Botany category: 1702 books
Herbaceous Perennial Plants: A Treatis on their Identification, Culture, and Garden Attributes (3rd Edition)
A Treatise on their Identification, Culture, and Garden Attributes (3rd Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
The long-awaited third edition of Allan Armitage’s masterpiece on garden perennials was released in April of 2008. Armitage’s extensive traveling, teaching and trialing experiences provide a depth of understanding of the best ornamental perennials for North American gardens unparalleled by any...
by Roger Hull
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
The seminal text Plant Virology is now in its fifth edition. It has been 10 years since the publication of the fourth edition, during which there has been an explosion of conceptual and factual advances. The fifth edition of Plant Virology updates and revises many details of the previous edition while...
Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf
The Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on the Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
This proceeding covers all the collected research data and presentations from the 8th International Symposium on the Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf. The book explores themes in molecular breeding of forage and turf, including abiotic and biotic stresses, bioenergy and biorenewables, comparative...
by R. Kenneth Horst
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2013
The Trees and Shrubs manual is a reference manual on diseases which attack trees, shrubs, and vines. The manual identifies various types of diseases which are known to invade these plants located throughout North, Central, and South America. The recordings include diseases caused by fungi, bacteria,...
by Eng Soon Teoh
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016
This unique book brings together a wealth of data on the botanical, ethno-medicinal and pharmacological aspects of over 500 species of Asian medicinal orchids. It starts off by explaining the role and limitations of complimentary and herbal medicines, and how traditional Asian medicine differs from...
Gardening Under Lights
The Complete Guide for Indoor Growers
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018
“If you want to grow plants indoors, you need this book.” —Niki Jabbour, author and staff writer at savvygardening.com
Gardening Under Lights is a highly-detailed, accessible guide for seed starters, plant collectors, houseplant fans, and anyone who wants to successfully garden indoors...
Flora of the Otway Plain and Ranges 1
Orchids, Irises, Lilies, Grass-trees, Mat-rushes and Other Petaloid Monocotyledons
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
The Otway region of Victoria, with its temperate rainforests, mountain ash forests, heathlands, plains and coastal dunes, has an extraordinarily rich and diverse flora. The first volume of Flora of the Otway Plain and Ranges covers the orchids, irises, lilies, grass-trees, mat-rushes and other petaloid...
Plants and Flowers
1761 Illustrations for Artists and Designers
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2013
This comprehensive archive offers authentically detailed, copyright-free illustrations of hundreds of plants and flowers from around the world. Ideal for graphic artists, designers, and others in the arts and crafts, it will also serve both serious and casual botanists as a convenient reference and...
by John Merle Coulter
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2019
In the proposed preliminary account of the family, of which the present paper is the first part, only those genera are considered which form a part of the flora of the United States, and those species which I have been able to examine and to identify with reasonable certainty. All forms credited to...
by Dandi Palmer
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2018
Pictures to use as greetings cards and in other craftwork, or print out and frame. A link to the high resolution PDFs is at the end of the book. Thumbnails of the pictures can be seen at https://www.booksfromdodo.uk/flower_prints.htm
by Stefan Buczacki, Keith Harris
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2010
Essential for all gardeners, horticulturists, teachers, students and naturalists, this is a practical guide to dealing with the pests, diseases and disorders that commonly affect fruit, vegetables, trees and ornamental garden plants. A revision of the highly acclaimed Collins Guide to Pests, Diseases...
Tarahumara Medicine
Ethnobotany and Healing among the Rarámuri of Mexico
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
The Tarahumara, one of North America’s oldest surviving aboriginal groups, call themselves Rarámuri, meaning “nimble feet”—and though they live in relative isolation in Chihuahua, Mexico, their agility in long-distance running is famous worldwide. Tarahumara Medicine is the first in-depth...
Agriculture
Spiritual Foundations for the Renewal of Agriculture
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
With this remarkable series of lectures presented in Koberwitz, Silesia, June 7-16, 1924, Rudolf Steiner founded biodynamic agriculture. They contain profound insights into farming, the plant and animal world, the nature of organic chemistry, and the influences of heavenly bodies. This translation from...
Orchid
A Cultural History
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2016
At once delicate, exotic, and elegant, orchids are beloved for their singular, instantly recognizable beauty. Found in nearly every climate, the many species of orchid have carried symbolic weight in countless cultures over time. The ancient Greeks associated them with fertility and thought that...