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Botany for Gardeners
Botany for Gardeners
by Brian Capon
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A bestseller since its debut in 1990, this indispensable and handy reference has now been expanded and updated to include an appendix on plant taxonomy and a comprehensive index. Two dozen new photos and illustrations make this new edition even richer... (read more)

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What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses
What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses
by Daniel Chamovitz
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How does a Venus flytrap know when to snap shut? Can it actually feel an insects tiny, spindly legs? And how do cherry blossoms know when to bloom? Can they actually remember the weather?   For centuries we have collectively marveled at plant... (read more)

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Wicked Bugs
Wicked Bugs
by Amy Stewart
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In this darkly comical look at the sinister side of our relationship with the natural world, Stewart has tracked down over one hundred of our worst entomological foes — creatures that infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs. From... (read more)

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Practical Science for Gardeners
Practical Science for Gardeners
by Mary Pratt
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Informative and entertaining, this book will stimulate experimentation and encourage gardeners to review and improve their current gardening practices. Once gardeners learn how plants are constructed, it is easier to envision how they'll grow and... (read more)

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Botany Coloring Book (HarperCollins Coloring Books)
Botany Coloring Book (HarperCollins Coloring Books)
by Paul G Young
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The Botany Coloring Book is an exciting, new approach to learning botany. The structure and function of plants, a survey of the Plant Kingdom, and associated botanical terminology are all learned through the coloring process. Coloring provides an... (read more)

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Flowering Plants: A Pictorial Guide to the World's Flora
Flowering Plants: A Pictorial Guide to the World's Flora
by Vernon Heywood
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A beautifully illustrated reference to more than 100 flowering plant families. Flowering Plants: A Pictorial Guide to the World's Flora is a comprehensive source of botanical information. More than 100 flowering plant families are profiled with... (read more)

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Fruit Key and Twig Key to Trees and Shrubs
Fruit Key and Twig Key to Trees and Shrubs
by William Harlow
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One of the handiest and most widely used identification aids. Fruit key covers 120 deciduous and evergreen species; twig key covers 160 deciduous species. Easily used. Over 300 photographs. "Students in the field . . . can get accurate identifications... (read more)

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Weeds: In Defense of Nature's Most Unloved Plants
Weeds: In Defense of Nature's Most Unloved Plants
by Richard Mabey
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The true story — and true glories — of the plants we love to hate From dandelions to crabgrass, stinging nettles to poison ivy, weeds are familiar, pervasive, widely despised, and seemingly invincible. How did they come to be the villains of... (read more)

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The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants
The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants
by Allen J. Coombes
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Botanical names can be baffling to even the most experienced gardener. But a plant's botanical name is more than just a handy label—it can tell a plant's country of origin, the shape of its leaves, the color of its petals, and much more. The A to Z... (read more)

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All about Weeds
All about Weeds
by Edwin Rolli Spencer
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Pigweed, dogbane, crabgrass, spiderwort, poison ivy, yellow dock — a total of 102 common weeds are presented with technical precision and humor. Each is splendidly illustrated and identified through multiple keys by means of physical... (read more)

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Plants: Their Use, Management, Cultivation and Biology; A Comprehensive Guide
Plants: Their Use, Management, Cultivation and Biology; A Comprehensive Guide
by Bob Watson
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From soft plants to shrubs, ferns, and woody climbers, this expansive resource is an all-in-one guide to plants of all varieties. An introductory section addresses the identification, classification, and nomenclature of plants and provides a brief... (read more)

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Insectopedia (11 Edition)
Insectopedia (11 Edition)
by Hugh Raffles
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A New York Times Notable Book A stunningly original exploration of the ties that bind us to the beautiful, ancient, astoundingly accomplished, largely unknown, and unfathomably different species with whom we share the world.   For as long as humans... (read more)

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The Timber Press Dictionary of Plant Names
The Timber Press Dictionary of Plant Names
by Walter Von Erhardt
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The Timber Press Dictionary of Plant Names is the only reference available in English with the current names of thousands of plants found in gardens and the wild. Based in science and valuable to botanists, horticulturists, agronomists, and foresters who... (read more)

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The Book of Forest and Thicket: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of Eastern North America
The Book of Forest and Thicket: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of Eastern North America
by John Andrew Eastman
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Describes the characteristics, habitat, ecological role, and folklore of trees, shrubs, and wildflowers found in the... (read more)

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How To Identify Grasses and Grasslike Plants : Sedges and Rushes (77 Edition)
How To Identify Grasses and Grasslike Plants : Sedges and Rushes (77 Edition)
by H. D. Harrington
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There is no easy was to identify grasses. And no one understood this better than H.D. Harrington, who observed thousands of students struggle and learn. His clear, concise, and well-organized guide will continue to be a basic and essential text for use... (read more)

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Gardener's Latin: A Lexicon
Gardener's Latin: A Lexicon
by Bill Neal
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A compilation of Latin terms that describe and distinguish among plants and flowers, with brief, clear definitions, and related lore which fills the margins of each page. Introduction by Barbara Damrosch. Beautifully produced--would make a lovely gift... (read more)

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Kew: Gardens for Science & Pleasure
Kew: Gardens for Science & Pleasure
by F. Nigel Hepper
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This profusely illustrated book depicts in words and photographs the most striking ornamental features of the gardens and collections, and tells the story of Kew's origin and development.... (read more)

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Wildflowers of the Fairest Cape
Wildflowers of the Fairest Cape
by Peter Goldblatt
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The Cape Floral Kingdom is one of the most botanically rich areas on earth. This guide by two eminent botanists details 652 of the most common or conspicuous wildflowers to be found there. Descriptions of families and genera as well as the species fill... (read more)

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Lewis and Clark: Pioneering Naturalists
Lewis and Clark: Pioneering Naturalists
by Paul Russe Cutright
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First published in 1969, Lewis and Clark: Pioneering Naturalists remains the most comprehensive account of the scientific studies carried out by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark during their overland expedition to the Pacific Northwest and back in 1804-... (read more)

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Michigan Flora Pt. I: Gymnosperms & Monocots
Michigan Flora Pt. I: Gymnosperms & Monocots
by Edward G Voss
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pt. 1. Gymnosperms and monocots.--pt. 2. Dicots (Saururaceae-Cornaceae).--pt. 3. Dicots (Pyrolaceae-Compositae)... (read more)

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