Illustrated Guide to Trees and Shrubs: A Handbook of the Woody Plants of the Northeastern United States and Adjacent RegionsGeared to the needs of the interested amateur and student naturalist, this book combines the handiness of a field guide with complete coverage of the area (Northeastern United States and adjacent regions). Three hundred pen-and-ink drawings by noted botanical artist Maud H. Purdy facilitate exact identification based on leaves, buds, branches, seeds and stems. |
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... plants important in horticulture . This is certainly a laudable object , for the many names for some of our plants have led to much confusion . But this is a big country : even the area covered by this book is about half again as large ...
... plants important in horticulture . This is certainly a laudable object , for the many names for some of our plants have led to much confusion . But this is a big country : even the area covered by this book is about half again as large ...
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... plants , some herbaceous and some woody . Most of the plants in this book belong to this group and to the Gymno- sperms . Although some of the earliest botanists centuries ago divided all plants into two classes , namely , herbs and ...
... plants , some herbaceous and some woody . Most of the plants in this book belong to this group and to the Gymno- sperms . Although some of the earliest botanists centuries ago divided all plants into two classes , namely , herbs and ...
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... plant growing in the area covered by this guide can be determined . There are a few exceptions ; extremely rare plants or plants which occur only on the borders of our area have usually been omitted from the keys , but for the most part ...
... plant growing in the area covered by this guide can be determined . There are a few exceptions ; extremely rare plants or plants which occur only on the borders of our area have usually been omitted from the keys , but for the most part ...
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