler

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This magnificent facsimile edition of a rare hand-colored 17th-century masterpiece is one of the most splendid works ever produced on ornamental flowering plants. The oversize botanical drawings are accompanied by the original captions rendered in... (read more)

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Plant Ecology 2ND Edition Plant Ecology 2ND Edition
by Michael J Crawley

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Plant ecology is the scientific study of the factors influencing the distribution and abundance of plants. This benchmark text, extremely well received in its first edition, shows how pattern and structure at different levels of plant organization--from... (read more)

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Illustrated Flora of the Northern U Volume 3 Illustrated Flora of the Northern U Volume 3
by Nathaniel L Britton

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Volume 3 of an encyclopedic work covers 4666 species, from ferns on up. Full botanical information for each. 1913 edition, preferred by many to more recent revisions. Over 4000 total illustrations.... (read more)

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Mushrooms in Your Pocket: A Guide to the Mushrooms of Iowa (Bur Oak Guide) Mushrooms in Your Pocket: A Guide to the Mushrooms of Iowa (Bur Oak Guide)
by Donald M Huffman

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IN addition to crocuses and robins, springtime in Iowa brings out another harbinger of warmer weather: mushrooms. Melting snow and warmer temperatures provide optimal opportunity for mushroom enthusiasts; people of all ages can be found wandering the... (read more)

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Guide to Wetlands Guide to Wetlands
by Patrick Dugan

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A comprehensive and fascinating guide to the wetlands of the world that covers important wetland wildlife in detail, with a special focus on birds. The ecology of marshes, estuaries, floodplains, lagoons, swamps and bogs supports an exceptionally rich... (read more)

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Water Relations of Plants and Soils Water Relations of Plants and Soils
by Paul Jackson Kramer

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plants.... (read more)

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Opium (Little Books) Opium (Little Books)
by Francis Moraes

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<div>Though few challenge the efficacy of opium as a pain reliever during its 7,000-year history, today it is feared more than revered. This book reviews its storied history and pharmacology in nontechnical terms, providing useful &#... (read more)

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Edible Native Plants of the Rocky Mountains Edible Native Plants of the Rocky Mountains
by H D Harrington

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This book is an excellent listing of the edible plants of the Rockies. It provides recipes for the preparation of beers and wines, jams and preserves, the cooking of greens and the preparation of dyes, as well as brief histories of the plants uses by... (read more)

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Wildflowers Across America Wildflowers Across America
by Lady Bird Johnson

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A veritable bouquet of hundreds of America's favorite wildflowers.... (read more)

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Wild Plants of the Pueblo Province: Exploring Ancient and Enduring Uses Wild Plants of the Pueblo Province: Exploring Ancient and Enduring Uses
by William W Dunmire

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Plant biologist and former National Park Service ecologist William W. Dunmire and ethnobotanist Gail D. Tierney incorporate exhaustive research, including interviews with Indian elders, in two popular guidebooks that combine information on native and... (read more)

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Deserts Deserts
by James Macmahon

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Beautifully illustrated with full-color photos, this is a comprehensive field guide to the wildflowers, birds, reptiles, insects, and other natural wonders of North America's deserts, from Oregon to Mexico.... (read more)

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The Sierra Club Wetlands Reader: A Literary Journey The Sierra Club Wetlands Reader: A Literary Journey
by Sam Wilson

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The Sierra Club Wetlands Reader is the second volume in the Sierra Club's new series of literary celebrations of the Earth's biomes -- the major ecological communities that have shaped the collective human experience. From the Everglades to Alaska, North... (read more)

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Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Northern Florida and Adjacent Georgia and Alabama Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Northern Florida and Adjacent Georgia and Alabama
by Robert K Godfrey

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A guide to 383 native and naturalized species of trees, shrubs, and woody vines. Godfrey (biology, emeritus, Florida State University) provides identification keys, full descriptions, and line drawings that make it possible to identify all the woody... (read more)

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A Rum Affair: A True Story of Botanical Fraud A Rum Affair: A True Story of Botanical Fraud
by Karl Sabbagh

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A Rum Affair is an absorbing tale of scientific chicanery and academic intrigue—critically acclaimed and a finalist for the Los Angeles TimesBook Prize. In the 1940s, the eminent British botanist John Heslop Harrison proposed a controversial theory:... (read more)

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Holding Back the Sea: The Struggle on the Gulf Coast to Save America Holding Back the Sea: The Struggle on the Gulf Coast to Save America
by Christopher Hallowell

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Katrina's arrival on the Gulf Coast was a long time in coming. But it was assured. Since 1965, when Hurricane Betsy struck New Orleans, breached a levee, and flooded part of the city, everyone was waiting and talking about when the Big One would strike... (read more)

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Common Marsh Plants of the United States and Canada (Dover Books on Nature) Common Marsh Plants of the United States and Canada (Dover Books on Nature)
by Neil Hotchkiss

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Unique volume presents identifying information and over 750 illustrations for 295 plants. Most plants illustrated by three separate drawings: full view, seed pods, flowers. Key.... (read more)

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In Praise of Plants In Praise of Plants
by Francis Halle

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What do we know about plants, really? Through a rich array of examples, many illustrated in the author's elegant and distinctive style, this book offers a new look at botany. This scholarly yet fun book examines the qualities that make plants unique, so... (read more)

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The Remarkable Baobab The Remarkable Baobab
by Thomas Pakenham

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STANDING TALL on the sunburned plains of Africa and Australia, baobabs may be the oldest life forms on the planet. Many of the specimens still standing today have been around for well over two thousand years. Tremendous in size and bizarre in appearance,... (read more)

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Used - Hardcover

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