Subjects:  1. Flowering Plants (Angiospermae)    2. Flowers - Perennials    3. Gardening    4. Gardening / Horticulture    5. Gardening/Plants    6. Perennials    7. Pruning    8. Techniques    9. Gardening / Techniques    10. Gardening: plants   

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Fantastic
Take a really dry subject and turn it into a book I couldn't put down!
Wonderful book for intuitive understanding of the subject
In the opening chapter, this book presents a wonderful simplified story of the evolution of plants, from a single cell to modern complex flowers.Both children and adults can gain a unique, intuitive understanding of this process from this explanation. My compliments to the author.He describes each plant family with interesting anecdotes and high quality line drawings.It's the first plant book whose lack of photographs didn't matter.Great tips for identifying families and individual plants have helped me enormously.Bravo!

Teaches the patterns method of plant identification
Any interested in plant identification should consider Botany In A Day: The Patterns Method Of Plant Identification as an important guide. Thomas Elpel (Director of Hollowtop Outdoor Primitive School, Pony, Montana) deftly teaches the patterns method of plant identification, providing a method for learning about groupings of plants based on the idea that related plants have similar patterns for identification, and similar uses. Black and white line drawings accompany descriptions of different plant families and their identification processes.
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Subjects:  1. Flowers    2. Life Sciences - Botany    3. Nature    4. Nature / Plants    5. Nature/Ecology    6. Plants - General    7. Plants   

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An excellent textbook
Nelson's text is probably the most widely used on college campuses offering greenhouse management.It is up to date, full of technical information, and the chapters are well-ordered.Read more

Subjects:  1. Agriculture - General    2. Floriculture    3. Flowers    4. Greenhouse management    5. Greenhouses    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Technology    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. Horticulture    10. Technology / Agriculture & Animal Husbandry   

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Regional but excellent
Definitely a regional book.If you travel in N. Georgia up to New England, this is a must-have guide.The black and white line drawings do aid in identifying plants having structure and shape as the defining characteristic because light and shade of color do not come into play as they might in photos.As in birding, the preference for either photos or drawings is an individual one and, until Newcomb's landed in my library, I used photo guides for wildflowers but preferred drawn guides (like Peterson's) for birds.This is the book that changed my mind on that point.
Newcomb's Wildflower Guide
Two types of flower-identification books are available, those that use pure pattern recognition and those that require you to look at the flower. Pattern recognition books usually have pretty pictures of flowers arranged by color and then require you to search many pages to find one that looks like your flower. Newcomb's takes an alternative approach; it requires that you actually look at the flower. The key system is simple to use; for example, how many petals does it have, do the leaves alternate or are they on opposite sides of the stem, is it an herb, bush, or vine, etc. Only after narrowing down the possibilities extensively do you arrive at the pattern recognition stage and have only a few possibilities from which to choose. I have methodically found the names of several different flowers that I could not find even after exhaustive searches of other books. The book is not filled with pretty pictures, it is filled with information and excellent, simple line art.

Great Guide
If all the drawings in this book were in color, then this book would be hard to beat.I love this guide, but sometimes I have to reference a book with color pictures to be certain of an identification. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Climbing plants    2. Flowers    3. General    4. Identification    5. Nature    6. Nature/Ecology    7. Northeastern States    8. Shrubs    9. Wild flowers    10. Nature / General    11. Trees & wildflowers   

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An excellent reference on native perennials
This A-Z encyclopedia features over 600 species of native plants for the American gardener. All of the plants included here are perennials which are available to purchase in nurseries and mail-order catalogs. This was the author's major criteria for inclusion and some popular plants were omitted because they are not easily obtainable in the trade.
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Subjects:  1. Flowering Plants (Angiospermae)    2. Flowers - Annuals    3. Flowers - Perennials    4. Gardening    5. Gardening / Horticulture    6. Gardening/Plants    7. Home Gardening    8. Native plant gardening    9. Native plants for cultivation    10. North America    11. Ornamental Plants    12. Plants - General    13. Reference    14. Botany & plant sciences    15. Gardening / Flowers / Perennials    16. Gardening: plants   

Subjects:  1. Floriculture    2. Flowering Plants (Angiospermae)    3. Life Sciences - Botany    4. Life Sciences - Horticulture    5. Nature    6. Nature/Ecology    7. Plants - General    8. Science    9. Botany & plant sciences    10. Gardening: plants    11. Science / Botany   

