The Secret Life of Plants
by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird




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I can't believe I hadn't heard about this book before I found it on the shelf. Published in the 1970s, it explores the relationship between humans and plant life. Numerous scientific studies with lie detector tests, electrodes, and other '70s high-tech... (read more)

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Flora of Mount Rainier National Park: By David Biek
by David Biek


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This comprehensive guide provides a complete listing of the 871 species of native and introduced plants found in Mount Rainier National Park, with keys, line drawings, and descriptions for identification.... (read more)

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Orchids
by Mark Griffiths


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"A fabulous work. Highly recommended." -Library Journal Orchids were brought to Europe from the tropics and subtropics beginning in the 17th century, and by 1839, English plant nurseries were selling 1,600 different kinds of the flower. Long prized for... (read more)

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Green Inheritance: Saving the Plants of the World
by Anthony Huxley


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A lavishly illustrated overview of the world's wild and cultivated plant population, their impact on our lives, and the urgent need for their conservation.... (read more)

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Leaves & Pods
by Josie Iselin


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From the delicate new growth that emerges in springtime to jewel-toned fall foliage to winter's brown husks, leaves unfurl, mature, and wither in a life cycle that evokes our own. But a tree's leaves and the protective pods that cradle its seeds not only... (read more)

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Dictionary of Plant Sciences Revised 2ND Edition
by Michael Allaby


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This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date paperback dictionary of botany available. It contains over 5,500 clear and concise entries on all aspects of botany, including biochemistry, plant physiology, cytology, ecology, genetics, evolution... (read more)

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Plants of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Lewis & Clark Expedition)
by Wayne Phillips


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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-270).... (read more)

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A Notebook of Trees: A Guide to Identifying and Gathering 35 Leaves
by Yves Marie Allain


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Mountain Ash, Scarlet Oak, Box Elder: Each type of tree is its own work of art, distinguished in part by its leaves, which exist in an incredible array of shapes, colors, and sizes. This handsome album offers readers the pleasure of pressing the... (read more)

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Ever Blooming: The Art of Bonnie Hall
by Bonnie Hall


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After a long and accomplished career in scientific illustration, Bonnie Hall turned with wonder and determination to the art of screenprinting. Resolved to "share the privileged close scrutiny of nature" that she had enjoyed, Hall created her first... (read more)

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An Instant Guide to Edible Plants
by Pamela Forey


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An Instant Guide to Edible Plants is an ideal compact guide to the identification and uses of the most commonly found edible wild plants of North America. An easy-to-understand system of color-coded bands that denotes the edible part of the plant leads... (read more)

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The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce, and Obsession
by Adam Leith Gollner


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Delicious, lethal, hallucinogenic and medicinal, fruits have led nations to war, fueled dictatorships and lured people into new worlds. An expedition through the fascinating world of fruit, The Fruit Hunters is the engrossing story of some of Earth's... (read more)

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Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Rain Fore
by Mark J Plotkin




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For thousands of years, healers have used plants to cure illness. Aspirin, the world's most widely used drug, is based on compounds originally extracted from the bark of a willow tree, and more than a quarter of medicines found on pharmacy shelves... (read more)

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Plants of the Oregon Coastal Dunes
by Alfred Wiedemann


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The standard reference on the Oregon dunes for thirty years, this handy guide identifies those plants one is most likely to encounter and serves as a general introduction to the ecology of dune areas. Includes an easy-to-use key to 90 common dune plants.... (read more)

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Holding Back the Sea: The Struggle on the Gulf Coast to Save America
by Christoph 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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Two Paths Toward Sustainable Forests: Public Values in Canada and the United States
by Bruce Shindler


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Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-350) and index.... (read more)

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How to Identify Plants
by H D Harrington


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This classic guide to the art of plant identification is now familiar to an entire generation of students. Harrington's clear and careful organized textbook provides step-by-step instructions and definitions to aid in recognition and classification of... (read more)

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The Book of Fruits: The Complete "Pomona Britannica" (Icons)
by George Brookshaw


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Pomona Britannica, im Original 1812 von George Brookshaw (1751-1823), einem leidenschaftlichen Zeichner und Holzkünstler, publiziert, feiert dieses Buch den Reichtum in England verbreiteter Zuchtpflanzen (256 Fruchtsorten).... (read more)

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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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