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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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A Natural History of North American Trees
A Natural History of North American Trees
by Donald Culr Peattie
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Donald Culross Peattie's two books about American trees were first published in the 1950s. In this beautiful new one-volume edition, modern readers are introduced to one of the best nature writers of the last century. More than one hundred of the... (read more)

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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region (Audubon Society Field Guide)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region (Audubon Society Field Guide)
by National Audubon Society
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Trees is divided into 3 main sections: "Discovering Trees" includes background information on evolution, biology, anatomy and environment; "Observing Trees" provides practical advice on leaf collecting, bark rubbing and how to select and plant trees;... (read more)

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The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
by John Vaillant
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The felling of a celebrated giant golden spruce tree in British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands takes on a potent symbolism in this probing study of an unprecedented act of eco-vandalism. Vaillant profiles the culprit, an ex-logger turned messianic... (read more)

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How to Identify Plants
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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Food of the Gods : the Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge : a Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution (92 Edition)
Food of the Gods : the Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge : a Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution (92 Edition)
by Terrence Mckenna
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McKenna starts his radical revision of human evolution by positing the theory that we evolved from apes to humans because of brain changes brought about by ingesting psilocybin-containing mushrooms. This was, in his opinion, the birth of religion, and... (read more)

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One River
One River
by Wade Davis
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In the 1940s, biologist Richard Evans Schultes uncovered many of the secrets of the rain forest, relying not only on his own prodigious investigations, but on the wisdom passed down by local tribes. Thirty years later his student, Wade Davis, followed in... (read more)

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Modern Herbal Volume 1
Modern Herbal Volume 1
by Maud Grieve
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Volume 1 of the fullest, most useful compilation of herbal material. Gigantic alphabetical encyclopedia, from aconite to zedoary, gives botanical information, medical properties, folklore, economic uses, more. 161 illustrations.... (read more)

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Tropical Plants of Costa Rica: A Guide to Native and Exotic Flora
Tropical Plants of Costa Rica: A Guide to Native and Exotic Flora
by Willow Zuchowski
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Beautifully illustrated with more than 540 full-color photographs, this guide to the native and exotic flora in Costa Rica is an indispensable resource for naturalists, students, and researchers, as well as both experienced and first-time visitors to... (read more)

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Modern Herbal Volume 2 the Medicinal Culinar
Modern Herbal Volume 2 the Medicinal Culinar
by Maud Grieve
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Volume 2 of the fullest, most useful compilation of herbal material. Gigantic alphabetical encyclopedia, from aconite to zedoary, gives botanical information, medical properties, folklore, economic uses, more. 161 illustrations.... (read more)

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Newcomb's Wildflower Guide
Newcomb's Wildflower Guide
by Lawrence Newcomb
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Newcomb's Wildflower Guide covers more plants than any other guides and has more color illustrations, a more complete glossary, and — most important — a more accurate identification system, easilt mastered by nonbotanists. It is... (read more)

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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Western Region (Audubon Society Field Guide)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Western Region (Audubon Society Field Guide)
by National Audubon Society
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All 933 identification pictures are full-color photos of significant details of virtually all native trees and many cultivated species as you see them in their natural habitat.... (read more)

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Flower Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful in the Business of Flowers
Flower Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful in the Business of Flowers
by Amy Stewart
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The magic of a great writer is that she can elevate any topic to fascinating status. In Flower Confidential, Amy Stewart uses equal parts journalism and florid writing to illuminate the machinal underpinnings of the flower industry. From the grail-like... (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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Trees of North America: A Guide to Field Identification (Golden Field Guides)
Trees of North America: A Guide to Field Identification (Golden Field Guides)
by Christian Brockman
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Smell the bark of the aromatic Sassafras. Wonder at the Lodgepole Pine, whose heat-activated cones reseed forests destroyed by fire. Search for the Sugar Maple, whose foliage blazes red and yellow in autumn. North America's trees rank among nature's most... (read more)

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Rendezvous with the Wild: The Boreal Forest
Rendezvous with the Wild: The Boreal Forest
by James Raffan
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Essays, art, stories, anecdotes, songs and poems, and memoirs by 54 contributors celebrate the Boreal Forest. Designed to both entertain and persuade readers that this wilderness, important to North America's ecology, needs attention now.... (read more)

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National Geographic Desk Reference to Nature's Medicine
National Geographic Desk Reference to Nature's Medicine
by Steven Foster
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For millennia, humans have looked to nature for remedies to ailments great and small. Long before formal science enabled us to take a systematic approach to medicine, healers used plants to alleviate pain, ease the symptoms of dozens of diseases, and... (read more)

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Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the World
Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the World
by Ian Hall
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This well-rounded look at mushrooms includes information about their cultivation, ethnobotanical uses, and the fascinating roles they play in nature. More than 250 stunning photographs accompany the text.... (read more)

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Eating the Sun (07 Edition)
Eating the Sun (07 Edition)
by Oliver Morton
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A story of a world in crisis and the importance of plants, the history of the earth, and the feuds and fantasies of warring scientists—this is not your fourth-grade science class's take on photosynthesis. From acclaimed science journalist Oliver... (read more)

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A Field Guide to Western Mushrooms
A Field Guide to Western Mushrooms
by Alexander Han Smith
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A guide to finding and identifying mushrooms found west of the Great... (read more)

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