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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World

The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World more books like this

by Michael Pollan

Seasoned garden writer Michael Pollan explores the histories of apples, tulips, potatoes, and marijuana, showing in the process how humanity and plants intersect and affect each other.

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Introductory Plant Biology

Introductory Plant Biology more books like this

by Kingsley R Stern

This introductory text assumes little prior scientific knowledge on the part of the student. It includes sufficient information for some shorter introductory botany courses open to both majors and nonmajors, and is arranged so that certain sections can be omitted without disrupting the overall continuity of the course. Stern emphasizes current ...

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Sunset Western Garden Book

Sunset Western Garden Book more books like this

by Kathleen Norris Brenzel (Editor)

Gardeners throughout the region will be welcoming a thoroughly updated and fresh-looking 8th edition of the bible of Western gardening. With a new, easy-to-read design, more plant photography, larger illustrations, and more than 8,000 plant listings500 of them newits THE essential book for gardeners in the Western states. What plants to grow, how ...

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Tiny Seed

Tiny Seed more books like this

by Eric Carle (Illustrator)

The life cycle of a flower via the story of a small seed. Collage illustrations accompany the text.

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Cunningham's Encyclopedia of magical herbs

Cunningham's Encyclopedia of magical herbs more books like this

by Scott Cunningham

This comprehensive guide to the magical uses of over 400 herbs and plants from all parts of the world includes details into the finer aspects of Magical Herbalism. The volume is fully indexed and cross-indexed by herb name, common names, use, and rulership, and fully and attractively illustrated for easy identification of every herb.

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The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control: A Complete Problem-Solving Guide to Keeping Your Garden and Yard Healthy Without Chemicals

The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control: A Complete Problem-Solving Guide to Keeping Your Garden and Yard Healthy Without Chemicals more books like this

by Barbara W Ellis (Editor), Fern Marshall Bradley

Entries on vegetables, fruits, herbs, annuals, perennials, bulbs, trees, shrubs, vines and lawns feature information on preventing problems along with symptoms of and solutions for major pests and disease. Detailed illustrations of major vegetables, fruits and ornamental plants show just how to diagnose problems. 350+ color photos.

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North American Wildlife

North American Wildlife more books like this

by Reader's Digest, Robert Dolezal

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).

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Newcomb's Wildflower Guide

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by Lawrence Newcomb, Gordon Morrison (Illustrator)

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Secret Life of Plants

Secret Life of Plants more books like this

by Peter Tompkins, Christopher O Bird

The world of plants and its relation to mankind as revealed by the latest scientific discoveries. "Plenty of hard facts and astounding scientific and practical lore."-- "Newsweek" "Plenty of hard facts and astounding scientific and practical lore." "--Newsweek" "Once in a while you find a book that stuns you. Its scope leaves you breathless. This ...

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Manual of Woody Landscape Plants

Manual of Woody Landscape Plants more books like this

by Michael A Dirr

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Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening more books like this

by Louise Riotte

This book tells you how to take advantage of the natural partnerships of plants to increase your harvest.

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Biology of Plants more books like this

by Peter H Raven

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The Apple Pie Tree more books like this

by Zoe Hall

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 ...

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The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring more books like this

by Richard Preston

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.

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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)

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.

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How Do Apples Grow? more books like this

by Betsy Maestro

An explanation of how apples develop and grow on apple trees. Color illustrations accompany the text.

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Native Ferns, Moss & Grasses: From Emerald Carpet to Amber Wave: Serene and Sensuous Plants for the Garden more books like this

by William Cullina

What makes a true garden out of a collection of flowering plants are the ferns, mosses, and grasses that are the verdant canvas on which nature paints its portraits. With this new volume, award-winning author Cullina completes the set of stunning books on native North American plants for the garden, 320 pp.

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Stalking the wild asparagus. more books like this

by Euell Gibbons

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 ...

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Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants more books like this

by Bradford Angier

The classic reference, in print since 1974, is revised and updated for the first time. Covers some 130 edible plants from throughout North America, offering descriptions, uses, ranges, common names, and color illustrations for each.

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Botany for Gardeners more books like this

by Brian Capon (Illustrator)

How are plants structured? How do they adapt to their environment? Why are minerals, air, and light important for healthy plant growth? The answers to these and other questions about complex plant processes, written in everyday language, allow gardeners and horticulturists to understand plants "from the plant's point of view." Photos & ...

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Southern Living Garden Book more books like this

by Oxmoor House (Creator)

When it first hit the shelves in 1998, it took the South by storm. The 2004 edition is bigger, brighter, and bolder than ever, with more luscious photography, updated plant listings, and a special focus on native and heritage plants.

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The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming more books like this

by Masanobu Fukuoka

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Indian Herbalogy of North America more books like this

by Alma R Hutchens

This encyclopedic volume describes more than 200 medicinal plants found in North America, gives directions for uses and dosages, and offers a comparison of the same plants in other cultures where herbalogy has flourished. Annotated bibilography. Illustrations.

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Sunset Western Garden Book more books like this

by Sunset Publishing (Creator)

Completely revised, this popular edition includes more than 2,000 new plant entries, plus improved climate zones. "Sunset Western Garden Book" offers hundreds of pages of tips, advice, and information on the latest tools and gear.

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Dialectic of enlightenment more books like this

by Max Horkheimer, Theodor W. Adorno

This is a new, improved translation of the most influential publication of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory. Adorno and Horkheimer aimed "to explain why humanity, instead of entering a truly human state, is sinking into a new kind of barbarism."

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