Plants category: 1045 books
Through Vegetal Being
Two Philosophical Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016
Blossoming from a correspondence between Luce Irigaray and Michael Marder, Through Vegetal Being is an intense personal, philosophical, and political meditation on the significance of the vegetal for our lives, our ways of thinking, and our relations with human and nonhuman beings. The vegetal world...
Foraging the Rocky Mountains
Finding, Identifying, and Preparing Edible Wild Foods in the Rockies
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
The Rocky Mountain region's diverse geography overflows with edible plant species. From salsify to pearly everlasting, currants to pine nuts, Foraging the Rocky Mountains guides you to 85 edible wild foods and healthful herbs of the region. This valuable reference guide will help you identify and...
by Bloomsbury
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
This beautifully illustrated mini field guide is packed with information on the most common herbs from around the world. Many of these plants grow wild in Britain and other parts of Europe, and can also be cultivated in gardens. The guide additionally includes exotic but commonly used species such...
The Untold History of Healing
Plant Lore and Medicinal Magic from the Stone Age to Present
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
The Untold History of Healing takes the reader on an exciting, expansive journey of the history of medicine from the Stone Age to modern times, explaining that Western medicine has its true origins in the healing lore of Paleolithic hunters and gatherers, herding nomads, and the early sedentary farmers...
by Paul Whelan
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
Ireland’s oceanic and temperate climate acts as a wonderful host to over 1,165 species of lichen. This is a richer biodiversity than that of flowering plants or the mosses, liverworts and ferns of Ireland. A concise introduction to lichen biology and ecology, this guide features:
• lichen...
by Henry N. Ellacombe
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2017
"A very readable and graceful volume." — Saturday Review
"Entitled from its worth to a place in every Shakespearian library." — Spectator.
"As accurate as it is delightful." — Gardener's Chronicle.
"Deserves a place on the shelves of both the student of Shakespeare...
by Ravinder Choudhary
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2008
It is estimated that up to 100,000 plants, representing more than one third of all the world's plant species, are currently threatened or face extinction in the wild. Preservation of the plant biodiversity is essential for classical and modern genetic engineering plant breeding programmes.
Patrick Neill
Doyen of Scottish Horticulture
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016
Descended from a Haddington family of printers and booksellers, Patrick Neill became head of the most prestigious printing firm in Edinburgh. Leaving his manager to run the business, he devoted his life to writing, natural history, horticulture and civic duties. His early tour of Orkney and Shetland...
by Teresa Marrone
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2017
Market: homeowners, gardeners and anyone else interested in identifying wild plants
Identification guide to nearly 60 species of weeds, with full-page photos and need-to-know details for
easy identification
Successful author with extensive foraging experience—writes and lectures on...
by Andrew Lack
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Few weeds have been more successful throughout history than the poppy. Hated by farmers for its stubbornness, the poppy has been a favorite of artists and poets, due to its distinct and brilliant color, and it has functioned symbolically as everything from a war memorial to an emblem of the exotic...
by Teri Dunn Chace
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2012
The Anxious Gardener's Book of Answers identifies the 100 most common gardening mistakes and gives gardeners the techniques to prevent them. Or, if it's too late and they've already goofed, there are tips to fix the mistake.
The book's 24 chapters tackle every kind of gardening disaster, whether...
Techniques in Bioproductivity and Photosynthesis
Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering and Social Studies
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2014
Techniques in Bioproductivity and Photosynthesis, Second Edition is a manual that provides information on the field and laboratory techniques associated with the measurement of plant productivity. The title discusses the most reliable and relevant techniques that can be applied to a wide variety of...
Life along the Inner Coast
A Naturalist's Guide to the Sounds, Inlets, Rivers, and Intracoastal Waterway from Norfolk to Key West
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2009
For decades, marine scientists Robert and Alice Jane Lippson have traveled the rivers, backwaters, sounds, bays, lagoons, and inlets stretching from the Chesapeake Bay to the Florida Keys aboard their trawler, Odyssey. The culmination of their leisurely journeys, Life along the Inner Coast is a guide...
by James P. Smith Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2014
Grasses and grasslands are of increasing interest to conservationists, biologists, and gardeners. There are more than 300 species of native California grasses and they are found in almost every climate—from cool, wet forests to hot, dry deserts. Native grasses are also important to land restoration...