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A Flower A Day

A Flower A Day

Autor: Miranda Janatka

Número de Páginas: 836

Fascinating and richly illustrated stories of flowers for every day of the year. Every day of the year a different species of flower bursts into bloom somewhere in the world. This collection of 366 flowers reveals not only their beauty but the fascinating botanical, literary, folkloric and historical stories behind them. Discover the magnificent magnolia, which evolved more than 95 million years ago at the time of dinosaurs, and the specific perfumed rose that covers the land around Grasse in France. Read about the powerful medicinal elements of the Manuka bush flowers and the inspiration behind William Wordsworth's 'host of golden daffodils'. Here are also the cheerful Mexican marigolds bedecking urban graveyards, delicate cherry or s akura blossoming along Japanese avenues, spectacular tropical vines hanging in the Philippine rainforest and flamboyant wildflowers carpeting meadows across Europe, showcasing the amazing variety of the natural world. Illustrated with stunning photographs and works of art, this collection is a celebration of flowers and their special place in both the natural world and our culture.

Birds and Berries

Birds and Berries

Autor: Barbara Snow , David Snow

Número de Páginas: 269

This thought-provoking text offers many insights not generally perceived by ornithologist or botanist and is illustrated in masterly fashion by John Busby's lively drawings. The book's subtitle - A study of an ecological interaction - properly reflects the author's theme but may tend to hide the fact that the relationships between birds and berries can be much more than the simple, mutually advantageous systems ('eat my fruits, spread my seeds' ) they may seem at first to be. Therein lies the core of the book - the less obvious intricacies and implications of plant/bird associations, the co-evolution of species in some cases and the adaptation of a species (bird or plant) to further its own advantage. To complicate the scene, too, there are the 'exploiters', the pulp-predators and seed-predators that feed at the plant's expense. In Part I of the book the authors provide accounts by species of the trees and shrubs they observed over many years in their study area of southern England; similarly, Part 2 records the bird species they watched feeding, or attempting to feed, or preventing other birds from feeding, on the fruits. Part 3 ranges widely and is not confined to Britain and...

Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests

Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests

Autor: James H. Miller , Erwin B. Chambliss , Nancy J. Loewenstein

Número de Páginas: 136

Invasions of non-native plants into forests of the Southern United States continue to go unchecked and only partially un-monitored. These infestations increasingly erode forest productivity, hindering forest use and management activities, and degrading diversity and wildlife habitat. Often called non-native, exotic, non-indigenous, alien, or noxious weeds, they occur as trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, ferns, and forbs. This guide provides information on accurate identification of the 56 non-native plants and groups that are currently invading the forests of the 13 Southern States. In additin, it lists other non-native plants of growing concern. Illustrations. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.

Planting for Pollinators

Planting for Pollinators

Autor: Heather Angel

Número de Páginas: 241

Planting for Pollinators is an easy-to-use gardening guide to help you encourage different types of insect pollinators into your garden. Insect pollinators not only bring joy to our gardens, they also provide an essential service for our planet. Without bees, flies, hoverflies, butterflies, moths and beetles, some of our favourite foods, flowers and plants would cease to exist. Whether you have a large garden, an urban balcony or just a window box, planting to encourage pollinators is a fantastic and surprisingly easy first step in creating a wildlife-friendly space. Planting for Pollinators features a wide range of plants, with guidance on the best ways to nurture lawns and verges, pollinator predation and tips on watching and photographing wildlife. Beautifully illustrated throughout with images from award-winning wildlife photographer Heather Angel, this essential guide will show you how plants communicate with insects, and why it's so important to protect our pollinators. Organised by season and featuring more than 100 plant species – including bulbs, annuals, perennials, shrubs and climbers – this practical guide will help you to discover the short- and long-term benefits ...

Garden Guide

Garden Guide

Autor: John Harrison Dick

Número de Páginas: 262

John Dick's 1917 work is a comprehensive source of information to aid the amateur gardener.