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Nice Book
Well, this is a great beginner's textbook to Plant Physiology, especially when you have very little background in the field.(I major in Physics and took Plant Physiology as an elective.)The text is quite easy to understand, and there are great diagrams to complement the text.However, the text is getting a little bit out of date, as new plant hormones and genes are being discovered at a rapid pace right now.Overall, it was a pretty nice book for someone being introduced to the field.

an excellent review on plant physiology for students
I teach plant physiology at the University of paris. I have bought the first edition of this boor five years ago and I have bought the new one about one month ago. It was a concise, clear and well up to date documentedreview. I appreciate particularly all the section on bioenergetic andtransport in solutes in relation with morphology and development of theplant. I appreciate also very much the part on the influence of the lighteither for the classical phytochrome or to the appartition of the effect onthe blue light. Scheme are simple, but precise and well descibed. This bookwas a very good intermediate between books of pure biochemistry or puremorphology.All information is integrated and well discussed. In the domainof the plant physiology I think really on my knowledge that this book wasactually, in the domain of the plant physiology, one of the best review,and perhaps the better.

It is a useful tool for understanding plant physiology.
I teach plant physiology for biological sciences students in Bogot�, Colombia. I think this book is excelent. Also, it is written in a comprehensive English, and explainsclearly the principles of plantphysiology for everyboby including Spanish speakers. It is a very good wayto motivate undergraduate students with the knowledge in plant physiology.I would liKe to congratulate the authors. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Flowers    2. Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology    3. Life Sciences - Botany    4. Plant physiology    5. Science    6. Science/Mathematics   

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An Orchid Education
This book is the best book I have read about Orchids. You will receive an education about types, care, repotting and growing all types of Orchids. I highly recommend this book for the beginner to the advanced grower and hobbiest.

Orchids for Dummies
Great Book for folks that are beginners with Orchids.Well Organized and easy to undestand!
Great Book!
This is a great book for beginners growing Orchids.The only drawback I saw was whether or not to prune after the blooms fall. I still don't have the answer to that question.But this book does cover a lot of other areas and was easy to follow and understand. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Floriculture    2. Flowering Plants (Angiospermae)    3. Flowers - Orchids    4. Gardening    5. Gardening / Horticulture    6. Gardening/Plants    7. Gardening / Flowers / Orchids   

Subjects:  1. 1830-1886    2. Botany    3. Catalogs and collections    4. Dickinson, Emily,    5. Flowers    6. Gardening    7. Knowledge    8. Nature    9. Nature/Ecology    10. Plants    11. Plants - General    12. Type specimens    13. Botany & plant sciences    14. English    15. Nature / Plants    16. Plant life: general    17. Poetry & poets: 19th century    18. USA   

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Awesome
Thsi book was a perfect bookb for someone who wants to know the straight facts about Botany. For example, a college student might enjoy useing this book because it is packed with so much information.

Excellent Introduction to Botany
This book is a must for anyone seriously interested in learning about plants and their relation to the other living kingdoms. It is richly illustrated and covers material clearly and in-depth. I have used the first edition for over eight years as 1) a good read and 2) a reference thatcontinues to inform me as a serious gardener as well as an educated layman.The book emphasizes the evolutionary adaptative aspects of plants to theirenvironment. Starting from the basics of chemistry, it covers plantanatomy, physiology, genetics, and taxonomy. It is a wonderful resource.

U.C.Student
This was our text for Bis. 1C (Winter 98)at U.C. Davis.The book was well illustrated, but was far too in-depth for an intro course.I foundlecture notes more useful. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Botany    2. Botany (General)    3. Flowers    4. Life Sciences - Biology - General    5. Life Sciences - Botany    6. Science    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Textbooks    9. Botany & plant sciences    10. Science / Biology   

Subjects:  1. Classification    2. Dicotyledons    3. Flowers    4. General    5. Life Sciences - Biology - General    6. Nature    7. Plants - General    8. Science    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Botany & plant sciences    11. Science / Botany    12. biodiversity    13. plant taxonomy    14. systematic botany   

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Wondefull book.
I tested this book down in the wilderness of the Baja California peninsula and it worked out just fine. Very good information and photos.

Overall, a good book
Overall, "Baja California Plant Field Guide" is a good book forthe naturalist. However, its design may not help the begginer since itassumes that the readear has a well developed knowledge in plantmorphology. Introductions to Baja California and its bioregions are verygood but the section for plant identification may cause some trouble to thenaturalist that is trying to identify a new plant species (unless it is acommon one). If the book is re-edited it might be good to incorporate aformat similar to some bird guides and particularly, newer plant guides.

