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Botany for Gardeners an Introduction & Guide
Botany for Gardeners an Introduction & Guide
by Brian Capon
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A clear, nontechnical explanation of how plants work, and our bestselling book. It succeeds in explaining the complex processes of plant growth, functions, adaptation, responses, and reproduction in simple language. As the author intended, the gardener... (read more)

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How Plants Get Their Names
How Plants Get Their Names
by L H Bailey
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Reveals the confusion that results from misleading popular names of plants and points out the advantages of a sound, scientific approach. These few chapters cover virtually every aspect of the subject of how plants get their names and what those names... (read more)

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The Gardener's Atlas: The Origins, Discovery and Cultivation of the World's Most Popular Garden Plants
The Gardener's Atlas: The Origins, Discovery and Cultivation of the World's Most Popular Garden Plants
by John Grinshaw
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An illustrated history the world's most popular cultivated plants tracing how they were originally collected, the reasons the plants are cultivated and how those reasons have changed over time.... (read more)

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Fruit: Edible, Inedible, Incredible
Fruit: Edible, Inedible, Incredible
by Wolfgang Stuppy
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A remarkable collaboration of nature, art and photography, celebrating the beauty of fruit. The landmark books Seeds and Pollen were published in 2006 to rave reviews-with adjectives ranging from breathtaking to spectacular, from spellbinding to dazzling.... (read more)

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Lives of the Trees: An Uncommon History
Lives of the Trees: An Uncommon History
by Diana Wells
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Diana Wells, author of 100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names now turns her attention to something bigger-our deep-rooted relationship with trees. As she investigates the names and meanings of trees, telling their legends and lore, she reminds us of... (read more)

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The North American Guide to Common Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms
The North American Guide to Common Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms
by Nancy Turner
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The number of poisonous plants found in homes and gardens is shocking. House plants like dumbcane and castorbean, and outdoor plants like hollies, irises, and oleanders are toxic and found in many gardens. The North American Guide to Common Poisonous... (read more)

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Edible Wild Plants of Vietnam: The Bountiful Garden
Edible Wild Plants of Vietnam: The Bountiful Garden
by Yoshitaka Tanaka
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A vast, invaluable body of knowledge on the use of wild plants remains among many traditional communities to the present day.... (read more)

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An Orchard Invisible: A Natural History of Seeds
An Orchard Invisible: A Natural History of Seeds
by Jonathan W. Silvertown
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The story of seeds, in a nutshell, is a tale of evolution. From the tiny sesame that we sprinkle on our bagels to the forty-five-pound double coconut borne by the coco de mer tree, seeds are a perpetual reminder of the complexity and diversity of life... (read more)

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Botany for Gardeners ((Rev)05 Edition)
Botany for Gardeners ((Rev)05 Edition)
by Brian Capon
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How are plants structured? How do they adapt to their environment? Why are minerals, air, and light important for healthy plant growth? The answers to these and other questions about complex plant processes, written in everyday language, allow gardeners... (read more)

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Guide to Flowering Plant Families
Guide to Flowering Plant Families
by Wendy B Zomlefer
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Understanding the flowering plants of any region begins with the recognition of families. This remarkable volume, created to serve students, professionals, and other plant enthusiasts, covers 130 temperate to tropical families common in North America... (read more)

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Introduction to Horticulture: Science & Technology 2nd Edition
Introduction to Horticulture: Science & Technology 2nd Edition
by Charles B. Schroeder and Eddie Dean Seagle and Lorie M. Felton and John M. Ruter and William Terry K
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An introductory text for high school students, with sections on an overview of horticulture, science in horticulture, greenhouse and nursery management and production, using floral products, landscaping, turfgrasses, food horticultural crops, and... (read more)

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How to Identify Grasses: And Grasslike Plants
How to Identify Grasses: And Grasslike Plants
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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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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Ecology of the Southern Conifers
Ecology of the Southern Conifers
by Neal J Enright
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Summarizing for the first time the ecology of this diverse and ancient group, twenty-eight contributors review the macro- and microfossil evidence of change in approximately 200 conifer species found in the southern hemisphere over the evolutionary time... (read more)

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Concise Oxford Dictionary of Botany
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Botany
by Michael Allaby
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This unique dictionary is an authoritative and up-to-date reference book on all aspects of the study of plants. While many of the over 5,000 entries in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Botany have been taken from the highly acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of... (read more)

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Icones Plantarum Asiaticarum Part 4
Icones Plantarum Asiaticarum Part 4
by William Griffiths
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Sylhet Thackeray [Electronic Resource]
Sylhet Thackeray [Electronic Resource]
by F. B. Bradley-birt
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How Trees Die: The Past, Present, and Future of Our Forests
How Trees Die: The Past, Present, and Future of Our Forests
by Jeff Gillman
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Icones Plantarum Asiaticarum Part 2
Icones Plantarum Asiaticarum Part 2
by William Griffith
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Pollinator Conservation Handbook
Pollinator Conservation Handbook
by Xerces Society
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