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Price: $79.95
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Sale: $46.38
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Manufacturer: Timber Press, Incorporated
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Daniel E. Moerman
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Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 581.6097
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Publication Date: 1998-08-01
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Reading Level: 927
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Description: An extraordinary compilation of the plants used by North American native peoples for medicine, food, fiber, dye, and a host of other things. Anthropologist Daniel E. Moerman has devoted 25 years to the task of gathering together the accumulated ethnobotanical knowledge on more than 4000 plants. More than 44,000 uses for these plants by various tribes are documented here. This is undoubtedly the most massive ethnobotanical survey ever undertaken, preserving an enormous store of information for the future.
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Price: $95.95
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Sale: $75.96
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Manufacturer: Sinauer Associates, Inc.
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Walter S. Judd; Christopher S. Campbell; Elizabeth A. Kellog; Peter F. Stevens; Michael J. Donoghue
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Publisher: Sinauer Associates, Inc.
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Edition: 3rd
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Dewey Decimal Number: 580.12
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Publication Date: 2007-07-31
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Reading Level: 620
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Description: A comprehensive introduction to vascular plant phylogeny, the third edition of "Plant Systematics" reflects changes in the circumscription of many orders and families to represent monophyletic groups, following the most recent classification of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. Molecular taxonomic methods are fully presented, as are the results of many recent studies, both molecular and morphological.
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Price: $49.95
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Sale: $31.32
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Manufacturer: Cornell University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Peggy Alrich::Wesley Higgins
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Publisher: Cornell University Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 584.4
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Publication Date: 2008-09
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Reading Level: 482
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Description: "The hundreds of orchid genera and thousands of species can seem unbelievably complex, but they are beautiful, mysterious, and alluring. Therefore we want reliable ways in which to refer to them--ways that will be understood by those who hear us or read our written communications about these plants. The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Illustrated Dictionary of Orchid Genera will become a convenient reference for those many people who are fascinated by orchids. By referring to this guide, one can find a secure mooring for any species of orchid, one that makes it possible to understand its relatives and its place in the galaxy of orchid variation."--from the Foreword by Peter H. Raven The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Illustrated Dictionary of Orchid Genera is the most comprehensive and extensively illustrated account of orchid genera to date. Its concise entries provide details of nomenclature, classification, original publication, etymology, and geographic range, along with a brief description and color images of representative flowers. The dictionary describes not only all of the 850 orchid genera that are recognized today but also those genera known only from fossil records, published before Linnaeus, validly published (but not accepted), and invalidly published according to the standards of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, as well as those that have variant names or spellings. In addition to the alphabetic entries, this dictionary includes an introduction to orchid biology, a glossary, a list of taxonomists credited with publishing new orchid genera, key references and bibliographical abbreviation list, and the governing nomenclature rules. The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Illustrated Dictionary of Orchid Genera also features a Foreword by Peter H. Raven and an Introduction on the biology of orchids by David Benzing that describes the August 2007 discovery of the world's oldest unequivically orchidaceous fossil. The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, Florida, are extensive botanical gardens dedicated to research and collections of epiphytes, especially orchids and bromeliads, and their canopy ecosystems. The Gardens maintain the most diverse collection of bromeliads in the world and feature over 20,000 plants from some 6,000 species in 1,200 genera from 214 plant families, including 6,000 live orchids. This monumental work is yet another manifestation of the collection-an extension of the Gardens into print.
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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $8.70
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Manufacturer: Knopf
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Turtleback
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Author: National Audubon Society
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Publisher: Knopf
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Edition: Revised
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Dewey Decimal Number: 582.130978
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Publication Date: 2001-04-03
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Reading Level: 896
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Description: Covering the vast region from Alaska to California and east to the Great Plains, this well-produced, compact guidebook contains color plates depicting more than 650 wildflower species grouped by flower color to suit the needs of inexperienced enthusiasts. The plates are keyed to texts that offer physical descriptions of the flowers and their leaves and, where applicable, fruit, along with notes on habitat and range and, often, further notes on the flower's name (e.g., "The common name, Clammyweed, refers to the sticky, moist glands on the surface of this plant"). Expertly written and photographed, this guide is just the book to have on hand when traversing western wildflower country. --Gregory McNamee
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Price: $125.00
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Sale: $97.45
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Manufacturer: Academic Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Thomas N. Taylor::Edith L. Taylor::Michael Krings
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Publisher: Academic Press
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Edition: 2
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Dewey Decimal Number: 580
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Publication Date: 2009-01-05
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Reading Level: 1088
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Description: This book provides up-to-date coverage of fossil plants from Precambrian life to flowering plants, including fungi and algae. It begins with a discussion of geologic time, how organisms are preserved in the rock record, and how organisms are studied and interpreted and takes the student through all the relevant uses and interpretations of fossil plant. With new chapters on additional flowering plant families, paleoecology and the structure of ancient plant communities, fossil plants as proxy records for paleoclimate, new methodologies used in phylogenetic reconstruction and the addition of new fossil plant discoveries since 1993, this book provides the most comprehensive account of the geologic history and evolution of microbes, algae, fungi, and plants through time.
