Plants category: 1045 books
by W. J. Beal
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.—HOW ANIMALS GET ABOUT.
CHAPTER II.—PLANTS SPREAD BY MEANS OF ROOTS.
CHAPTER III.—PLANTS MULTIPLY BY MEANS OF STEMS.
CHAPTER IV.—WATER TRANSPORTATION OF PLANTS.
CHAPTER V.—SEEDS TRANSPORTED BY...
The Prepper's Guide to Foraging
How Wild Plants Can Supplement a Sustainable Lifestyle, Revised and Updated, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2019
Revised and updated.
The Prepper's Guide to Foraging is not a plant identification guide in the traditional sense. It is instead a guide to using plants to supplement other means of food production and subsistence living. Author David Nash believes that there is not enough land available for...
by Roy L. Lehman
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2013
Written for biology students, teachers, nature lovers, amateur naturalists, conservation workers, and parks and wildlife personnel, this up-to-date, easy-to-use guide describes the marine plants of the Gulf of Mexico coast. The author’s photographs accompany the updated identification keys, which...
Miniature Terrariums
Tiny Glass Container Gardens Using Easy-to-Grow Plants and Inexpensive Glassware
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Add a whimsical touch of green to any space: your desk or bookshelf, home or office.
These miniature indoor gardens are customizable, stylish and easy to care for! This book is full of ideas for creating the perfect little Japanese-inspired terrarium garden using repurposed glass containers—...
When Plants Attack
Strange and Terrifying Plants
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2019
Science writer and plant expert Rebecca E. Hirsch presents fun and gross facts about a variety of plants along with explaining the science behind why they do what they do. Featured plants include the Venus Flytrap, an African tree that houses stinking ants to protect itself from hungry animals, a "vampire vine" that sucks nutrients from other plants, and fiendishly invasive kudzu.
A Garden of Marvels
How We Discovered that Flowers Have Sex, Leaves Eat Air, and Other Secrets of Plants
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
In the tradition of The Botany of Desire and Wicked Plants, a witty and engaging history of the first botanists interwoven with stories of today’s extraordinary plants found in the garden and the lab.
In Paradise Under Glass, Ruth Kassinger recounted with grace and humor her journey from...
Some Useful Wild Plants
A Foraging Guide to Food and Medicine From Nature
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2017
With over forty years since its original printing, and over 30,000 copies sold, this bestselling guide still remains a trusted and much-consulted reference for those interested in identifying, foraging and growing wild plants for food and medicine. Now Some Useful Wild Plants is back in print for...
by Porter Holmes
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2017
Readers will be fascinated by this informative nonfiction title about pond plants. Readers will study specific water plants, including water lilies, and learn how they grow and what contributions they offer to their habitat. Readers will discover how a pond ecosystem functions, reviewing the connections...
Seashore Plants of South Florida and the Caribbean
A Guide to Knowing and Growing Drought- And Salt-Tolerant Plants
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2015
Seashore Plants of South Florida and the Caribbean is a complete source for information about which plants grow best in nearshore environments. It includes extensive characteristics of each plant, including:
Form, flower and fruit date
Geographic distribution and habitat
Reproduction and propagation
Ornamental...
by Charles F. Saunders
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
This work discusses beverage plants, vegetable substitutes for soap, medicinal plants, and those that can be used as fibers, dyes, smoking material, adhesives, and candles. A final chapter describes a variety of poisonous plants. "Secure a copy of this very enlightening book. In fact, if you travel, it should be a constant companion." — St. Petersburg Independent. 94 illustrations.
by Jim Meuninck
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2018
An information-packed tool for the novice or handy reference for the veteran. Distills years of knowledge into an affordable and portable book. You'll discover how to identify and gather more than 100 of the most nutritious wild plants and useful herbs in the contiguous United States, prepare delicious...
by Beverley Gray
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
Nature heals! This compact field guide introduces readers to 26 common Canadian wild plants with extraordinary healing properties. Use arnica blossoms to heal muscle inflammation, improve digestion with chickweed and soothe a toothache with yarrow root-learning to identify and use wild medicinal plants...
by Elisabeth Chan
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2012
Learn all about tropical plants and flowers with this with this useful and portable reference book.
This handy field guide introduces approximately 60 plant species found in the Tropics. Trees, shrubs, flowers and fruits are all presented in full color. Included are exotic and beautiful blooms,...
The California Wildlife Habitat Garden
How to Attract Bees, Butterflies, Birds, and Other Animals
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2012
This attractive, practical guide explains how to transform backyard gardens into living ecosystems that are not only enjoyable retreats for humans, but also thriving sanctuaries for wildlife. Beautifully illustrated with full-color photographs, this book provides easy-to-follow recommendations for...