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Newcomb's Wildflower Guide - by Lawrence Newcomb (Paperback)
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Highlights
- An ingenious key system for quick, positive field identification of wildflowers, flowering shrubs and vines in Northeastern and North-central North America.
- Author(s): Lawrence Newcomb
- 490 Pages
- Nature, Plants
Description
About the Book
Armed with this new guide, which carries the official endorsement of The Garden Club of America, an amateur wildflower sleuth can quickly and accurately identify even the most enigmatic floral suspect. Lawrence Newcomb's system of identification is based on natural structural features that are easily visible to the untrained eye. Every time you see an unknown plant, you ask the same five questions (related to the type of plant and the structure of its petals and leaves), and through process of elimination are directed to the text page on which your plant is found. On the facing page, a beautiful color or black-and-white illustration confirms your identification.Book Synopsis
An ingenious key system for quick, positive field identification of wildflowers, flowering shrubs and vines in Northeastern and North-central North America. Amateur and expert alike can quickly and accurately identify almost any wildflower using Lawrence Newcomb's system, which is based on natural structural features that are easily visible even to the untrained eye. Every time you see an unknown plant, ask yourself the same five questions (related to the type of plant and the structure of its petals and leaves), and you will be directed to the page on which the plant can be found. Beautiful illustrations make confirmation easy.Review Quotes
"Anyone who likes wildflowers and is planning a vacation trip to the North Central or Northeastern states will do well to take along this new guide."--Dallas Morning News
"I have tried Newcomb's key on flowers I know, and have been delighted by the ease with which they can be identified. The illustrations seem clear, precise, and definitive. This very salutary combination should make this guide a boon to amateur as well as the professional botanist..."--Eliot Porter
"Will be most useful for the identification of wild plants by amateurs and plant lovers. It is certainly an innovative guide for field trips...--S. Dillon Ripley, Smithsonian Institution
Dimensions (Overall): 7.72 Inches (H) x 4.88 Inches (W) x .77 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.15 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 490
Genre: Nature
Sub-Genre: Plants
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Theme: Flowers
Format: Paperback
Author: Lawrence Newcomb
Language: English
Street Date: April 13, 1989
TCIN: 79253493
UPC: 9780316604420
Item Number (DPCI): 247-18-0957
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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