Led By The Nose

Led By The Nose

Autor: Jenny Joseph

Número de Páginas: 162

Jenny Joseph was no ordinary poet - and Led by the Nose is no ordinary memoir. Shaped around the smells of the English countryside, it is full of the wilful personality and the sly humour that characterised the purple-clad old woman in her iconic poem 'Warning'. Joseph's eccentricities permeate each chapter as she flows through the gardening year with its chores and blossoms, frequently leading the reader off the garden path to stop, smell the roses, and ignore the world for a while. Full of the sensual awareness of Jenny Joseph's poetry, Led by the Nose is a singular memoir: a work of delicious diversion and literary flair, horticultural anxieties and countercultural tendencies, providing a glimpse - or sniff - of the landscape of this treasured poet's life.

Edible and Useful Plants of the Southwest

Edible and Useful Plants of the Southwest

Autor: Delena Tull

Número de Páginas: 649

A guide to useful Southwestern wild plants, including recipes, teas, spices, dyes, medicinal uses, poisonous plants, fibers, basketry, and industrial uses. All around us there are wild plants useful for food, medicine, and clothing, but most of us don’t know how to identify or use them. Delena Tull amply supplies that knowledge in this book, which she has now expanded to more thoroughly address plants found in New Mexico and Arizona, as well as Texas. Extensively illustrated with black-and-white drawings and color photos, this book includes the following special features: · Recipes for foods made from edible wild plants · Wild teas and spices · Wild plant dyes, with instructions for preparing the plants and dying wool, cotton, and other materials · Instructions for preparing fibers for use in making baskets, textiles, and paper · Information on wild plants used for making rubber, wax, oil, and soap · Information on medicinal uses of plants · Details on hay fever plants and plants that cause rashes · Instructions for distinguishing edible from poisonous berries Detailed information on poisonous plants, including poison ivy, oak, and sumac, as well as herbal treatments for ...

Bush Honeysuckles (Lonicera Spp.)

Bush Honeysuckles (Lonicera Spp.)

Autor: Ronald J. Field , Wilma A. Mitchell

Número de Páginas: 20
The Flowering of the Landscape Garden

The Flowering of the Landscape Garden

Autor: Mark Laird

Número de Páginas: 602

Mark Laird offers a wealth of visual and literary materials to revolutionize our understanding of the English landscape garden as a powerful cultural expression.

Report of the Experiment Station

Report of the Experiment Station

Autor: Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station

Número de Páginas: 606
British and Garden Botany; consisting of descriptions of the flowering-plants, ferns, and trees indigenous to Great Britain. ... preceded by an introduction to structural and physiological Botany. With ... illustrations

British and Garden Botany; consisting of descriptions of the flowering-plants, ferns, and trees indigenous to Great Britain. ... preceded by an introduction to structural and physiological Botany. With ... illustrations

Autor: Leopold Hartley Grindon

Número de Páginas: 896
English Cottage Garden

English Cottage Garden

Autor: Andrew Sankey

Número de Páginas: 602

The instantly recognizable English cottage garden encapsulates that delightful mix of scented climbers, drifts of flowers inter-mingled with herbs and vegetables, fruit trees and traditional features. Much loved and copied throughout the world, it is uniquely individual. With no strict rules to adhere to, it is a garden style that is both informal and functional, celebrating fragrance, flowers and seasonal interest at its heart. The old cottage style of gardening, that blended planting to create a flowery yet productive plot within a small space, is still highly relevant and easily transferable to today's modern garden, whether it be a city courtyard or a large garden in the country. Appropriate for gardeners of every level of ability, The English Cottage Garden covers all aspects of designing a cottage-style garden; from choosing the right trees, climbers, shrubs and perennials to creating an authentic cottage feel to the planting It also covers the use of colour within the garden; how features can establish a framework and create focal points; and why companion planting is essential to this style. Illustrated throughout with a wealth of photographs showing gardens, planting...

