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1. The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan | |
Paperback: 271
Pages
(2002-05-28)
list price: US$16.00 -- used & new: US$4.93 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 0375760393 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
Editorial Review Product Description In making his point, Pollan focuses on the relationship between humans and four specific plants: apples, tulips, marijuana, and potatoes. He uses the history of John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) to illustrate how both the apple's sweetness and its role in the production of alcoholic cider made it appealing to settlers moving west, thus greatly expanding the plant's range. He also explains how human manipulation of the plant has weakened it, so that "modern apples require more pesticide than any other food crop." The tulipomania of 17th-century Holland is a backdrop for his examination of the role the tulip's beauty played in wildly influencing human behavior to both the benefit and detriment of the plant (the markings that made the tulip so attractive to the Dutch were actually caused by a virus). His excellent discussion of the potato combines a history of the plant with a prime example of how biotechnology is changing our relationship to nature. As part of his research, Pollan visited the Monsanto company headquarters and planted some of their NewLeaf brand potatoes in his garden--seeds that had been genetically engineered to produce their own insecticide. Though they worked as advertised, he made some startling discoveries, primarily that the NewLeaf plants themselves are registered as a pesticide by the EPA and that federal law prohibits anyone from reaping more than one crop per seed packet. And in a interesting aside, he explains how a global desire for consistently perfect French fries contributes to both damaging monoculture and the genetic engineering necessary to support it. Pollan has read widely on the subject and elegantly combines literary, historical, philosophical, and scientific references with engaging anecdotes, giving readers much to ponder while weeding their gardens.--Shawn Carkonen Customer Reviews (199)
Interesting but too much philosophy
Exceedingly Pleased
This book personifies plants and makes all kinds of false statements
nice story but some facts are fiction!
Strange |
2. Botany in a Day:The Patterns Method of Plant Identification by Thomas J. Elpel | |
Paperback: 221
Pages
(2004-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description Instead of trying to identify plants one-at-a-time, Botany in a Day give you a way to learn them by the hundreds, based on the principle that related plants have similar patterns for indentification, and they often have similar uses. The one-day tutorial included in the text teaches you seven key patterns to recognize more than 45,000 species of plants worldwide. Master these seven patterns and you will be ready to use the included reference guide--Thomas J. Elpel's Herbal Field Guide to Plant Families of North America. Here you will find the patterns for indentification and the patterns of uses for the majority of plants across the continent. Botany in a Day is used as a guide by thousands of individuals, plus herbal schools and universities across North America. Customer Reviews (20)
Great book!
Botany in a Day
Catchy title, great book.
This book Changed My Life !!!
Awesome book, just buy it and start at the beginning! |
3. Botany for Gardeners: Third Edition by Brian Capon | |
Paperback: 268
Pages
(2010-05-21)
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Botany Made Easy |
4. Botany for the Artist: An Inspirational Guide to Drawing Plants by Sarah Simblet | |
Hardcover: 256
Pages
(2010-04-19)
list price: US$40.00 -- used & new: US$21.24 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 0756652502 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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Amazing resource!
botany for the artist
A fully illustrated compendium of step-by-step illustrations and instructions
Best of the Lot |
5. The Botany Coloring Book by Paul Young | |
Paperback: 224
Pages
(1982-04-21)
list price: US$21.99 -- used & new: US$5.19 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 0064603024 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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Botany
Botany Teacher
GREAT!
The Botany Coloring Book
Botany Coloring Book |
6. Marijuana Botany: Propagation and Breeding of Distintive Cannabis by Robert Connell Clarke | |
Paperback: 220
Pages
(1993)
list price: US$24.95 -- used & new: US$15.19 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 091417178X Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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A excellent book on breeding rather than growing
If you'd like a good scientific look at cannibis...
Retired
Great book for the breeder
Old but still good |
7. Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology by James D. Mauseth | |
Hardcover: 672
Pages
(2008-09-01)
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Review
Fabulous
Great delivery!