* Major revision of a 1993 classic reference
* Lavishly illustrated with 1800 images and user friendly for use by paleobotanists, biologists, geologists and other related scientists
* Includes an expanded glossary with an extensive up-to-date bibliography and a comprehensive index
* Provides extensive coverage of fungi and other microbes, and major groups of land plants both living and extinct
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Price: $24.95
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Sale: $9.95
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Manufacturer: Firefly Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Liz Primeau
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Publisher: Firefly Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 712.6
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Publication Date: 2003-03-03
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Reading Level: 232
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Description: Although upkeep is labor intensive and often requires an arsenal of dangerous chemicals to keep it free of weeds and pests, the appeal of a manicured lawn is almost irresistible. But more people are discovering a very attractive alternative. Packed with practical tips and beautiful photographs, Front Yard Gardens: - Explores the history of the lawn and our attachment to it
- Contains examples of front yard gardens from more than seventy gardens across North America
- Provides step-by-step instructions to start and grow your own front yard garden Liz Primeau transformed her lawn in a quiet suburb to a mixed garden with a profusion of flowering plants, shrubs, and cacti. She now enjoys an eye-catching front garden that requires no chemicals and less watering than her lawn. This book includes overall planning and design, and outlines the steps for removing the grass, enriching the soil, and planting. The book is divided into several types of front yard gardens, including cottage, minimalist, secret, neighborhood, downtown, and natural. She discusses the key elements of each style, gives tips on how to create and maintain the garden, and provides a list of complementary plants. With more than two hundred beautiful photographs taken expressly for this book by Andrew Leyerle, Front Yard Gardens is a sensual treasure-trove of ideas.
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Price: $49.95
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Sale: $28.98
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Manufacturer: Timber Press, Incorporated
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Robert Lee Riffle::Paul Craft
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Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
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Dewey Decimal Number: 634.97403
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Publication Date: 2003-02-01
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Reading Level: 528
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Description: Co-written by the author of the award-winning The Tropical Look, An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms offers a definitive account of palms that may be grown in the garden and landscape. Because palms are often underutilized as a result of their unfamiliarity---even to tropical gardeners---Robert Lee Riffle and Paul Craft have exhaustively documented every genus in the palm family. Approximately 890 species are described in detail, including cold hardiness, water needs, height, and any special requirements. No gardener or landscaper who reads this book should ever again lose a palm solely because of lack of horticultural information. Generously illustrated with more than 900 photos, An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms is as valuable as an identification guide as it is a practical handbook. The volume even contains photos of several palm species that have never before appeared in a general encyclopedia. Interesting snippets of history, ethnobotany, and biology inform the text and make this a lively catalog of these remarkable plants. As well as all of the tropical and subtropical palms, the encyclopedia includes many species that can withstand freezing; thus it is applicable for areas where average low temperatures do not drop below 5ºF (-15ºC). Many features of the book add to its usefulness for the amateur or professional grower. Extensive landscape lists group together palms with special characteristics, such as drought tolerance, salt tolerance, and slow growth, to name a few. A unique appendix with notes on germinating seed of selected palms will prove invaluable to gardeners and nursery professionals who wish to grow palms from seed. In all, An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms offers a wealth of information to horticulturists at every level of experience.
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Price: $35.00
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Sale: $23.10
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Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Jason King
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Publisher: Ten Speed Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 615.7827
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Publication Date: 2006-10-04
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Reading Level: 222
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Description: When Jason King blew our minds with the first two CANNABIBLE books, we never imagined that the best was still to come. In CANNABIBLE 3, he's back with a whole new crop of marijuana strains, accompanied by informative and entertaining notes on their flavors, aromas, and effects. King heralds the latest achievements in overseas breeding, recommends the best bud for winding down after a stressful day, and discovers a nug that tastes uncannily like tropical Lifesavers candy. Packed with enough mouth-watering photos to induce a contact high, CANNABIBLE 3 is the perfect gift for pot aficionados and a must-have for fans of the first two volumes.
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Price: $15.95
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Sale: $4.98
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Manufacturer: Rodale Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Patricia Lanza
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Publisher: Rodale Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 635.7
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Publication Date: 2004-03-18
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Reading Level: 288
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Description: Hang up your shovel and trowel! Now you can use the time (and money) you save laboring in your garden to actually enjoy it. Drawing on the amazingly simple layering sys-tem of gardening developed in her previous 'lasagna gardening' books, Patricia Lanza applies these principles to the ever-popular topic of growing herbs. Her organic, commonsense approach uses natural ingredients, close planting, and generous mulching, with little or no fancy equipment. Here she shares her homegrown methods, based upon almost 50 years of experience, to give readers tips on: lUsing more than 50 favorite herbs in recipes lMaking herbal wreaths and creating delicious herbal teas lUsing herbs for aromatherapy and potpourri lGrowing and using edible flowers This is the perfect book for all the busy people who want to reap the rewards of a garden but who lack the time, the energy, or the confidence to get down in the dirt. Accomplished and amateur gardeners alike will love this ingenious process that allows you to create beautiful, productive, low-maintenance herb gardens.
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Price: $22.50
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Sale: $14.49
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Manufacturer: Red Crane Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Michael Moore
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Publisher: Red Crane Books
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Edition: 1st
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Dewey Decimal Number: 615.321079
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Publication Date: 1993-11
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Reading Level: 360
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Description: A perennial favourite, "Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West" is a user-friendly guide to over 300 species of plants geographically ranging from Baja California to Alaska.
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