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The state flower and the state tree, the magnolia, are,
appropriately, two of the thousands of species of plants growing in
the diverse ecosystems found throughout Magnolia State. This
beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and
unique species of trees, shrubs and wildflowers and also includes
an ecoregion map featuring prominent botanical sanctuaries.
Laminated for durability, this lightweight, pocket-sized folding
guide is an excellent source of portable information and ideal for
field use by visitors and residents alike. Made in the USA.
North Dakota's state flower, the wild prairie rose, is one of
thousands of species of plants growing in the diverse ecosystems
found throughout the Peace Garden State. This beautifully
illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and unique species
of trees, shrubs and wildflowers and also includes an ecoregion map
featuring prominent botanical sanctuaries. Laminated for
durability, this lightweight, pocket-sized folding guide is an
excellent source of portable information and ideal for field use by
visitors and residents alike. Made in the USA.
From its rocky shores to hardwood forests, Rhode Island comes alive
in a burst of wildflowers come spring. Rhode Island Trees and
Wildflowers is the ideal pocket-sized, folding guide to help
identify familiar trees, shrubs and wildflowers. Over 140 species
are illustrated with fine details, helping to make identification
easy. A map featuring prominent state-wide botanical sanctuaries
will be appreciated by residents or visitors to Rhode Island.
Laminated for durability, this handy guide is the one to take with
you as you travel.
In this field guide to foraging wild edible plants, Sergei Boutenko
(son of raw-food guru Victoria Boutenko) explores the health
benefits of wild-harvested food, explains how to safely identify
trailside weeds, herbs, fruits, and greens that grow worldwide, and
shares his delicious, nutrient-dense recipes. Sergei Boutenko has
been gathering wild plants since he was 13, when, early on in a
6-month hike from Mexico to Canada, he and his raw-food family ran
out of provisions and turned to foraging for survival in the wild.
Back in civilization, Boutenko was dismayed by the inferior quality
of store-bought food and industrial agriculture, and began to
regularly collect wild plants near his home and on his travels.
Now, in Wild Edibles, he shares knowledge gleaned from years of
live-food wildcrafting and thriving in harmony with nature. This
practical guide to plant foraging gives hikers, backpackers, raw
foodists, gardeners, chefs, foodies, DIYers, survivalists, and
off-the-grid enthusiasts the tools to identify, harvest, and
prepare wild edible plants. The book outlines basic rules for safe
wild-food foraging and discusses poisonous plants, plant
identification protocol, gathering etiquette, and conservation.
Boutenko explores in detail the many rewards of eating wild flora:
environmental protection, sustainability, saving money, economic
self-sufficiency, and healthy living. He draws on thoroughly
researched nutrition science to make a compelling case for the
health benefits of a diverse, local-food diet that includes wild
greens. The majority of the 60 edible plants described in this
field guide can be found worldwide, including common-growing trees.
Over 300 color photos make plant identification easy and safe. A
chapter containing 67 high-nutrient vegan recipes-including green
smoothies, salads and salad dressings, spreads and crackers, main
courses, juices, and sweets-provides inspiration to join Sergei on
the trail to radiant healt
The book considers the importance of plants in Tolkien's conception
of Middle-earth. It develops the theme that Middle-earth is our own
world - and will awaken the reader to the connection between the
plants of Tolkien's legendarium and those growing in our gardens
and local natural areas of the Northern Hemisphere. It also
demonstrates the connection between the various plant communities
of Middle-earth and the elven and human cultures that occupy them,
including those environments degraded by warfare, industrialization
or pollution. The heart of the book is an alphabetical listing,
arranged by common names, of all of the plants mentioned in
Tolkien's legendarium; for each of these plants the treatment will
include: 1) common and scientific name, along with an indication of
the family to which the plant belongs, 2) a brief quote from one of
Tolkien's works in which the plant is referenced, 3) a discussion
of the significance of the plant in the context of Tolkien's
legendarium, 4) the etymology relating to both English common name
and the scientific name, and where relevant, the name in one or
more of the languages of Middle-earth, 5) a brief statement of the
plant's distribution and ecology (along with mention of major
species), 6) economic uses, both traditional and current, and 7) an
easy-to-understand description of the plant. The book provides
guidelines to the use of plant descriptions, and the few technical
terms used are carefully defined. Many plants are illustrated by
original artwork, in the style of a woodcut print. The description
along with an identification key, when used with the illustrations,
allow easy identification of each plant, adding to the reader's
understanding and appreciation of Tolkien's works. A glossary of
descriptive terms is also included.
Unleash your inner geek and let this irreverent romp through the
wonders of the garden yield practical results. Curious why
caressing your cucumber plants will help them bear more fruit? Or
why you should grow oranges from seed even if the fruit is
inedible? Or why trees need to sleep and how to help them? Join
acclaimed gardener, scientist, and author Lee Reich on a journey
through the delights of your garden in this laugh-out-loud treatise
on the scientific wonders of plants and soil. Offering eye-opening
insight and practical guidance, coverage includes: How to maximize
both flavor and nutrition in your garden bounty Helping plants
thrive during drought Outwitting weeds by understanding their
nature Making the best use of compost Tips on pruning and orchard
care Why the dead language of Latin can make you a better gardener.
The Ever Curious Gardener is an irreverent romp through the natural
science of plants and soil, ideal for newer gardeners moving beyond
back-of-the-seed-pack planting to experienced gardeners whose
curiosity at the wonders of cultivation grows deeper and stronger
with each season.
