Illustrated Guide to Trees and Shrubs: A Handbook of the Woody Plants of the Northeastern United States and Adjacent CanadaAuthoritative, easily accessible guide omits lengthy technical descriptions in favor of easy-to-use keys covering such characteristics as leaves, twigs, bark, buds, seeds, stems, fruit or fruit stalks, and other identifying traits. Over 300 pen-and-ink drawings by Maud H. Purdy, noted botanical illustrator. "I recommend this book most highly." — Farida A. Wiley, American Museum of Natural History. |
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| Title | Illustrated Guide to Trees and Shrubs: A Handbook of the Woody Plants of the Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada |
| Author | Arthur Harmount Graves |
| Edition | illustrated, unabridged, revised |
| Publisher | Courier Corporation, 1956 |
| ISBN | 0486272583, 9780486272580 |
| Length | 271 pages |
| Subjects | › › Nature / Plants / General Nature / Plants / Trees |
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