Plant Life category: 1095 books
by N. K. Jain
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Plants are considered poisonous if they contain toxic substances in sufficient amounts to harm livestock. Depending on the type of poison, and the amount eaten, an animal’s reaction can range from reduced performance to death. Plants are not easily classified as poisonous or not. Some poisonous...
The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary
A Curious Fable of the Cotton Plant, to Which is Added a Sketch of the History of Cotton and the Cotton Trade
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary
A Curious Fable of the Cotton Plant, to Which is Added a Sketch of the History of Cotton and the Cotton Trade
This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
The Fable and its Interpretation
CHAPTER II.
The History of Cotton and its Introduction into Europe
Appendix
Index
by Big Book of Photos
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
This is a wonderful collection of 30 high-quality amazing images produced by a series of today's professional photographers.
by Fred Gray
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
The extraordinary palm: diverse and prolific, symbolic and often sacred, essential and exotic (and at times erotic), exploited and controversial. The signature greenery of the tropics and subtropics, these record-breaking plants produce the world’s biggest and heaviest seed, the longest leaf, and...
Endophytes of Forest Trees
Biology and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
Endophytes are commonly known as microorganisms, mainly bacteria and fungi, which live inside plant tissues without inducing symptoms. Considering the long-lived trees, endophytes have a fundamental role in preparing their hosts to face extreme weather conditions, drought, heat, cold, and pathogen...
Guide to Gardening & Flowers
Farm, Plant, Grow, & Harvest Beautiful Outdoor Spaces For All Seasons
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018
Agatha Albright teaches you to design a stunning flower garden for all seasons.
Prepare, grow, harvest, and arrange gorgeous flower arrangements to make your lawn look stunning!
- Prep your space for optimal growing.
- Grow in all types of spaces.
- Grow between all seasons.
- Learn...
by Steven Vogel
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
In its essence, science is a way of looking at and thinking about the world. In The Life of a Leaf, Steven Vogel illuminates this approach, using the humble leaf as a model. Whether plant or person, every organism must contend with its immediate physical environment, a world that both limits what...
Nature's Temples
The Complex World of Old-Growth Forests
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2016
“Maloof eloquently urges us to cherish the wildness of what little old-growth woodlands we have left. . . . Not only are they home to the richest diversity of creatures, but they work hard for humans too.” —New York Times Book Review
An old-growth forest is one that has formed naturally...
The Book of Fungi
A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2014
Colorful, mysterious, and often fantastically shaped, fungi have been a source of wonder and fascination since the earliest hunter-gatherers first foraged for them. Today there are few, if any, places on Earth where fungi have not found themselves a home. And these highly specialized organisms are...
The Book of Orchids
A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2018
One in every seven flowering plants on earth is an orchid. Yet orchids retain an air of exotic mystery—and they remain remarkably misunderstood and underappreciated. The orchid family contains an astonishing array of colors, forms, and smells that captivate growers from all walks of life across...
Intertwined Histories
Plants in Their Social Contexts
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2019
How do we understand the boundaries of individual creatures? What are the systems of interdependency that bind all living creatures together? Plants were among the the first to colonize the planet. They created the soil and the atmosphere that made life possible for animals. They are some of the largest...
Rocky Mountain Wildflowers Field Guide
Revised and Updated 2019 Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
NEW REVISED AND UPDATED THIRD EDITION
Rocky Mountain Wildflowers Field Guide is for all nature enthusiasts who want to learn more about wildflowers throughout Colorado and Wyoming's Rocky Mountain Region. The handy, pocket-sized 272-page softbound book is now in its third edition. It’s been...
by Hope Jahren
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography
A New York Times 2016 Notable Book
National Best Seller
Named one of TIME magazine’s "100 Most Influential People"
An Amazon Top 20 Best Book of 2016
A Washington Post Best Memoir of 2016
A TIME and Entertainment Weekly...
The Revolutionary Genius of Plants
A New Understanding of Plant Intelligence and Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2018
"In this thought-provoking, handsomely illustrated book, Italian neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso considers the fundamental differences between plants and animals and challenges our assumptions about which is the ‘higher’ form of life.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Fascinating…full of...