The Complete Harvard Classics (2022 Edition)

The Complete Harvard Classics (2022 Edition)

Autor: Plato , Immanuel Kant , William Shakespeare , Henry David Thoreau , Epictetus , John Ruskin , Homer , William Makepeace Thackeray , Benjamin Franklin , Voltaire , John Milton , William Penn , Francis Bacon , Thomas Hobbes , John Woolman , Marcus Aurelius , Friedrich Von Schiller , Cicero , Jean Jacques Rousseau , Edgar Alan Poe

Número de Páginas: 24734

The Complete Harvard Classics (2022 Edition) stands as a monumental anthology, encapsulating the quintessence of human thought and creativity across millennia. This collection showcases an unparalleled diversity of literary styles and philosophies, ranging from the foundational texts of Western philosophy, pivotal works of English literature, to the profound musings of Eastern wisdom. The anthology is distinguished not only by its broad temporal span but also by the variety of its contents, including philosophy, poetry, scientific discourse, and political theory, making it an essential compendium for any scholar or enthusiast. Highlighted works offer readers a unique lens through which to explore the complexities of human nature, society, and the universe. The contributing authors to The Complete Harvard Classics are titans in their respective fields, whose works collectively underpin much of the contemporary Western canon. The backgrounds of these authors span ancient civilizations to the Enlightenment and beyond, intersecting with key historical, cultural, and literary movements. Their collective genius offers a rich tapestry of human experience and intellectual endeavor,...

Harvard Classics - Complete Collection of the Greatest Works of World Literature

Harvard Classics - Complete Collection of the Greatest Works of World Literature

Autor: Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe , Gotthold Ephraim Lessing , Thomas Carlyle , Plato , Charles Darwin , Dante Alighieri , Euripides , Percy Bysshe Shelley , Charles Lamb , Samuel Johnson , John Stuart Mill , David Hume , Joseph Addison , Leigh Hunt , Epictetus , Thomas De Quincey , Samuel Taylor Coleridge , Jonathan Swift , Christopher Marlowe , Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm , William Hazlitt , Marcus Tullius Cicero , Daniel Defoe , Aesop , Richard Henry Dana , John Dryden , Pedro Calderón De La Barca , John Ruskin , Robert Burns , David Garrick , Ralph Waldo Emerson , Izaak Walton , John Bunyan , Homer , Edmund Burke , Plutarch , Molière , Aeschylus , Sophocles , William Makepeace Thackeray , Benjamin Franklin , Pierre Corneille , Jean Racine , Robert Browning , Oliver Goldsmith , John Milton , Aristophanes , Virgil , Richard Brinsley Sheridan , William Penn , Philip Sidney , Francis Bacon , Adam Smith , Alessandro Manzoni , Abraham Cowley , Ben Jonson , John Woolman , Sydney Smith , Marcus Aurelius , Hans Christian Andersen , George Gordon Byron , Thomas à Kempis , Richard Steele , Thomas Browne , Thomas Babington Macaulay , Miguel De Cervantes , Friedrich Von Schiller , Pliny The Younger , Saint Augustine

Número de Páginas: 24734

The 'Harvard Classics - Complete Collection of the Greatest Works of World Literature' stands as a monumental anthology that traverses the broad landscape of human thought and artistic expression. Within its pages, readers encounter an array of literary styles from the seminal works of philosophy, poetry, science, and drama. This carefully curated collection spans the epochs, offering an unparalleled glimpse into the intellectual and cultural currents that have shaped our world. Among its myriad offerings, standout pieces delve into the complexities of human nature, the pursuit of knowledge, and the beauty of the natural world, reflecting the diverse and significant contributions of its authors to the literary canon. The contributing authors and editors represent a veritable who's who of literary and intellectual giants across history. From the poetic grandeur of Goethe and the philosophical depths of Plato, to the scientific curiosity of Charles Darwin and the dramatic intensity of Sophocles, each contributor brings a unique voice and perspective to the collection. Bound by a common pursuit of truth and beauty, these works collectively highlight the cultural, historical, and...

