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Price: $25.95
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Sale: $17.13
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Manufacturer: University of California Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Perfect Paperback
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Author: John D. Stuart::John O. Sawyer
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Publisher: University of California Press
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 582.1609794
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Publication Date: 2001-05-14
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Reading Level: 500
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Description: California's varied landscape is characterized by a spectacular abundance of plant life, including a magnificent variety of trees and shrubs. This is the first book to combine the trees and shrubs of California in one accessible field guide. Trees and Shrubs of California identifies and describes native California tree species and most common shrub species. The text is complemented by more than 200 beautiful line drawings, 300 range maps, and 40 color photographs.
In their introduction, the authors discuss the dominant vegetation types, climates, principal landforms, and elevations of California's ecological regions. They explain the classification system and nomenclature used in the book, which includes both scientific and common plant names and is based on the 1993 edition of The Jepson Manual. The authors also provide a step-by-step explanation of how to use the dichotomous keys to identify plants and distinguish between trees and shrubs.
This user-friendly field guide minimizes technical terms and includes a checklist, making it an invaluable resource on California's profuse vegetation.
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Price: $34.95
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Sale: $21.59
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Manufacturer: Timber Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Aljos Farjon
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Publisher: Timber Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 585
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Publication Date: 2008-05-15
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Reading Level: 304
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Description: A compelling account of the extraordinary relatives of ordinary garden conifers.
Leading expert Aljos Farjon provides a compelling narrative that observes conifers from the standpoint of the curious naturalist. It starts with the basic question of what conifers are and continues to explore their evolution, taxonomy, ecology, distribution, human uses, and issues of conservation. As the story unfolds many popular misconceptions are dispelled, such as the false notion that all conifers have cones. The extraordinary diversity of conifers begins to dawn as Farjon describes the diminutive creeping shrub Microcachrys tetragona, whose strange seed cones resemble raspberries, and the prehistoric-looking Araucaria meulleri.
The taxonomic diversity of conifers is huge and Farjon goes on to relate how, over the course of 300 million years, these trees and shrubs have adapted to survive geological upheavals, climatic extremes, and formidable competition from flowering plants. All who seek to learn more about the early history of life on our planet will cherish this book.
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Price: $39.95
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Sale: $25.17
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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: Barry Rice
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Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
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Dewey Decimal Number: 635.93375
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Publication Date: 2006-09-01
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Reading Level: 224
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Description: Growing Carnivorous Plants is a comprehensive guide to identification and cultivation—from the well-known Venus flytrap to the obscure African sundews, more than 200 species, hybrids, and cultivars from all genera of carnivorous plants are described. In addition, the book explains the fascinating and diverse mechanisms these plants use to trap their victims. Growing Carnivorous Plants will help readers select the best carnivorous plants to grow on a windowsill, in a terrarium, or in a greenhouse, and provides information on how best to feed and maintain these plants.
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Price: $25.00
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Sale: $14.86
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Manufacturer: Metamorphic Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Robert Kourik
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Publisher: Metamorphic Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 635.04
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Publication Date: 2007-11-15
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Reading Level: 176
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Description: Roots Demystified, explains simple solutions about growing healthy roots and, thereby, healthier plants. The book explores the subterranean part of every gardener’s world, revealing how roots really grow while dispelling myths such as where most gardeners apply water, mulch, and fertilizer or compost. This is the first and only book in print for gardeners with such an extensive number of illustrations of garden and orchard roots. The roots covered are: lawns, prairies, shrubs, vegetables, fruit trees, and native and ornamental trees. Practical tips for how a gardener might use this new information to create more abundant vegetables, better lawns and sturdier trees and shrubs are offered with each of the 70 illustrations. Roots Demystified also describes several ways to garden without turning the soil--no-till and surface cultivation--a plus for aging baby-boomers.
