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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) 2nd edManual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) 2nd ed.In this volume I have tried to bring into convenient form for the use of students the information concerning the trees of North America which has been gathered at the Arnold Arboretum during...
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Makers of British Botany a collection of biographies by living botanistsMakers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanistsThe present volume represents in somewhat expanded form a course of lectures arranged by the Board of Studies in Botany of the University of London and delivered during the early part of 1911 in...
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A Monograph of OdontoglossumA Monograph of OdontoglossumAt the time (1864) when this Monograph was commenced, the successful application of the system of cool treatment to Orchids accustomed to a moderate temperature in their native haunts gave a fresh impulse to the cultivation of that charming tribe of...
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The Fantastic Clan: The Cactus FamilyThe Fantastic Clan: The Cactus FamilyIn this book we are going to introduce something new and interesting to many, the weird cactus plant life of the Southwestern desertstrange and marvelous growths which we call the Fantastic Clan; and to increase the reality and charm...
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The Romance of Plant LifeThe Romance of Plant Life - Interesting Descriptions of the Strange and Curious in the Plant WorldPlants which moveSensitive PlantA tourist from NeptuneThe World's and the British harvestWorking of green leavesPower of sunshineWork done by an acre of plantsColtsfoot, dandelion, pansies, in sunshine and...
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Origin of Cultivated PlantsOrigin of Cultivated Plants - The International Scientific Series Volume XLVIIIThe knowledge of the origin of cultivated plants is interesting to agriculturists, to botanists, and even to historians and philosophers concerned with the dawnings of civilization. I went into this question of origin in...
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Flower Guide: Wild Flowers East of the RockiesFlower Guide: Wild Flowers East of the Rockies - (Revised and with New Illustrations)Whose heart is not gladdened at the sight of the first Mayflower or Arbutus in the spring? Who can pass a body of water, its surface glistening with the beauty of...
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How to Know the FernsHow to Know the FernsIn its lowest forms vegetable life is a very simple affair. The minute Alg which clothe damp surfaces with a green film show few indeed of the characteristics with which we are familiar in the higher plants. Certainly they are...
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Beautiful FernsBeautiful FernsAdiantum pedatum:Root-stock creeping, scaly, and copiously rooting; stalks scattered, a foot or more high, dark-brown and polished, forked at the top; fronds six to fifteen inches broad, membranaceous, smooth, spreading nearly horizontally, composed of several (six to fourteen) slender divisions radiating from the...
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Plant Lore, Legends, and LyricsPlant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics - Embracing the Myths, Traditions, Superstitions, and Folk-Lore of the Plant KingdomHaving, some few years ago, been associated in the conduct of a journal devoted to horticulture, I amassed for literary purposes much of the material made use of...
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The Diatomaceæ of Philadelphia and VicinityThe Diatomaceæ of Philadelphia and VicinityThe Delaware River rises in the Western Catskill Mountains, flows southward for about three hundred and seventy-five miles, and expands into Delaware Bay about sixty miles from the sea. Its origin is among the Devonian and Carboniferous rocks, and...
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Trees Every Child Should Know: Easy Tree Studies for All Seasons of the YearTrees Every Child Should Know: Easy Tree Studies for All Seasons of the YearThe best time to begin to study the trees is to-day! The place to begin is right where you are, provided there is a tree near enough, for a lesson about...
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The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 13The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 13 - Or, Flower-Garden DisplayedDescr. Shrub from two to three feet or more in height, the thickest part of the stem not exceeding the size of the little finger, covered with a smooth brown bark, irregularly branched; Flowers appearing before...
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The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary: A Curious Fable of the Cotton PlantThe Vegetable Lamb of Tartary: A Curious Fable of the Cotton Plant. - To Which Is Added a Sketch of the History of Cotton and the Cotton TradeIn the preceding pages I have referred to the introduction of cotton into the countries north and...
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How to Know the FernsHow to Know the Ferns - A Guide to the Names, Haunts and Habitats of Our Common FernsSince the publication, six years ago, of "How to Know the Wild Flowers," I have received such convincing testimony of the eagerness of nature-lovers of all ages...
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Field and Woodland PlantsField and Woodland PlantsThe beginner will often find it difficult, and sometimes quite impossible, to identify some of the flowers seen or gathered during a country ramble; and he will hardly be surprised to experience many disappointments in his attempts to do this when...
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I funghi mangerecci e velenosi dell'Europa mediaI funghi mangerecci e velenosi dell'Europa media - con speciale riguardo a quelli che crescono nel Trentino - II edizione riveduta ed aumentata La prima edizione di quest'opera, uscita nel 1899, fu per ragioni di opportunit limitata ad un numero inferiore di copie delle...
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The Story of a Thousand-Year PineThe Story of a Thousand-Year PineThe peculiar charm and fascination that trees exert over many people I had always felt from childhood, but it was that great nature-lover, John Muir, who first showed me how and where to learn their language. Few trees, however,...
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Trees of IndianaTrees of Indiana - First Revised Edition (Publication No. 13, Department of Conservation, State of Indiana)The present edition has been entirely rewritten. While the general plan of the first edition has been followed, some changes have been made. The number of trees included has...
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Michigan Trees: A Handbook of the Native and Most Important Introduced SpeciesMichigan Trees: A Handbook of the Native and Most Important Introduced SpeciesThe idea of a bulletin on Michigan trees was first suggested by Prof. Volney M. Spalding. It was thought that a bulletin devoted entirely to the study of certain phases of tree life...
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