Excellent! A must for anyone serious about Baja flora.
Beautiful presentation for the novice and expert alike.Excellentphotography.Gives botanical names, Spanish and English of plants.Thefolklore(medicinal) of native plants is also very interesting.NormanRoberts is a true friend of Baja. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Gardening/Plants    2. Nature / Flowers    3. Travel / Mexico    4. Baja California    5. Baja California (Mexico)    6. Guidebooks    7. Mexico    8. Nature    9. Travel    10. Wildflowers   

Editorial Review

This compact guidebook, produced to the National Audubon Society's high standards of quality, gives full descriptions of more than 650 species found east of the Rocky Mountains, along with notes on several hundred more. The eminently sensible organization relies on first-impression visible characteristics rather than the elaborate keys of some older texts--a format well suited to beginning wildflower enthusiasts. If, for instance, you wanted to identify a long-stemmed, tubular red flower that you found in a grove of loblolly pines, you would first turn to the color plates, find the section devoted to red flowers, find a likely match from the 30-odd choices, and then turn to the text to see that the flower's habitat and range made a good fit, ruling out those species that do not.After a few minutes' looking, you'll have identified a trumpet honeysuckle.Well written and richly illustrated, this peerless guide makes the ideal companion for an expedition to eastern wood or prairie. Read more

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Rugged Field Guide
Something should be said about the ruggedness and durability of this excellent field guide.Mine was purchased about 10 years ago and it has not been lightly used.I dropped it in a creek once and it became as saturated as a sponge, yet after drying out it has never had print or page damage or loose binding. My little boy is always paging through its nearly 900 pages and kids can be very tough on books but this one has held up. Read the other positive reviews of the books content, I can not add much to them.This is the best field guide I have ever had.

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers
Excellent source of information.
Excellent Guide for Identification
There are excellent photos in this book, grouped by color and then by flower complexity.Each picture in the photos section then has a reference to a printed page where detailed information about the plant/flower is presented. It is easy to use and great for an "amateur".My only complaint with the book is that there simply isn't quite enough of it... but, overall it is far and away the best wildflower book I've seen and I have about a dozen different books I use to try to identify wildflowers. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Flowers    2. Identification    3. Nature    4. Nature/Ecology    5. North America    6. Wild flowers    7. Wildflowers    8. Nature / Flowers   

Reviews (7)

Book called "The Color Encyclopedia of Daylilies"
This was an awesome book I love it.Received it very fast in perfect condition from Amazon.
New edition needed.
This is a beautiful book but there are so many new varieties that have been developed since publication it has become somewhat dated.

Pretty, Pretty Pictures
You will not find another book with such a variety of beautiful photos of daylilies.For daylily growers that want the most comprhensive photo gallery available to date.I would have enjoyed more details about the parentage of these beautiful daylilies.Munsen and Hill are tops for information but Petit's Encyclopedia is by far the pick for beautiful photos.I am sure the five stars this book received from reviewers was based on the hundreds of excellent color and variety of daylily types.If you like lots of top notch photos this is the best!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Daylilies    2. Encyclopedias    3. Floriculture    4. Flowers    5. Flowers - Bulbs    6. Flowers - General    7. Gardening    8. Gardening / Horticulture    9. Gardening/Plants    10. Pictorial works    11. Botany & plant sciences    12. Gardening / Flowers / Perennials   

Editorial Review

Perennials are the most challenging and rewarding of all garden plants, and most gardeners need all the help they can get to grow them well. Perennials emerge from the ground in early spring, grow to full height, bloom, bear fruit, and then disappear with the first frost, only to do the same thing the following year and again the next. Add this to the fact that for the first year or two, perennials don't do much above the ground (they are growing their root structure), but after that they burst forth with amazingly vigorous growth, and you get an idea of the pleasures and tribulations of perennial gardening. The rewards, however, are rich: a wide array of flower forms and colors, structure and leaf, an ever-changing mid-level tapestry in the garden, plus a celebration of seasonal change. Few gardeners can resist perennials, but how to grow them better and more effortlessly?Read more

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A Must Have For Every Gardener
This book is very informative and also well organized.It offers many useful tips and information for greenhorn and experienced gardeners alike.It covers every perennial you can think of and even some that I considered roadside weeds.Great reference guide to care for your perennials properly.Highly recommended!