Novum Organum and Other Writings

Novum Organum and Other Writings

Autor: Lord Francis Bacon

Número de Páginas: 292

Referred to as the father of the scientific method, Bacon gives the importance of the empirical method and in skepticism of the world around us. He taught us to ask questions about everything about us so that we could learn by deductive reasoning and ruling out all other possibilities. Although he had many influence on other aspects of our modern society, the volume includes a good amount of his complete works so that you the reader can learn and deduce for yourself his thinking.

The Complete Harvard Anthology of the Greatest Works of World Literature

The Complete Harvard Anthology of the Greatest Works of World Literature

Autor: Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe , Gotthold Ephraim Lessing , Thomas Carlyle , Plato , Charles Darwin , Dante Alighieri , Euripides , Percy Bysshe Shelley , Charles Lamb , Samuel Johnson , John Stuart Mill , David Hume , Joseph Addison , Leigh Hunt , Epictetus , Thomas De Quincey , Samuel Taylor Coleridge , Jonathan Swift , Christopher Marlowe , Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm , William Hazlitt , Marcus Tullius Cicero , Daniel Defoe , Aesop , Richard Henry Dana , John Dryden , Pedro Calderón De La Barca , John Ruskin , Robert Burns , David Garrick , Ralph Waldo Emerson , Izaak Walton , John Bunyan , Homer , Edmund Burke , Plutarch , Molière , Aeschylus , Sophocles , William Makepeace Thackeray , Benjamin Franklin , Pierre Corneille , Jean Racine , Robert Browning , Oliver Goldsmith , John Milton , Aristophanes , Virgil , Richard Brinsley Sheridan , William Penn , Philip Sidney , Francis Bacon , Adam Smith , Alessandro Manzoni , Abraham Cowley , Ben Jonson , John Woolman , Sydney Smith , Marcus Aurelius , Hans Christian Andersen , George Gordon Byron , Thomas à Kempis , Richard Steele , Thomas Browne , Thomas Babington Macaulay , Miguel De Cervantes , Friedrich Von Schiller , Pliny The Younger , Saint Augustine

Número de Páginas: 24734

The Complete Harvard Anthology of the Greatest Works of World Literature stands as a monumental contribution to the global literary canon, showcasing an unparalleled assembly of works across diverse genres, cultures, and epochs. This anthology traverses the full spectrum of literary artistry, from the philosophical dialogues of Plato and the tragedies of Aeschylus to the seminal novels of Miguel de Cervantes and the revolutionary scientific treatises by Charles Darwin. The collection not merely catalogs literary masterpieces but also endeavors to reveal the interconnectedness of human thought and culture, underlining standout contributions from fields as varied as literature, philosophy, and the natural sciences. The array of literary styles and thematic concerns represented here promises a rich tapestry of human experience and intellectual pursuit, capturing the essence of human creativity and inquiry throughout the ages. The contributing authors and editors of The Complete Harvard Anthology are not only titans in their respective fields but also emblematic of the historical and cultural contexts from which they emerged. From ancient philosophers like Marcus Aurelius to...

