Discovering Scottish Plants
- ISBN-10
- 0114957606
- ISBN-13
- 9780114957605
- Category
- Botany
- Pages
- 40
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Seven Hills Books
- Author
- Heather Paul
Description
This book introduces the flowers and trees that grow in Scotland. Find out, season by season, how to identify common Scottish plants, their habitats, uses, folklore and history. Find out about Scottish plant collectors -- intrepid explorers who had many exciting adventures plant hunting in the far-flung corners of the world. Many of the common plants growing in Scottish gardens today were introduced by them.
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