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Complete Trees of North America: Field Guide and Natural History 3 reviews
Thomas S. Elias
Chapman & Hall, 2000
The Definitive Tree Guide
+ 1987 Edition
+ My favorite tree ID book--and I have many.
Within the pages of this volume you'll find 725 entries for all known native and introduced species of trees within North America. The book even mentions some hybrid and ornamental varieties you might not find in other guides. A tree common to southern Arizona, the Casuarina, or Australian Pine, ...
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Trees and Shrubs of New Mexico1 review
Jack L. Carter
Jack L Carter, 1998
Learn about your immediate environment
I want to know exactly what kind of plants are growing in my yard; most of them had been selected and planted by a thoughtful gardener who previously owned our home. Jack Carter delivered what he promised in the book's preface; as a non-botanist/ lay person I could work as a self-directed learner ...
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Wily Violets and Underground Orchids: Revelations of a Botanist 1 review
Peter Bernhardt
University Of Chicago Press, 2003
Inspiring botanic tales
A series of eighteen unrelated botanical stories, usually introduced from some personal angle. There is a surprising amount of quite unusual information here, and eminently readable to anybody interested in plants, in pollination and in the ways plants have adapted to survive. Sparingly ...
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Palms of South Florida2 reviews
GEORGE B. STEVENSON
University Press of Florida, 1995
Value of Identification Keys and Line Drawings
Palms of South Florida
Having considerable experience in using analytical methods for scientific identification,this book was perfect for my needs. It might be daunting to a beginner who is looking for photographs to match an unknown plant at hand. However if the student of plant identification is ...
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A Natural History of Western Trees1 review
Donald Culross Peattie
Houghton Mifflin, 1991
Worthy companion to "Eastern Trees"
In the same grand style as in his "A Natural History of Trees of Eastern and Central North America" the writer continues with unsurpassed stories on trees, in this case the trees of Western North America, where the greatest living trees on the world can be found. What can I add to this? [see also ...
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Botanica's Orchids: Over 1200 Species (Botanica's Gardening Series) (Botanica's Gardening) 12 reviews
Laurel Glen Publishing, 2002
Botanica's Orchids
+ Great Supplemental Book
+ WHOLE OF INFORMATION
+ Excellent book
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Botanica North America: An Illustrated Guide to Native Plants: Their Botany, Their History, and the Way They ...5 reviews
Marjorie Harris
Collins, 2003
A Fitting Tribute to Our Native Plants
+ A Delight in Every Way!
+ A Delight for the Natural Historian
+ Botanica... Beautiful but not the most comprehensive
+ Native plants in their glory
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The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants50 reviews
Peter D'Amato
Ten Speed Press, 1998
Honestly, The BEST Carnivorous Plant book EVER!!!
+ Great Read!
+ the definitive book on cultivating carnivorous plants
+ the savage garden
+ Awesome read!
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Arizona Flora, Second edition1 review
Thomas H. Kearney, Robert H. Peebles
University of California Press, 1960
Dated, but still the best flora key for AZ. Not for amateur
This is the classic work on Arizona Flora identification. Revised in 1970, it covers nearly 4000 species of higher plants native to Arizona. This is a highly technical work of based on descriptive taxonomy. I expect that recent advances in genetic typing will soon make works of this sort ...
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The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses: Sedges, Rushes, Restios, Cat-Tails and Selected Bamboos6 reviews
Rick Darke
Timber Press, Incorporated, 1999
Excellent information, awesome photographs
+ Buy this best book about grasses
+ Masterful, Encyclopedic Guide Full of Helpful Photos
+ Absolutely Fantastic
+ Buy 2 copies...
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Tropica: Color Cyclopedia of Exotic Plants and Trees for Warm-Region Horticulture in Cool Climate the ...10 reviews
Alfred Byrd Graf
Roehrs Company, 2003
Tropica Color Cyclopedia of Exotic Plants and Trees
+ Unparalleled
+ tropica by alfred byrd graf
+ TROPICA
+ Tropica no Nonsense!
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Baja California Plant Field Guide4 reviews
Norman Roberts
Natural History Pub Co, 1989
Excellent! A must for anyone serious about Baja flora.
+ Great book
+ Wondefull book.
Beautiful presentation for the novice and expert alike. Excellent photography. Gives botanical names, Spanish and English of plants. The folklore(medicinal) of native plants is also very interesting. Norman Roberts is a true friend of Baja.
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Wildflowers of the Southeastern United States1 review
Wilbur H. Duncan
Univ of Georgia Pr, 1975
The Bible of SE Wildflowers
I carry it everywhere, because that is where the wildflowers are.
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Hortus Third: A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada2 reviews
Bailey Hortorium
Wiley, 1976
The BEST plant book available!
+ One of the most important reference books I own.
If you're *seriously* interested in plants (i.e., a plant "nerd")and love learning about the technicalities of plant families, similarities, differences, etc., then this book is for you. It's not for wimps! It's fascinating to study, and a great read if plants are your world.
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Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas7 reviews
Albert E. Radford, C. Ritchie Bell
The University of North Carolina Press, 1968
Best in the East
+ Not the best in the Southeast but a must.
+ absolutely necessary!
+ Good but outdated
+ The best book for flora of the southeast in existence
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Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas (Princeton Paperbacks)5 reviews
Andrew Henderson, Gloria Galeano, ...
Princeton University Press, 1997
A must have!
+ The American palm compendium
+ a must have
+ A must for all palm enthusiasts
+ There are two more authors for this book!!!
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Weeds of the West16 reviews
Larry C. Burrill, Steven A. Dewey, ...
Western Society of Weed Science, 1996
DON'T ORDER FROM INTERNET--CALL UNI OF WYOMING
+ Quintessential Reference Book
+ Non-natives are weeds.
+ Prime Source
+ Excellent book for managers, scientists, etc.
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World165 reviews
Michael Pollan
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002
Funny, gentle and world changing
+ The Botnay of Desire
+ worth the time
+ Short, Sweet, Insightful
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A Field Guide to Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs 4 reviews
Steven Foster, Christopher Hobbs
Houghton Mifflin, 2002
Best of Field
+ Botany contribution.
Peterson Field Guides has produced another winner. Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs by Steven Foster and Christopher Hobbs is a gorgeous guide book by, pardon the pun, the leaders in the field. This particular field guides sets the standard by which all medicinal plant guides should follow. ...
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Cacti of Texas and Neighboring States2 reviews
Del Weniger
Univ of Texas Pr, 1984
Great Regional Material
+ Understanding Cacti
This book is one of the best I've actually read so far that is recommended for the novice. It contains and index and glossary, as well as illustrations that explain the various parts of the plant, and gives simple, precise descriptions of each form of cacti and where it can be found. It also has ...
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