This work discusses beverage plants, vegetable substitutes for soap, medicinal plants, and those that can be used as fibers, dyes, smoking material, adhesives, and candles. A final chapter describes……続きを見る
The experience which has led to the writing of this book began in 1929 when, examining a species related to Utricularia gibba, I made an observation of some importance in understanding the mechanism……続きを見る
The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.
This is the perfect pocket guide for nature enthusiasts keen to identify the m……続きを見る
著者:John Manning
出版社: Penguin Random House South Africa
発売日: 2011年11月24日
Sasol First Field Guide to Wild Flowers of Southern Africa provides fascinating insight into the wild flowers of the region. Through full-colour photographs and easy-to-read text, the beginner and b……続きを見る
How to Know the Ferns
A Guide to the Names, Haunts and Habitats of Our Common Ferns
This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents and Index
CONTENTS
Preface
Ferns as a Hobby
Whe……続きを見る
Few parts of our British islands can compare with our sea coasts as plant hunting ground.
Flowers of the Coast takes us on a search across sand dune, cliff, shingle and rock.
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著者:Jason King
出版社: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
発売日: 2011年04月20日
When Jason King blew our minds with the first two CANNABIBLE books, we never imagined that the best was still to come. In CANNABIBLE 3, he's back with a whole new crop of marijuana strains, accompan……続きを見る
Originally published in 1911, this early work by Charles M. Skinner is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It delves deep into the mythology of the natural world and uncovers legen……続きを見る
The Brisbane Ranges area, situated 80 km west of Melbourne and 30 km north-west of Geelong, is extraordinarily rich in diversity. With basalt grasslands, heathy woodland, alluvial soils, buckshot gr……続きを見る
著者:H. W. Lee
出版社: Lost Leaf Publications
発売日: 2013年07月30日
THE 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 TRADE
CONTENTS.
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著者:Coupin Henri
出版社: eBoxeditions
発売日: 2013年04月17日
Henri Coupin (1868-1937), botaniste, attaché à la chaire de botanique de la Sorbonne. Il entreprend ses études à Bordeaux où son père dirige une école commerciale. Il poursuit ensuite sa formation à……続きを見る
Finalist Scholarly Reference section - The Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing 2001 Around Australia’s highest mountain lies a rare ecosystem, an alpine area of outstanding be……続きを見る
The Chihuahuan desert is the second largest in North America and its northern, or United States, portion occupies southeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico, and Texas west of the Pecos River. Hot, d……続きを見る
著者:John Manning
出版社: Penguin Random House South Africa
発売日: 2013年03月28日
Sasol Eerste Veldgids tot Vetplante van Suider-Afrika verskaf ’n interessante inleiding tot die vetplante van die streek. Volkleurfoto’s, verspreidingskaarte en maklik leesbare teks sal die beginner……続きを見る
Henry Hobhouse was the first to recognise plants as a causal factor in history in his Seeds of Wealth. In this new book, he examines four plants: rubber, timber, tobacco and the wine grape, each of ……続きを見る
著者:Miles Kelly
出版社: Miles Kelly Publishing
発売日: 2012年08月06日
The fantastically successful 100 Facts series takes an in-depth look to reveal the life of plants in this brilliant book. Discover some of the many different species, and how they survive in the dri……続きを見る
著者:Gideon Smith
出版社: Penguin Random House South Africa
発売日: 2012年07月05日
Sasol First Field Guide to Grasses of Southern Africa provides an introduction to grasses and a guide to 44 southern African species. These represent conspicuous, widespread grasses, weedy roadside ……続きを見る
Nature's Year is an almanac of key events in nature occurring in Central and Eastern Ontario, a region that extends from the Bruce Peninsula and Georgian Bay in the west to Ottawa and Cornwall in th……続きを見る
This work is actually the definitive encyclopedia of United States grass life. Compiled from the U.S. National Herbarium collection, the largest of its kind in the world, it is the only complete man……続きを見る
The easy way to score your highest in botany
Employment of biological scientists is projected to grow 21% over the next decade, much faster than the average for all occupations, as biotechnological ……続きを見る
著者:David M Watson
出版社: CSIRO PUBLISHING
発売日: 2011年02月01日
Mistletoes are an enigmatic group of plants. Lacking roots and depending on other plants for their livelihood, they have inspired a range of beliefs throughout the world. Some people regard them as ……続きを見る
著者:Lauren Brown
出版社: Countryman Press
発売日: 2012年11月26日
The help you need identifying the dormant but visible vestiges of spring and summer wildflowers and other plants.
When it was first published, Roger Tory Peterson said of Weeds and Wildflowers in Wi……続きを見る
著者:Gideon Smith
出版社: Penguin Random House South Africa
発売日: 2013年03月28日
Hierdie eerste veldgids tot die aalwyne van Suider-Afrika bied ’n boeiende kennismaking met die aalwyne van die streek. Volkleurfoto’s, verspreidingskaarte en maklik leesbare teks sal die ontluikend……続きを見る
"Will delight both the gardener and the cook." ー Library Journal. Versatile handbook for the wide range of American herbalists ー from backyard gardeners to gourmet chefs ー provides all the inform……続きを見る
The general idea of a greenhouse is to protect climate-sensitive plants from extreme shifts in temperatureーeither too hot or too cold. Maintaining a greenhouse has its own share of toil. Unlike the……続きを見る
A comprehensive account of the natural history of fungi, from their lifestyle, habitats and ecology to their uses for humans. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.com
How do we use fungi in m……続きを見る
著者:Jason King
出版社: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
発売日: 2011年07月13日
He's baaaack! World-renowned pot connoisseur and acclaimed photographer Jason King continues his quest to share yet another outstanding collection of marijuana strains and informative, mouthwatering……続きを見る
著者:Patricia Willmer
出版社: Princeton University Press
発売日: 2011年07月05日
Pollination and Floral Ecology is the most comprehensive single-volume reference to all aspects of pollination biology--and the first fully up-to-date resource of its kind to appear in decades. This……続きを見る