Arkansas boasts more than 70 kinds of mammals, close to 115
reptiles and amphibians and more than 155 butterflies in addition
to 400 bird species. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights
over 140 familiar and unique species and includes an ecoregion map
featuring prominent wildlife-viewing areas. Laminated for
durability, this lightweight, pocket-sized folding guide is an
excellent source of portable information and ideal for field use by
visitors and resident alike. Made in the USA.
The state flower, the magnolia, is one of thousands of species of
plants growing in the diverse ecosystems found throughout
Louisiana. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140
familiar and unique species of trees, shrubs and wildflowers and
also includes an ecoregion map featuring prominent botanical
sanctuaries. Laminated for durability, this lightweight,
pocket-sized folding guide is an excellent source of portable
information and is ideal for field use by visitors and residents
alike. Made in the USA.
Through a meticulous labor of love, Dr. Hershoff has produced a
virtual musculoskeletal textbook for chiropractors and physicians
who are pursuing a course of natural health care for their
patients. The heart of his book, the first of its kind, addresses
the homeopathic solutions for musculoskeletal complaints commonly
seen in our offices and commonly experienced by many people in the
course of their lives. As he focuses our attention on the
musculoskeletal keynotes and affinities of the homeopathic materia
medica, easy to read illustrations and charts help us reach the
homeopathic cure, (or similimum) for many acute and chronic
conditions. This book has the potential to relieve much human
suffering.
We are a nation of gardeners, and we take pleasure in tending our
backyards. But this pleasure sits uneasily with our knowledge that
the places where most of us live are running out of water. We
suspect that our lawns and many of our plants from the damp
climates of northern European gardens are too demanding of scarce
supplies, but can't imagine our streets and gardens without them.
The Old Country opens our eyes, and minds, to other possibilities.
It does so by telling us stories about our natural landscape.
George Seddon believes that the better we understand the delicacy
and beauty of our natural environment, the more 'at home' we will
feel as Australians. This passionate, wise and witty book, enriched
with breathtakingly beautiful illustrations, suggests that the
answers to our water problems lie here, at home.
Philosophia Botanica (The Science of Botany), by Carl Linnaeus, was
originally published in Latin in Stockholm and Amsterdam in 1751.
It is a greatly expanded revision of his Fundamenta Botanica
(Foundations of Botany) of 1736, summarizing his work on the
classification and taxonomy of plants while adding substantial new
material. The book represents a critical stage in the evolution of
binomial nomenclature, with a single word to describe the genus and
another for the species. Special importance is attached to accurate
description of the parts of plants, and to the correct use of
technical terms. There are also explanations of the effects of soil
and climatic conditions on plant growth. The book includes 10
original engravings, with 167 figures showing the shapes of leaves
and other parts of the plant, and 6 short memoranda describing
Linnaeus' botanical excursions, detailing his ideas for garden and
herbarium construction, and outlining what is required of a
botanist and his pupils. There are also indexes of technical terms,
genera, and subjects. The first full English translation of this
classic work since 1775, this beautiful book will be highly
attractive to botanists and all those interested in the history of
science.
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One Tree
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Gretchen C. Daily, Charles J Katz; Foreword by Alvaro Umana
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Through words and photographs, environmental scientist Gretchen C.
Daily and photographer Charles J. Katz describe how one relict
tree-the magnificent Ceiba pentandra in Sabalito, Costa
Rica-carries physical and spiritual importance. The people in the
town of Sabalito call the tree la ceiba, a term said to be derived
from a Taino word referring to a type of wood used for making
canoes in the West Indies. Ceiba evokes times and places where
people hollowed out the great cylindrical trunks and glided along
languid rivers winding through lush tropical forest. Today the tree
is known by different names in regions ranging from southern Mexico
and the Caribbean to the southern edge of the Amazon Basin and in
western Africa. The ceiba has survived what is probably the highest
rate of tropical deforestation in the world. It is a legendary and
vital tree in centuries-old forests in places like Costa Rica that
were once almost completely forested (98 percent in the
mid-twentieth century) and decades later have suffered devastating
deforestation (34 percent by 1980). One Tree grew out of a
conversation between photographer Chuck Katz and acclaimed
ecologist Gretchen Daily about the relict tree-a single tree that
remains standing in a pasture, for example, after the forest has
been cleared from the land, and takes on iconic importance for the
animals, plants, and people in the ecosystem. During a trip the
authors took to Costa Rica, Katz focused his lens on the ceiba and
a story was born. In descriptive language interwoven with
scientific fact, Daily discusses the tree's historical and natural
history and the ceiba species in general. She touches on the
science of the Costa Rican rainforest and its deforestation and the
cultural traditions, legends, and folklore of forests and relict
trees. Katz's photographs of the massive tree and the village that
takes care of it create an intimate work celebrating the visual and
biological intricacies of trees.
Did you know that the number of Oklahoma wildflowers species ranks
third in the nation, behind California and Texas? The state tree,
the redbud, is one of thousands of species of plants growing in the
diverse ecosystems found throughout the state. This beautifully
illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and unique species
of trees, shrubs and wildflowers and also includes an ecoregion map
featuring prominent botanical sanctuaries. Laminated for
durability, this lightweight, pocket-sized folding guide is an
excellent source of portable information and ideal for field use by
visitors and residents alike. Made in the USA.
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