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The Remarkable Baobab by Thomas Pakenham Publisher Comments STANDING TALL on the sunburned plains of Africa and Australia, baobabs may be the oldest life forms on the planet. Many of the specimens still standing today have been around for well over two thousand years. Tremendous in size and bizarre in appearance,... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.50 Used - Hardcover 
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Figs, Dates, Laurel, and Myrrh: Plants of the Bible and the Quran by Lytton Musselman Publisher Comments This book celebrates the plants of the Old Testament and New Testament, including the Apocrypha, and of the Quran. From acacia, the wood of the tabernacle, to wormwood, whose bitter leaves cured intestinal worms, 81 fascinating chaptersand#8212;covering... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Field Guide to Medicinal Plants by Steven Foster Book News Annotation Identifies some 500 medicinal plants and describes uses--both folk remedies and those that have been scientifically proven. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Forests: The Shadow of Civilization by Robert Pog Harrison Publisher Comments In this wide-ranging exploration of the role of forests in Western thought, Robert Pogue Harrison enriches our understanding not only of the forest's place in the cultural imagination of the West, but also of the ecological dilemmas that now confront us... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Trees of Greater Portland by Phyllis C. Reynolds and Elizabeth F. Dimon Publisher Comments The authors selected 132 local trees exceptional for their size, beauty, rarity, or history. Each description includes a color photograph and locations of notable specimens visible from the street. Appendices list trees by the months for best viewing and... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Hortus Third: A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States & Canada by Liberty Hyde Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey and the Staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium Publisher Comments Hortus Third The one essential authoritative reference work to the plants of North American horticulture1,312 pages23,979 entries with description for families, genera, and species10,326 cross-indexed synonymsA large but uncounted number of entries for... (read more) List Price $150.00 Your price: $45.95 Used - Hardcover
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Trees & Shrubs for Pacific Northwest 2ND Edition by John A Grant Publisher Comments Northwest gardeners have relied on the solid information found in various editions of this book for more than 50 years. This greatly enlarged 1990 edition reflects the vast increase in suitable plants for the region now available from area nurseries.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Joseph Banks: A Life by Patrick Obrian Publisher Comments One of our greatest writers about the sea has written an engrossing story of one of history's most legendary maritime explorers. Patrick O'Brian's biography of naturalist, explorer and co-founder of Australia, Joseph Banks, is narrative history at its... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Trees: Ing Trees, and Trees of Economic Importance (Fireside Books) by Mariella Pizzetti Publisher Comments Simon & Schuster's Guide to Trees is the most useful book any gardener and tree enthusiast can own -- a field guide for beginners and experts alike. The 300 entries cover conifers, palms, broadleafs, fruits, flowering trees, and trees of economic... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Animals and Psychedelics: The Natural World and the Instinct to Alter Consciousness by Giorgio Samorini Publisher Comments An Italian ethnobotanist explores the remarkable propensity of wild animals to seek out and use psychoactive substances. •Throws out behaviorist theories that claim animals have no consciousness. •Offers a completely new understanding of the role... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Trees: West (Collins Wild Guide) by Steve Cafferty Publisher Comments Easy-to-use introductory illustrated guides to discovering the natural world A handy, portable reference to the trees and shrubs of western North America Full-color illustrations Detailed descriptions and fact files for each entry Color photos and... (read more) List Price $12.75 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Horticultural Reviews Volume 24 by Jules Janick Publisher Comments Horticultural Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural science and technology covering both basic and applied research. Topics covered include the horticulture of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamentals. These review... (read more) List Price $320.75 Your price: $18.00 Used - Hardcover
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Neem: India's Miraculous Healing Plant by Ellen Norten Publisher Comments Used in India for more than 4,000 years, neem is a powerful blood purifier, anti-viral agent, and immune system enhancer.... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Rocky Mountain Tree Finder: A Pocket Manual for Identifying Rocky Mountain Trees (Finder) by Tom Watts Publisher Comments These pocket-sized Nature Study Guides describe plants and animals in easy-to-understand language. They include drawings, keys, terms, symbols, and glossaries. Each book covers a specific region.... (read more) Your price: $2.95 Used - Pamphlet
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A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol. XV, Part B: Ferns and Fern-Allies by Monika Shaffer Fehre Synopsis Although ferns were not included in Trimen's original five-volume ?A Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon?, they form a significant part of the vascular flora of the island. A good deal of fern research was carried out contemporaneously to, but independently... (read more) List Price $114.95 Your price: $45.00 Used - Hardcover
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Common Weeds of the United States by United States Department Of Agriculture Publisher Comments Covers 220 important weeds with illustrations, maps, botanical information, plant lore for each. Over 225 illustrations. "It is good to have this helpful and attractive book easily available at a very reasonable price." — Phytologia.... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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California Natural History Guides #01: Ferns and Fern Allies of California by S J Grillos Publisher Comments This book describes all ferns commonly found in California. Species accounts for eighty-six ferns have been included. In addition to a brief introduction, sections are devoted to the life cycle of a typical fern, a key to the fern families, a glossary of... (read more) List Price $10.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Artistic Anatomy of Trees by Rex Vicat Cole Publisher Comments Art students at every level will benefit from this profusely illustrated guide. It covers every aspect of trees and how to depict them with unusual clarity and precision. Topics include problems of balancing tree groups, relationship of light... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Nature of Plants: Habitats, Challenges, and Adaptations by John Dawson Publisher Comments Examining how plants adapt to the challenges of their habitats, this book describes how plants adjust to harsh climates; explores the love-hate relationships that plants have with animals; and the mostly hidden associations that plants have with bacteria... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Future of the Northern Forest by Christopher Klyza Publisher Comments A timely collection presenting the diverse voices involved in the debate over the fate of the Northern forestlands.... (read more) List Price $32.75 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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