Makes Getting "Serious Gardener" Results Much Easier
This is the one book about perennials to own if you can only own one -- part growing manual, part plant reference encyclopedia, and part garden design guide.I stumbled into gardening by accident, having avoided it throughout my youth, but once I caught "the bug," I wanted to learn in a hurry how to do it correctly.This book was (and is) the perfect choice.
helpful:
Have not had a lot of luck with perrenials.I have gone thru from cover to cover and know where and how to plant now.A great book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Encyclopedias    2. Flowering Plants (Angiospermae)    3. Flowers - Perennials    4. Gardening    5. Gardening / Horticulture    6. Gardening/Plants    7. Home Gardening    8. Perennials    9. Gardening / Flowers / Perennials   

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Guide to Flowering Plant Families by Wendy B. Zomlefer [Paperback]
This should be a five start rating but something happened when I wrote the review so I can't change the star rating.Suffice it to say that this is a very comprehensive book with wonderful black and white illustrations.A very useful guide for students of botanical art or for anyone interested in plants.

Missing Families
Many floras and the USDA Plant Database use Cronquist's classification system.Several families in that system are missing in Thorne's system as used in this book.I would suggest supplementing this book with James Payne Smith's "Vascular Plant Families."

Very handy reference to have around.

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Subjects:  1. Angiosperms    2. Botanical illustration    3. Canada    4. Classification    5. Flowers    6. Flowers - General    7. Gardening    8. Gardening / Horticulture    9. Gardening/Plants    10. General    11. United States    12. Plant life: general    13. Science / Botany    14. botony; biology; flowers; plants; horticulture; garden;   

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Second edition
The second edition (2002) has been much expanded (from 464 to 576 pages) and has been adjusted to keep up with the (headlong) developments in this field. It also includes more descriptions of families. PHYLOGENY AND NIRVANA
Several colleagues have recently adopted, or plan to adopt the new textbook by JUDD,W. S., CAMPBELL, C. S., KELLOGG, E. A. & STEVENS, P. F. 1999. Plant systematics, a phylogenetic approach. ISBN 0-87893-404-9, for teaching vascular plant taxonomy. The book has some very useful introductory chapters on modern tools, which provide students with an insight on the applications of phytochemistry, mollecular biology and confection of cladograms. A essential book
The book of W. Judd is essential to all Botany student and studious of Systematics and General Botanical. For the ones that still feel difficulties in the comprehension of the concepts of Phylogenetic Systematics, the clear text and explanative allows a very clear vision of the whole process. The approach of the initial chapters, mostly of the chapter 2 is too much elucidative, allowing to the reader if involve with the study themes, learning simultaneously all vision of the phylogenetic systematic current. It is a book that can't miss in shelf of any botanist or studous of plants. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Classification    2. Flowers    3. General    4. Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology    5. Life Sciences - Botany    6. Plants    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Botany & plant sciences   

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Wonderful
I am in love with this book! It is clear, concise, well-written, and has wonderful graphics. I am a landscape architecture student at UCD and this book has taught me more than any of my teachers combined! Highly recommend.

Residential Landscape Architecture: Design Process for the Private Landscape (4th Ed)
I am a student at Kansas State University in Landscape Design, and this book is wonderful for getting ideas, symbols, and disign techniques.My professors own this book, and constantly approve and recommend this book for sudents.Although it is titled for a private resident, professional landscapers use this book also.This is one book you should add to your library.

Later Edition Available
This book is great, but you might like to know that a 4th addition of this book is now available. Type in - "Residential Landscape Architecture: Design Process for the Private Residence (4th Edition)" and check it out.
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Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Architecture, Domestic    3. Flowers    4. Garden Design    5. Homesites    6. Landscape    7. Landscape Architecture And Design    8. Landscape architecture    9. Planning    10. Gardening / Landscape    11. Landscape art & architecture    12. New towns - design & planning   

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Very informative
This book was very informative and reliable concerning AR trees, shrubs and vines. However, the majority of the pictures show only fruit or flowers for a particular species and at certain times and locations neither can be found on a given plant.Needs more photos of identifiable leaf structure and arrangement. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Flowers    2. General    3. Nature    4. Nature/Ecology   

Subjects:  1. Botany    2. Flowers    3. Germplasm resources, Plant    4. Life Sciences - Biology - General    5. Life Sciences - Botany    6. Plant Ecology    7. Plant Genetics    8. Plant diversity conservation    9. Science    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Ecological science, the Biosphere    12. Management of land & natural resources    13. Science / Biology