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Author
Publisher
John Van Voorst
Pub. Date
1884
Edition
4th ed.
Physical Desc
724 p.
Language
English
Description
Fourth edition by Maxwell T. Masters, M.D., F.R.S., L.S., etc. late examiner in botany to the University of London. Assisted by A. W. Bennett, M.A., B.Sc., F.L.S., lecturer on botany at St. Thomas's Hospital. Illustrated by upwards of six hundred woodcuts.
Publisher
Oxmoor House
Pub. Date
c2015
Physical Desc
767 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents a guide to selecting trees, berries, perennials, and vines for the garden, and offers more than eight thousand plant listings with information on varieties, cultivation, and maintenance.
12) Mushroom rain
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Language
English
Description
"Through lyrical text and colorful detailed artwork, the mysterious and sometimes bizarre world of mushrooms is explored. Back matter includes a glossary and science facts"--
13) The hidden life of trees: what they feel, how they communicate - discoveries from a secret world
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Are trees social beings? In this international bestseller, forester and author Peter Wohlleben convincingly makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending...
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Language
English
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Description
"As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on "a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise.""--
Author
Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Second Hardcover Edition.
Physical Desc
x, 390 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
As a leading researcher in the field of biology, Robin Wall Kimmerer understands the delicate state of our world. But as an active member of the Potawatomi nation, she senses and relates to the world through a way of knowing far older than any science. In Braiding Sweetgrass, she intertwines these two modes of awareness--the analytic and the emotional, the scientific and the cultural--to ultimately reveal a path toward healing the rift that grows...
Author
Series
Publisher
Adventure Publications
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
276 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
This updated field guide, organized by leaf type and attachment, features full-color photographs and information to help readers identify Pennsylvania trees.