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Author | : Laura C. Martin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : |
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Provides descriptions, origins, growing instructions, and legends associated with various trees and shrubs.
Author | : Laura C. Martin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : |
Download Garden Flower Folklore Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Laura Martin explores the history and mystery of more than 100 garden flowers, explaining how they got their names, where they came from, and their medicinal and culinary uses and sharing their legends, supersititions, and language. More than 100 pen-and-ink drawings and 6 pages of watercolor illustrations.
Author | : Peter Bernhardt |
Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2008-03-11 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 0813544726 |
Download Gods and Goddesses in the Garden Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Zeus, Medusa, Hercules, Aphrodite. Did you know that these and other dynamic deities, heroes, and monsters of Greek and Roman mythology live on in the names of trees and flowers? Some grow in your local woodlands or right in your own backyard garden. In this delightful book, botanist Peter Bernhardt reveals the rich history and mythology that underlie the origins of many scientific plant names. Unlike other books about botanical taxonomy that take the form of heavy and intimidating lexicons, Bernhardt's account comes together in a series of interlocking stories. Each chapter opens with a short version of a classical myth, then links the tale to plant names, showing how each plant "resembles" its mythological counterpart with regard to its history, anatomy, life cycle, and conservation. You will learn, for example, that as our garden acanthus wears nasty spines along its leaf margins, it is named for the nymph who scratched the face of Apollo. The shape-shifting god, Proteus, gives his name to a whole family of shrubs and trees that produce colorful flowering branches in an astonishing number of sizes and shapes. Amateur and professional gardeners, high school teachers and professors of biology, botanists and conservationists alike will appreciate this book's entertaining and informative entry to the otherwise daunting field of botanical names. Engaging, witty, and memorable, Gods and Goddesses in the Garden transcends the genre of natural history and makes taxonomy a topic equally at home in the classroom and at cocktail parties.
Author | : Laura C. Martin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1993-01-01 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 9781564402219 |
Download Wildflower Folklore Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
LIfe stories of 105 wildflowers, grouped according to their most frequently occurring color; brief description, scientific and common names; place and season to find them.
Author | : Anthony S. Mercatante |
Publisher | : New York : Harper & Row |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Social Science |
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Download The Magic Garden Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Michael A. Dirr |
Publisher | : Timber Press |
Total Pages | : 952 |
Release | : 2016-03-17 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 1604697431 |
Download Dirr's Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
3500 photographs. Over 380 genera. More than 3700 species and cultivars. Dirr's Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs is the most comprehensive visual reference to more than 3700 species and cultivars. From majestic evergreens to delicate vines and flowering shrubs, Dirr features thousands of plants and all the essential details for identification, planting, and care. Color photographs show each tree's habit in winter, distinctive bark patterns, fall color, and more. Dirr's Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs is a critical addition to any garden library.
Author | : Yeshe Palmo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 419 |
Release | : 2019-11-18 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780578589985 |
Download Trees, Shrubs and Lianas of Nantucket Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A comprehensive guide to 89 species, with over 1200 color photographs. Good for Cape Cod & Martha's Vineyard, too! Volume 2.
Author | : Yeshe Palmo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2019-10-19 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780578589978 |
Download Trees, Shrubs and Lianas of Nantucket Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A comprehensive guide to 89 species, with over 1200 color photographs, good for Cape Cod & Martha's Vineyard, too! Volume I.
Author | : Fritz H. Schweingruber |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 2019-04-16 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3030140563 |
Download Bark Anatomy of Trees and Shrubs in the Temperate Northern Hemisphere Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book presents the microscopic and macroscopic bark structure of more than 180 different tree and shrub species from Europe, Asia and North America. It is the first compendium to demonstrate the anatomical variability in bark since almost 70 years (Holdheide 1951). The introductory chapter explains with high-quality microphotographs the anatomical traits most important for identification and ecological interpretation of barks, and the monographic part demonstrates in text and pictures the species-specific patterns. The species treatments are grouped by their main biomes. Each species description first characterizes the macroscopic aspects with its main form, features and habitat with text and pictures of the whole plant and the barks in a young and old stage. This is followed by the microscopical description of each species. The microscopic photographs are based on double-stained slides, revealing the quality and distribution of unlignified and lignified tissues in low and high magnification. The book fills a scientific gap: Archeologists and soil scientists want to identify prehistoric and historical remnants. Ecophysiologists are interested in the distribution of conducting and non-conducting tissues in the phloem and xylem along the stem axis and the internal longevity of cells. Ecologists get information about internal defense mechanisms and technologists are enabled to recognize indicators relevant in biophysics and technology.
Author | : Niall Mac Coitir |
Publisher | : Gill & Macmillan Ltd |
Total Pages | : 458 |
Release | : 2017-05-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1848890915 |
Download Ireland's Wild Plants – Myths, Legends & Folklore Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In ancient Ireland there were 365 different parts to the body, and a different plant to cure each part. So the wild plants of Ireland are bound up in our culture and folklore from the earliest times. To arry a four-leaved shamrock brings luck in gambling, while putting nine ivy leaves under her pillow means a girl will dream of her future husband. Here plants are described in seasonal order, a perspective dating back to our ancestors. Different aspects of plant folklore are examined following a brief history of traditional herbal medicine in Ireland. Included are their roles in magical protection, in charms and spells (especially for love!), as emblems in children's games, and in Irish place names.