Harvard on the Beach

Harvard on the Beach

Autor: Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe , Gotthold Ephraim Lessing , Thomas Carlyle , Plato , Charles Darwin , Dante Alighieri , Euripides , Percy Bysshe Shelley , Charles Lamb , Samuel Johnson , John Stuart Mill , David Hume , Joseph Addison , Leigh Hunt , Epictetus , Thomas De Quincey , Samuel Taylor Coleridge , Jonathan Swift , Christopher Marlowe , Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm , William Hazlitt , Marcus Tullius Cicero , Daniel Defoe , Aesop , Richard Henry Dana , John Dryden , Pedro Calderón De La Barca , John Ruskin , Robert Burns , David Garrick , Ralph Waldo Emerson , Izaak Walton , John Bunyan , Homer , Edmund Burke , Plutarch , Molière , Aeschylus , Sophocles , William Makepeace Thackeray , Benjamin Franklin , Pierre Corneille , Jean Racine , Robert Browning , Oliver Goldsmith , John Milton , Aristophanes , Virgil , Richard Brinsley Sheridan , William Penn , Philip Sidney , Francis Bacon , Adam Smith , Alessandro Manzoni , Abraham Cowley , Ben Jonson , John Woolman , Sydney Smith , Marcus Aurelius , Hans Christian Andersen , George Gordon Byron , Thomas à Kempis , Richard Steele , Thomas Browne , Thomas Babington Macaulay , Miguel De Cervantes , Friedrich Von Schiller , Pliny The Younger , Saint Augustine

Número de Páginas: 24735

Get smarter on the sun! Whether that be on the beach or in the deck chair on your terrace or backyard. The Harvard Classics in 51 volumes include the essential works of world literature, showing the progress of man from antics to modern age. In addition – there are 20 volumes of the greatest works of fiction. Content: The Harvard Classics: V. 1: Franklin, Woolman & Penn V. 2: Plato, Epictetus & Marcus Aurelius V. 3: Bacon, Milton, Browne V. 4: John Milton V. 5: R. W. Emerson V. 6: Robert Burns V. 7: St Augustine & Thomas á Kempis V. 8: Nine Greek Dramas V. 9: Cicero and Pliny V. 10: The Wealth of Nations V. 11: The Origin of Species V. 12: Plutarchs V. 13: Æneid V. 14: Don Quixote V. 15: Bunyan & Walton V. 16: 1001 Nights V. 17: Folklore & Fable V. 18: Modern English Drama V. 19: Goethe & Marlowe V. 20: The Divine Comedy V. 21: I Promessi Sposi V. 22: The Odyssey V. 23: Two Years Before the Mast V. 24: Edmund Burke V. 25: J. S. Mill & T. Carlyle V. 26: Continental Drama V. 27 & 28: English & American Essays V. 29: The Voyage of the Beagle V. 30: Scientific Papers V. 31: The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini V. 32: Literary and Philosophical Essays V. 33: Voyages & Travels V....

The Essays Or Counsels, Civil and Moral, of Francis Bacon ...

The Essays Or Counsels, Civil and Moral, of Francis Bacon ...

Autor: Francis Bacon

Número de Páginas: 298
The Essays Or Counsels, Civil and Moral of Francis Bacon... Ed. With an Introduction and Notes

The Essays Or Counsels, Civil and Moral of Francis Bacon... Ed. With an Introduction and Notes

Autor: Francis Bacon

Número de Páginas: 284
The Complete Book of British Berries

The Complete Book of British Berries

Autor: David Lang

Número de Páginas: 232

The Complete Book of British Berries is the first book devoted to this subject. It describes and illustrates every edible or poisonous plant bearing a berry or fleshy fruit that is either native to Britain or so well established that it is a familiar part of the landscape. There is a comprehensive introduction to the different habitats where fruits may be found and the way in which the various types of fruit are formed. Each of the 96 species or groups is described in careful detail: first the fruit, then the leaf and flower, followed by ecology and distribution throughout Britain and Europe. There are also interesting notes on history and uses. Of particular value is the information on plant poisons and their symptoms, with simple recommendations for treatment in both humans and animals. The human toxicology has been compiled and updated with the assistance of the Poisons Unit at New Cross Hospital in London. The text on contentious groups such as brambles, roses and whitebeams has been scrutinized by the botanical referees appointed for these groups in Britain. Each subject is illustrated by a colour photograph specially taken by the author, and by accurate line drawings, which...

