This book, the most complete and expert treatment of wild flower propagation and cultivation to date, offers a sure approach to gardening with native plants while practicing good conservation. Based...
"This volume spotlights some of the finest imagery of its kind. It features 120 plates by Mary E. Eaton, who was a staff illustrator of the New York Botanical Garden from 1911 to 1932.
A fine, stout plant, about two feet tall, with a thick, spindle-shaped root and dark, rich-green, feathery foliage; the large leaves, over a foot long, appearing smooth but really imperceptibly downy, finely cut and lobed, with long, ...
The handbook features plants from across North America, including the Purple Coneflower, found along the East Coast from Quebec to Florida, and the Opuntia (prickly pear) cacti found in Mexico and America’s Southwest.
Learn to identify 46 of the most important wildflowers: lady's slipper, black-eyed susan, bird's foot violet, cardinal flower, pitcher plant, trout lily, and others.
This classic reference on flowering plants has sold over 30,000 copies. Full of gorgeous colour plates and authoritative yet wonderfully readable descriptions, this sumptuous volume is recognized as the definitive...
Richly illustrated with over 600 color photographs, this guide describes more than 1,100 wildflowers that can be found east of the Mississippi--in our woods and parks, along mountain trails or dunes, and even floating in streams.
The encyclopedia work is based on an authoritative publication of the Smithsonian Institution: The Mary Vaux Walcott color plates in this book are reproduced by permission for the famous portfolio...
As a part of the Timber Press Field Guide book series, Wildflowers of New England is the must-have book for simple, accurate regional flora identification.
A Delightful Feast Of Little-Known Facts, Folklore, And History Jack Sanders ... Nice little British paperback guide to English names of common wildflowers. ... A very scientific look at the relationships between insects and plants.