About this title: Lawrence Newcomb's system of identification on wild flowers is based on natural structural features that are easily visible to the untrained eye and enables amateurs and experts to identify almost any wildflower quickly and accurately.
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Edition: First Edition, 2nd Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company, Boston
Date Published: 1977
Description: Gordon Morrison (illustrator) Very Good+ Hardback. No Dustjacket. 6 x 8" A solid copy in bright pictorial cover; ----------SATISFACTION GUARANTEED---------FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE------ALL DUSTJACKETS ARE COVERED WITH NEW CLEAR MYLAR PROTECTOR----- read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date Published: 1989-04-13
ISBN-13:9780316604420ISBN:0316604429
Description: Good + in None as issued jacket. Clean, solid copy with no writing, highlighting, marks, or creased page corners. Book has a slight bend to it, and cover more so, from being in storage. Cover is generally glossy with light surface and corner wear. No creases to spine or cover. Great copy to use as a field guide. NOT ex-library. Items selling for $7 or more ship bubble wrapped and boxed; under $7 in a bubble mailer. All items ship with complimentary delivery confirmation. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Little, Brown
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780316604420ISBN:0316604429
Description: Fine. Large paperback in AS NEW condition, nice gift copy, "An Ingenious New Key System for Quick, Positive Field Identification of the Wildflowers, Flowering Shrubs and Vines of Northeastern and North-central North America, " later printing, "clear, precise and definitive" illustrations. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Little Brown & Co
Date Published: 1989-04-13
ISBN-13:9780316604420ISBN:0316604429
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780316604420ISBN:0316604429
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
ISBN-13:9780316604420ISBN:0316604429
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
"For weeds, flowers & shrubs, this is one of the best ways to find out what the plant is. It works best if you know what the flower looks like - that's the starting point. If you don't, you often can still figure it out, but it takes longer, requires more lookups. There are some color prints, but mostly it is B&W sketches that are quite good. Descriptions are short but to the point.
I have used this in Maryland & Kentucky. It does contain a lot of invasives & transplants, but isn't completely comprehensive, of course. I use it only to identify the plant's common & Latin name. Other resources are needed to double check & get more in depth information. It's really just for identification."
"The best book I know of for identifying wildflowers of the northeast. The author devised a clever system for identification which requires the close observation of 5 or 6 characteristics of a plant then matching those characteristics to corresponding entries in the table of contents. Then typically all you have to do is turn to the pages and pick out the plant from the well-detailed drawings. I've used it to identify plants I didn't even knew had flowers, let alone were classified as wildflowers. One in particular I remember is wild peppergrass, which is everywhere here in Philadelphia. Through this book I also became familiar with a common weedy flower with a name I never tire of hearing: lesser daisy fleabane."
"If you live in the Northeast and are interested in identifying wildflowers this book is a must have. Newcomb developed a system to allow identification of even the most stubbornly difficult wildflowers like asters and golden-rods. The only stipulation to using the fail safe system is you have to have a decent grasp of botanical anatomy. But even if you are not up on proper terminology the book gives you ample descriptions of plant and flower parts so with a little practice it becomes very easy to use. Almost all the plants are illustrated with line drawings. There are a few color plates. Do not buy this book if your are looking for pretty illustrations of wildflowers. This is purely an identification guide, the best for the Northeast."
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