Useful introductory book in Botany
The review by Tony Rpince was of the purchase, not the text |
8. Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; from Seed to Leaf by Jane H. Newell | |
Paperback: 62
Pages
(2010-07-06)
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9. Botany Illustrated: Introduction to Plants, Major Groups, Flowering Plant Families by Janice Glimn-Lacy, Peter B. Kaufman | |
Paperback: 278
Pages
(2006-03-29)
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Editorial Review Product Description This easy-to-use book helps you acquire a wealth of fascinating information about plants. There are 130 pages with text, each facing 130 pages of beautiful illustrations. Each page is a separate subject. Included is a coloring guide for the realistic illustrations. The illustration pages are composed of scientifically accurate line drawings with the true sizes of the plants indicated. Using colored pencils and the authors’ instructions, you can color the various plant structures to stand out in vivid clarity. Your knowledge of plants increases rapidly as you color the illustrations. There is a balanced selection of subjects that deal with all kinds of plants. However, the emphasis is on flowering plants, which dominate the earth. Drawings show common houseplants, vegetables, fruits, and landscape plants. They also show common weeds, wild flowers, desert plants, water plants, and crop plants. Botany Illustrated, Second Edition, has three sections. An Introduction to Plants gives you facts on everything from cells to seeds. The Major Groups section is from fungi to algae, ferns, conifers, and flowering plants. In Flowering Plant Families are magnolias to asters, and water-plantains to orchids, with the families of major interest included. You will find plants used for food, ornamentals, lumber, medicines, herbs, dyes, and fertilizers, whether wild or poisonous, or of special importance to our Earth’s ecosystem. Topics that will be of interest to you include: Botany Illustrated, Second Edition, is especially easy to use because of its great flexibility. You can read the text and look at the drawings, read the text and color the drawings, or just enjoy coloring the drawings. No matter where your interests lead you, you will quickly find your knowledge of plants growing! Thus, this beautiful book will be of great value to students, scientists, artists, crafters, naturalists, home gardeners, teachers, and all plant lovers. Customer Reviews (9)
Great for the beginner
Great Book but Defective Printing
A really good book for the basics.
If you like to color and flip pages...
botany illustrated |
10. Botany for Gardeners by Brian Capon | |
Paperback: 240
Pages
(2004-12-01)
list price: US$19.95 -- used & new: US$12.00 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 0881926558 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
Editorial Review Product Description > What happens inside a seed after it is planted? > How are plants structured? > How do plants adapt to their environment? > How is water transported from soil to leaves? > Why are minerals, air, and light important for healthy plant growth? > How do plants reproduce? 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." A best-seller since its debut in 1990, Botany for Gardeners has now been expanded and updated, and includes an appendix on plant taxonomy and a comprehensive index. Two dozen new photos and illustrations make this new edition even more attractive than its predecessor. Customer Reviews (21)
B for G
Botany for Gardeners
Read my mind
Make no mistake this is a science book not a garden book
not a casual read! |
11. Economic Botany: Plants in our World by Beryl Simpson, Molly Ogorzaly | |
Hardcover: 544
Pages
(2000-12-20)
-- used & new: US$57.84 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 0072909382 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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Comprehensive Overall, the text is fairly complete, although there are a few omissions and sloppy errors.For example, I was quite puzzled over lack of coverage of the entire ribes family in the temperate fruits section.Perhaps currants and gooseberries aren't well known in the US today, but they were in the past, and they are certainly important in Europe.In the vegetable section, the authors note that spinach is a good source of folic acid and they suggest that "It may have been the folic acid . . . as well as the iron that helped give Popeye his energy."Unfortunately, they didn't critically examine spinach as a source of iron; it is well known today that many other vegetables have much more iron and that the iron in spinach is not as readily absorbable as that found in other vegetables.Such cursory treatment will ensure that readers who are not aware of the limited value of spinach as a source of iron will continue to be misinformed.Rather than treating such subjects so briefly, it would have been better to set the facts straight.In addition to these minor problems, there were a few strange typos that should have been caught, especially in a third edition, such as "Uzbeckistan", and mis-converting Celsius to Fahrenheit "Deciduous trees on the south and west sides . . . reduce temperatures as much as 5 C to 5.5 C (41 to 42 F) inside."Wow!Those are some trees! Aside from these small limitations, the book might be useful as a textbook for an undergraduateeconomic botany class.It might also be of interest to garden enthusiasts, although it's rather dry reading.