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Price: $19.99
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Sale: $12.98
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Manufacturer: Taschen
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Pierre Joseph Redoute
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Publisher: Taschen
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Edition: 25th
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Dewey Decimal Number: 704
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Publication Date: 2007-07-01
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Reading Level: 203
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Description: TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - Special edition! The refined and revered tradition of botanical illustration, produced under aristocratic patronage, stretches back to the Renaissance. It emerged out of the desire to catalogue nature in all its wild splendour, and it was a process that demanded the most precise and skilful of artists. French flower painter Pierre-Joseph Redout? is often viewed as one of the last and the best of these painters and engravers. Commissioned by among others, Napoleon's Josephine, Redout? studied with the finest flower painters in France and Amsterdam, and developed a breathtaking skill at translating his observations of nature onto paper. His illustrations of the botanical alphabets of D.-M. Guillamain were a landmark in flower painting for their accuracy and beauty. He was also an innovator in the techniques of printing, introducing "stipple-engraving" to France, always striving for greater exactitude in his art. This is a glorious and completely faithful reproduction of his most celebrated work Les Roses, which was published in three volumes between 1817 and 1824. In Les Roses he turns his attention to that most romantic and evocative of subjects, and this handsome volume preserves every detail of Redout?'s masterful representation of nature's gifts. "Splendid roses of timeless beauty. A jewel, and not just for rose-lovers." Stuttgarter Zeitung, Germany
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Price: $24.95
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Sale: $15.44
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Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Jason King
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Publisher: Ten Speed Press
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Edition: 2
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Dewey Decimal Number: 633.53
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Publication Date: 2003-12
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Reading Level: 200
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Description: He’s baaaack! World-renowned pot connoisseur and acclaimed photographer Jason King continues his quest to share yet another outstanding collection of marijuana strains and informative, mouthwatering tasting notes. Never one to call it a day, King has been traveling the globe nonstop since his acclaimed first book was published, to bring us more of the choicest kind—and fans and aficionados alike will not be disappointed! Featuring more than 200 carefully chosen cannabis strains, as well as his signature microphotography, THE CANNABIBLE 2 is gloriously visual and entertaining and takes the experience of referencing buds and plants to a whole new level. Find out which strain Jason considers to be the "Holy Grail," which buds will give a major jolt to the creativity circuit, and the high that’s most likely to cause a change in your plans for the day. In glorious spreads and sidebars, King also delves into such intriguing subjects as the marijuana–chocolate connection, the tolerance factor, the medical marijuana movement, and much more. A testament to his dedication to documenting the finest marijuana, THE CANNABIBLE 2 is a book you’ll return to again and again. There’s no doubt: The Mothership has landed!
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Price: $35.00
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Sale: $21.83
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Manufacturer: Gulf Publishing
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Sally Wasowski
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Publisher: Gulf Publishing
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Edition: 2 Sub
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Dewey Decimal Number: 635.951764
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Publication Date: 2002-05-25
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Reading Level: 405
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Description: An indispensable guide with 21 landscaping design plans for every type of terrain found in Texas.
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Price: $125.00
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Sale: $85.50
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Manufacturer: Wiley
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Walter Hepworth Lewis::Memory P. F. Elvin-Lewis
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Publisher: Wiley
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Edition: 2
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Dewey Decimal Number: 615.321
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Publication Date: 2003-08-15
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Reading Level: 832
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Description: * Organized by body system and ailment makes it easy to locate appropriate therapies.
* Includes background on the physiology of major systems and ailments so readers can understand how and why a pharmaceutical, botanical, or dietary supplement works.
* Broad coverage includes green plants, fungi, and microorganisms.
* Includes extensive references and citations from both conventional and complimentary-alternative medical systems when natural products or their derivatives are involved.
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Price: $99.95
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Sale: $58.98
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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: Edward F. Anderson
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Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
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Dewey Decimal Number: 583.56
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Publication Date: 2001-03-16
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Reading Level: 776
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Description: Cacti have a very special fascination all their own. Like the brilliantly colored hummingbirds, the Cactaceae are creatures of the New World. Miniature spiny dwarf cacti less than an inch in diameter are hidden in the arid regions of North and South America; the majestic columns of the giant saguaro, Carnegiea gigantea, dominate the deserts of Arizona. Yet all these cacti, given time, offer the surprising paradox of brilliant flowers, their delicacy a striking contrast to the strong spines that keep the viewer at a respectful distance. More than likely, cacti were among the gifts that Christopher Columbus presented on his return from the New World to Isabella, queen of Castile. The first reports of cultivation of cacti in Europe date back to about 1570. Somewhat later, a single plant of Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus, named after Otto von Kotzebue (1787-1846), the explorer, was sold immediately after its discovery to a nursery in Paris for a price many times exceeding the value of the plant's weight in gold. And the fascination continues -- cactus and succulent societies exist around the world. Despite the beauty and wonder of the cactus family, the last professional monograph of the plant was the 1919-1923 publication by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. In this new book, Anderson covers the family Cactaceae in an encyclopedic manner, addressing 125 genera and 1811 species. Descriptions are short but information-packed, and the book includes 1022 color photos. The introduction to each genus concentrates on the discovery of the cacti and the improvements in our understanding of them, in many cases as a result of relatively recent investigation. This makes the book a vivid case study of the science of plant taxonomy or plant systematics. 1008 color photos, 6 b/w photos, 3 drawings, 8 maps, 8 1/2 x 11"
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Price: $17.50
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Sale: $10.57
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Manufacturer: "Hood, Alan C. & Company, Inc."
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Euell Gibbons
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Publisher: "Hood, Alan C. & Company, Inc."
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Dewey Decimal Number: 581.63
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Publication Date: 1966-01-01
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Reading Level: 301
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Description: Here Euell Gibbons shows the reader how to enjoy the culinary and medicinal virtues of herbs and wild plants. Drawn from the author’s wide knowledge of plants as well as from the lore of native Americans and early settlers, the information is supplemented by nutritionists at Pennsylvania State University who worked with Gibbons on analysis of the entries.
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