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1	Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities more books like this by Amy Stewart, Briony Morrow-Cribbs (Illustrator) add to wishlist Stewart takes on more than 200 of Mother Nature's most appalling creations and offers this A-to-Z compendium of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend. see all copies from $11.18! new only from $11.94! \| SVS
2	A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and Central North America more books like this by Roger Tory Peterson (Illustrator), Lee Allen Peterson (Photographer) add to wishlist This time-tested guide to wild plants, released with a colorful new jacket, uses detailed illustrations to pinpoint key field marks for quick species identification. see all copies from $9.50! new only from $9.50! \| SVS
3	A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs: Of Eastern and Central North America more books like this by Steven Foster, James A Duke, Roger Tory Peterson (Editor) add to wishlist At a time when interest in herbs and natural medicine has never been higher, the second edition of this essential guide shows how to identify more than 500 healing plants. 300+ color photos. see all copies from $9.50! new only from $9.50! \| SVS
4	Magic & Medicine of Plants more books like this by Reader's Digest, Brenda Jackson, Ronald L McDonald add to wishlist The only book that brings together: an authoritative, stunningly illustrated field guide; a how-to book for identifying, collecting, and reserving plants; the fascinating story of the legends and lore of medicinal plants; and a do-it-yourself guide to planting and using herbs in cooking, cosmetics, and health. Illustrated. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	North American Wildlife more books like this by Reader's Digest, Robert Dolezal, Of Readers Digest Editors add to wishlist Includes more than 2,000 plants and animals. Spanning the land from Florida to Alaska, it embraces field, forest and prairie. Includes color-coded name tabs for all 16 sections, habitat guides, maps and 2000 color portraits (1 for every plant and animal). see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.95! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Stalking the wild asparagus. more books like this by Euell Gibbons add to wishlist Euell Gibbons was one of the few people in this country to devote a considerable part of his life to the adventure of "living off the land." He sought out wild plants all over North America and made them into delicious dishes. His book includes recipes for vegetable and casserole dishes, breads, cakes, muffins and twenty different pies. He also ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $13.09! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Newcomb's Wildflower Guide more books like this by Lawrence Newcomb, Gordon Morrison (Illustrator) add to wishlist 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. see all copies from $5.95! new only from $10.55! \| first editions \| SVS
8	A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs: Northeastern and North-Central United States and in Southeastern and South-Central Canada more books like this by George A Petrides add to wishlist All the wild trees, shrubs, and woody vines in the area north to Newfoundland, south to North Carolina and Tennessee, and west to the Dakotas and Kansas are described in detail. Accounts of 646 species include shape and arrangement of leaves, height, color, bark texture, flowering season, and fruit. Clear, accurate drawings illustrate leaves, ... see all copies from $3.67! new only from $9.50! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Herbs more books like this by Lesley Bremness add to wishlist With a range of over 700 species shown in 1,500 photographs, this guide gives information on each plant's chief characteristics and its principal herbal uses, from cookery to medicine, and beauty treatment to arts and crafts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.84! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants more books like this by Bradford Angier add to wishlist This illustrated guide to North American wild edibles has been a nature classic for over thirty years. In this new edition, David K Foster revises Bradford Angier's invaluable foraging handbook, updating the taxonomy and adding more than a dozen species. Scientific information for a general audience and full-color illustrations combine with ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $11.50! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation: From Seed to Tissue Culture more books like this by Michael A Dirr add to wishlist Compiled by two distinguished professors of horticulture, "The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation" is a must for professionals and students of horticulture. Over 1,100 species and their propagation requirements by seeds, cuttings, grafting and budding, and tissue culture are discussed in exhaustive detail. Essentially a recipe book for ... see all copies from $12.55! new only from $27.29! \| SVS
12 view cover	The Apple Pie Tree more books like this by Zoe Hall add to wishlist The changing seasons bring a tasty surprise in this bright picture book from the author/illustrator team of It's Pumpkin Time!. Two young sisters watch in fascination as their apple tree changes, from bare in winter to bursting with pink blossoms in spring, and as robins build a nest. When autumn comes, the small green apples have grown big enough ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.48! \| SVS
