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Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > Plant life: general
Chess Lyons' update of his classic guide on Washington and British
Columbia for naturalists and nature enthusiasts alike. This guide
identifies more than 600 common trees, shurbs and flowers.
This book is an invaluable compilation of ecological information on
244 species of trees, shrubs, and woody vines found in the northern
half of the Florida peninsula and in the Florida panhandle. It
covers the full range of native species in the region as well as
common exotic plants, drawing on original experience and field
research by ecologist Robert Simons. For each species, Simons
describes the plant's leaves, flowers, and fruit, geographical
distribution, size, and lifespan. He also discusses its typical
habitats, soil and light requirements, water needs and flooding
tolerance, adaption to fire, economic importance, and the plants,
insects, and diseases most often associated with it. Notably, the
book focuses on each plant's relationship with wildlife, including
which species eat the fruit or foliage or pollinate the flowers. It
also features an introduction to the biological communities of
northern Florida and a helpful glossary of botanical terms. The
Ecology of the Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Northern Florida
provides gardeners, landscapers, scientists, and students a
foundational understanding of how these plants fit into the
communities of organisms in which they live and how they have
adapted to their place in their physical environment.
Let's go outside! Take bluebell and her friends with you on your
adventure! Pop the flower trail booklet in your pocket and see how
many wild flowers you can spot on your day out! The booklet will
help you identify wild flowers whilst learning interesting facts.
Let's go outside! Take bluebell and her friends with you on your
adventure! Pop the flower trail booklet in your pocket and see how
many wild flowers you can spot on your day out! This booklet will
help you identify wild flowers whilst learning interesting facts.
How did the delphinium get its name? Which parts of the body lend
their names to auriculas and orchids? Who are the gentian, lobelia
and heuchera named after? Why are nasturtiums and antirrhinums
connected? What does an everlasting pea have to do with Indian
miniature paintings? These are some of the questions answered in
Peter Parker's adventurous exploration of the mysteries of
Botanical Latin. Evolved over many centuries and often thought to
belong to the rarefied world of scholars and scientists, this
invented language is in fact a very useful tool for everyday
gardening. It allows us to find our way around nurseries; it sorts
out confusions when two plants have the same English name; and it
gives us all kinds of information about how big or small a plant
will grow, what shape or colour it will develop, and what habitat
it prefers. In his lively survey, Parker agues that Botanical Latin
is not merely useful, but fun. The naming of plants draws upon
geography, social and medical history, folklore, mythology,
language, literature, the human body, the animal kingdom and all
manner of ancient beliefs and superstitions. The book, beautifully
illustrated with old woodcuts, explains how and why plants have
been named, includes handy lists of identifying adjectives, and
takes the reader down some of the stranger byways of human
endeavour and eccentricity.
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