Practical and Beautiful. |
12. The Cannabis Breeder's Bible: The Definitive Guide to Marijuana Genetics, Cannabis Botany and Creating Strains for the Seed Market by Greg Green | |
Paperback: 253
Pages
(2005-04-15)
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Beyond the fertilizer!
The Cannabis breeders bible
ok info
Not For The Beginner
Very comprehensive! |
13. A Photographic Atlas for the Botany Laboratory by Kent M. Van De Graaff, Samuel R. Rushforth, John L. Crawley | |
Paperback: 192
Pages
(2004-04)
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Customer Reviews (10)
Student Approved!
Great book.
Wonderful guide book.
Super
Great Price/Buy |
14. Essential Atlas of Botany | |
Paperback: 96
Pages
(2004-05-15)
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Excellent Guide
An informative guide |
15. Exploring Creation With Botany (Young Explorers) by Jeannie Fulbright | |
Hardcover: 176
Pages
(2004-06)
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Fantastic!
A Nice Way To Explore Science
LOVE IT
Excellent Botany Primer
From A Kid That Uses Apologia Elementary |
16. Photographic Atlas of Botany & Guide to Plant Identification by James L. Castner | |
Spiral-bound:
Pages
(2005-05)
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Customer Reviews (4)
Phototgraphic Atlas of Botany and Guide to Plant Identification
A great resource
Photo atlas of botany and guide to plant identification
Good resource |
17. American Household Botany: A History of Useful Plants, 1620-1900 by Judith Sumner | |
Hardcover: 396
Pages
(2004-09-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description In this fascinating book, celebrated author Judith Sumner rescues from the pages of history the practical experience and botanical wisdom of generations of Americans.Crossing the disciplines of history, ethnobotany, and horticulture—and with a flair for the colorful anecdote—Sumner underlines a part of the American story often ignored or forgotten: how European settlers and their descendents made use of the "strange" new plants they found, as well as the select varieties of foods and medicines they brought with them from other continents. From "turkie wheat" (corn) to "tuckahoe" (a Native American source of starch), Sumner describes the transition from wonderment to daily use, as homesteads were built upon and prospered from the plants of the New World. Virtually no aspect of "practical" botany is ignored in these pages, from dyestuffs to household herbs and from timber harvests to holly wreaths. It is a remarkable story of the interdependence of plants and the American home. Historians, herbalists, home gardeners, and ethnobotanists will find American Household Botany a treasure trove of original research and insight. Customer Reviews (4)
American Household Botany Review
More reviews of this superb book
A fabulous book.
Not sure about this |
18. The Road to Botany Bay: An Exploration of Landscape and History by Paul Carter | |
Paperback: 416
Pages
(2010-03-10)
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Out of print book. Quick Delivery.
Essential Spatial, Narrative, and Geographic Theory |
19. Botany for Gardeners: An Introduction and Guide by Brian Capon | |
Paperback: 220
Pages
(1992-08-01)
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Great book to start with for all plant people
no title
"Botany for Gardeners" is not for every gardener
Cheaper Isn't Alway Better
Not really for gardeners |
20. Escape From Botany Bay by Gerald Hausman, Loretta Hausman | |
Hardcover: 224
Pages
(2003-04-01)
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A Truly Great Escape
A journey into adulthood and family life |
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