13 view cover	From Seed to Plant more books like this by Gail Gibbons add to wishlist Explores the intricate relationship between seeds and the plants which they produce. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	From Seed to Pumpkin more books like this by Wendy Pfeffer, James Graham Hale (Illustrator) add to wishlist Pumpkins can be baked in a pie or carved into jack-o'-lanterns, and pumpkin seeds can be roasted for a healthy snack. But how does a tiny seed turn into a big pumpkin? Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.54! \| SVS
15 view cover	Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring more books like this by Richard Preston, Jr. add to wishlist From the #1 bestselling author of "The Hot Zone" comes an amazing account of scientific and spiritual passion for the tallest trees in the world, the startling biosystem of Rthe canopy, S and those who are committed to the preservation of this astonishing and largely unknown world. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $5.12! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Field Guide to the Grasses, Sedges, and Rushes of the Northern United States more books like this by Edward Knobel add to wishlist Easily used, pictorially organized, keyed survey of important varieties. Modernized. 500 illustrations. see all copies from $2.74! new only from $2.74! \| SVS
17 view cover	Botany for Gardeners more books like this by Brian Capon (Illustrator) add to wishlist A bestseller since its debut in 1990, with more than 100,000 copies sold, Botany for Gardeners has now been revised, expanded and updated. This edition of Botany for Gardeners will introduce and explain fundamental botanical concepts to gardeners of all abilities, helping them understand plants from a plant's point of view. In engaging, clear ... see all copies from $8.77! new only from $11.98! \| SVS
18 view cover	A Field Guide to Eastern Forests: North America more books like this by John C Kricher (Text by), Gordon Morrison (Illustrator) add to wishlist This guide includes 53 full-color plates, 100 color photographs, and more than 60 line drawings. Topics include forest field marks, the varying kinds of forest communities and indicator plants and animals for each type, and the different seasons in the forest. see all copies from $2.49! new only from $4.96! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	One River more books like this by Wade Davis add to wishlist Ethnobotanist Wade Davis has spent many years in the rainforest, helping in their preservation. This is the story of his own explorations in the 1970s and the earlier ones of his mentor, Harvard ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes. Their contrasting experiences, a generation apart, vividly portray the damage that has been done to the rainforest ... see all copies from $6.24! new only from $7.52! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Anatomy of seed plants more books like this by Katherine Esau add to wishlist An authoritative text/reference on the structure and development of seed plants. Presents the latest concepts in plant anatomy through experimental, histochemical, and ultrastructural approaches to the study of biological material. Includes new concepts and terms; expanded sections on flower, fruit, and seed; and a new description of characters ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $25.68! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	A Field Guide to Venomous Animals and Poisonous Plants: North America North of Mexico more books like this by Steven Foster, Roger A Caras, Roger Tory Peterson (Editor) add to wishlist Each guide employs the Peterson identification system which pinpoints key field marks for quick recognition of species and easy comparisons of confusing look-alikes. Provide up-to-date range information. see all copies from $5.81! new only from $10.50! \| SVS
22 view cover	Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach more books like this by Walter Judd, Christopher Campbell, Peter Stevens add to wishlist Incorporating phylogenetic principles and methods throughout, this text moves from the careful explanation of phylogenetic methods and principles to the taxonomic survey of vascular plant families. A much expanded CD-ROM is included, containing over 2,200 colour photographs illustrating the diagnostic characters of plant families covered in the ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $64.75! \| first editions
23 view cover	Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs more books like this by Steven Foster, Christopher Hobbs, L.AC. add to wishlist A pair of herbal professionals have created this survey of the herbaceous plants, bushes, and grasses of the Western U.S., including an identifying guide and each plant's history. see all copies from $9.89! new only from $9.89! \| SVS
24 view cover	Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants more books like this by Bradford Angier add to wishlist This book is the first-ever revision of a classic guidebook. It provides information on each plant's characteristics, distribution, and medicinal qualities, as well as updated taxonomy and 15 new species. It shows how to identify and use wild plants for medicinal purposes. This illustrated guide to North American wild medicinals has been a nature ... see all copies from $3.60! new only from $8.84! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Medicinal Plants of the Desert and Canyon West more books like this by Michael Moore add to wishlist There are few herbalists in the US as much respected by their peers as Michael Moore. This book can be used as a field guide, a reference on home remedies and a treatise on the applications of herbal medicine in an era of high-tech healing. It is one of the most treasured of botanical books. see all copies from $9.13! new only from $12.84! \| SVS

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