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The Metamorphosis of Flowers The Metamorphosis of Flowers
by Claude Nuridsany

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One of nature's most beautiful sights is the transformation of a flower as it buds, blooms, and then fades within just a few days. Now, through the magic of microphotography, some 20 species of garden and wild flowers evolve before our eyes.... (read more)

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Opium: A Portrait of the Heavenly Demon Opium: A Portrait of the Heavenly Demon
by Barbara Hodgson

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Opium was first used in a surprising venue - religious ceremonies - but soon passed into common usage as a cure for various ailments during Victorian times; a resonant symbol of the romantic, dissolute East; and an inducer of fever dreams and worse in... (read more)

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The Pineapple: Botany, Production and Uses The Pineapple: Botany, Production and Uses
by D P Bartholomew

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Aimed at researchers and professional horticulturists, this comprehensive reference book on the pineapple covers all topics, from botany and taxonomy to genetics, breeding, production, disease and postharvest techniques. There is currently no up-to-date... (read more)

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America's Wetland: Louisiana's Vanishing Coast America's Wetland: Louisiana's Vanishing Coast
by Mike Dunne

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America's Wetland sounds the clarion call of the catastrophic effects of Louisiana's vanishing coastline--not just for Louisiana but for the nation and the world. This vital landscape known as America's Wetland is currently disappearing at a rate of... (read more)

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The Rocky Mountain Berry Book (Berry Books) The Rocky Mountain Berry Book (Berry Books)
by Bob Krumm

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The Rocky Mountain Berry Book combines the information of a field guide and the fun of a cookbook. Learn to identify 15 berry and fruit species using non-technical descriptions, habitat hints, and color photos.... (read more)

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Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the Northeast Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the Northeast
by Charles Fergus

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An in-the-field identification guide to more than 40 common mushrooms of the northeast, including detailed descriptions of what to look for and what to avoid. 70 illustrations.... (read more)

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David Bellamy Jolly Green Giant David Bellamy Jolly Green Giant
by David Bellamy

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Packed with funny anecdotes and observations in the infectious style of this larger-than-life character, this is the long-awaited autobiography of Britain’s favourite botanist.... (read more)

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Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants
by Bradford Angier

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This is a field guide to edible wild plants.... (read more)

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Silva the Tree in Britain Silva the Tree in Britain
by Archie Miles

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A detailed look at all aspects of tree lore. There are chapters on their evolution, their influence on human society, economy and culture, including trees in myths and legends, and medicinal and herbal uses of different species. Very readable and full of... (read more)

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Medicinal Plants of the Desert and Canyon West Medicinal Plants of the Desert and Canyon West
by Michael Moore

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Two bestselling handbooks and field guides for identifying, collecting, and preparing wild plants for health and healing. Michael Moore draws on his extensive background in botanical medicines and pharmacological sources, as well as Indian and Spanish... (read more)

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Estuarine Science: A Synthetic Approach to Research and Practice Estuarine Science: A Synthetic Approach to Research and Practice
by John Hobbie

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Estuaries are the point of convergence for almost the entire array of coastal and ocean environmental issues. Management of these rapidly changing environments requires a whole-system perspective that includes integration of all available knowledge of... (read more)

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Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region
by Melvin R Gilmore

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A classic of ethnobotany, "Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region" has been enlarged for this Bison Book edition with thirty drawings, by Bellamy Parks Jansen, of plants discussed by Gilmore. The taxonomic glossary has been updated as... (read more)

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Introduction To Cloud Forest Trees 2ND Edition Introduction To Cloud Forest Trees 2ND Edition
by William Haber

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Three Gringos while searching for gold in the mountains of Mexico get caught-up in an incrdible situation of greed and manipulation. The story, made into a movie directed by John Houston in 1948 starring Humphrey Bogart is a classic. Traven a German... (read more)

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Wetland Creation & Restoration: The Status of the Science Wetland Creation & Restoration: The Status of the Science
by Jon A Kusler

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With more than thirty papers from leading scientists and technicians, this book draws upon important new information and provides the first major national assessment by region of the capacity to implement a goal of no-net-loss of wetlands. It is a one-of-... (read more)

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The Garden at Eichstatt: The Garden at Eichstatt:
by Basilius Besler

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Features painstaking reproductions of the rare original engravings from Basilius Besler's 1613 masterwork, "The Book of Plants". A total of 158 plates from the jumbo edition of this title have been brought together for a foray into the botanical... (read more)

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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Wild Flowers and Flora of the Americas: An Authoritative Guide to More Than 750 Wild Flowers of the USA, Canada, Centr (Illustrated Encyclopedia) The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Wild Flowers and Flora of the Americas: An Authoritative Guide to More Than 750 Wild Flowers of the USA, Canada, Centr (Illustrated Encyclopedia)
by Michael Lavelle

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Flowering plants provide a welcome and colorful sight, whether long-loved shrubby perennials or bright and fleeting annuals. They are vital to our ecology and a clear indication of the health of the countryside. Where wild flowers grow, bird, insect and... (read more)

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Flowers of the Pacific Island Seashore: A Guide to the Littoral Plants of Hawai'i, Tahiti, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Fiji, and Micronesia Flowers of the Pacific Island Seashore: A Guide to the Littoral Plants of Hawai'i, Tahiti, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Fiji, and Micronesia
by W Arthur Whistler

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One of the most remarkable features of Polynesia is the vast array of exotic flowers to be found growing everywhere in profusion. The easiest way to identify these exotic species is by using an illustrated book on tropical flowers. Most of these deal... (read more)

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Plant Survival: Adapting to a Hostile World Plant Survival: Adapting to a Hostile World
by Brian Capon

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Introduces children to the world of botany and ecology with lucid simple explanations and clear illustrations.... (read more)

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The Physiology of Flowering Plants The Physiology of Flowering Plants
by Helgi Opik

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Fully updated textbook looking at the fundamental principles of plant biology and new molecular techniques including genetically modified plants.... (read more)

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A Garden of Bristlecones: Tales of Change in the Great Basin (Environmental Arts and Humanities) A Garden of Bristlecones: Tales of Change in the Great Basin (Environmental Arts and Humanities)
by Michael P Cohen

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An engaging, well-illustrated natural and cultural history of the oldest living tree -- the bristlecone pine.... (read more)

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