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Some of Henry David Thoreau's most beautiful nature writing was inspired by the flowering trees and plants of Concord. A tireless year-round rambler and journal keeper, he faithfully recorded, dated, and described his sightings of the floating water lily, the elusive wild azalea…
Text and drawings explain how flowers mature into seed-bearing fruit.
An exploration of the roles flowers play in the production of our foods, spices, medicines, and perfumes reveals their origins, myriad shapes, colors, textures and scents, bizarre sex lives, and how humans-- and the natural world-- relate and depend upon them.
Geschiedenis, cultuur en de biologie van bloemen en hoe ze ons leven veranderen.
An exploration of the roles flowers play in the production of our foods, spices, medicines, and perfumes reveals their origins, myriad shapes, colors, textures and scents, bizarre sex lives, and how humans-- and the natural world-- relate and depend upon them. "Flowers, and the…
An exploration of the roles flowers play in the production of our foods, spices, medicines, and perfumes reveals their origins, myriad shapes, colors, textures and scents, bizarre sex lives, and how humans-- and the natural world-- relate and depend upon them.
Flower, fruit, phylogeny, evolution, plant morphology, reproduction, seeds, dispersal.
This profusely illustrated book provides comprehensive coverage of the immense variation in the external structure of flowering plants. It defines the innumerable details of growing and mature plants, describing their leaves, flowers, roots and seeds in a manner that will enable…
Flowering plant families of the world
by Heywood, V. H., Brummitt, R. K., Culham, A., Seberg, O.
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Type: Book
In Victorian times, the art of pressing flowers reached an exquisite peak of sophistication. Now, in a book lavishly illustrated with dozens of full-color photographs of her delicate arrangements, the author celebrates this rich, nostalgic tradition.
In The Rose's Kiss, botanist Peter Bernhardt rekindles our sense of wonder at the plant life all around us. He presents a fascinating and wide-ranging look at the natural history of flowers - their forms and functions as well as their hidden interactions with the surrounding env…