Alice

Alice

Autor: Stacy A. Cordery

Número de Páginas: 609

An entertaining and eye-opening biography of America's most memorable first daughter From the moment Teddy Roosevelt's outrageous and charming teenage daughter strode into the White House—carrying a snake and dangling a cigarette—the outspoken Alice began to put her imprint on the whole of the twentieth-century political scene. Her barbed tongue was as infamous as her scandalous personal life, but whenever she talked, powerful people listened, and she reigned for eight decades as the social doyenne in a town where socializing was state business. Historian Stacy Cordery's unprecedented access to personal papers and family archives enlivens and informs this richly entertaining portrait of America?s most memorable first daughter and one of the most influential women in twentieth-century American society and politics.

John of the Mountains

John of the Mountains

Autor: John Muir

Número de Páginas: 484

John Muir, America's pioneer conservationist and father of the national park system, was a man of considerable literary talent. As he explored the wilderness of the western part of the United States for decades, he carried notebooks with him, narrating his wanderings, describing what he saw, and recording his scientific researches. This reprint of his journals, edited by Linnie Marsh Wolfe in 1938 and long out of print, offers an intimate picture of Muir and his activities during a long and productive period of his life. The sixty extant journals and numerous notes in this volume were written from 1867 to 1911. They start seven years after the time covered in The Story of My Boyhood and Youth, Muir's uncompleted autobiography. The earlier journals capture the essence of the Sierra Nevada and Alaska landscapes. The changing appearance of the Sierras from Sequoia north and beyond the Yosemites enthralled Muir, and the first four years of the journals reveal his dominating concern with glacial action. The later notebooks reflect his changes over the years, showing a mellowing of spirit and a deep concern for human rights. Like all his writings, the journals concentrate on his...

The Well-Tempered Garden

The Well-Tempered Garden

Autor: Christopher Lloyd

Número de Páginas: 597

A timeless gardening classic by Christopher Lloyd, one of Britain's most highly respected plantsmen, updated for the 21st century. With a new foreword by Anna Pavord. This is a classic work by a gardener who combines a passionate love of his subject with a critical intelligence and a good helping of wit. THE WELL-TEMPERED GARDEN is packed with the sort of information keen gardeners crave - from planting, weeding and the pleasures of propagation to annuals, water lilies and vegetables. Hailed as a masterpiece when it was first published, THE WELL-TEMPERED GARDEN is as fresh, enlightening and necessary for gardeners in the 21st century as it was when it first appeared more than 40 years ago.

British and Garden Botany

British and Garden Botany

Autor: Leo Hartley Grindon

Número de Páginas: 882
Use of Services for Family Planning and Infertility, United States, 1982

Use of Services for Family Planning and Infertility, United States, 1982

Autor: Gerry E. Hendershot , Marjorie C. Horn , William D. Mosher

Número de Páginas: 982

The 1982 statistics on the use of family planning and infertility services presented in this report are preliminary results from Cycle III of the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics. Data were collected through personal interviews with a multistage area probability sample of 7969 women aged 15-44. A detailed series of questions was asked to obtain relatively complete estimates of the extent and type of family planning services received. Statistics on family planning services are limited to women who were able to conceive 3 years before the interview date. Overall, 79% of currently mrried nonsterile women reported using some type of family planning service during the previous 3 years. There were no statistically significant differences between white (79%), black (75%) or Hispanic (77%) wives, or between the 2 income groups. The 1982 survey questions were more comprehensive than those of earlier cycles of the survey. The annual rate of visits for family planning services in 1982 was 1077 visits /1000 women. Teenagers had the highest annual visit rate (1581/1000) of any age group for all sources of family planning services...

Climbing Plants and Some Wall Shrubs

Climbing Plants and Some Wall Shrubs

Autor: Douglas Bartrúm

Número de Páginas: 242
Shakespeariana; a critical and contemporary review of Shakespearian literature

Shakespeariana; a critical and contemporary review of Shakespearian literature

Número de Páginas: 626
Consumers Index to Product Evaluations and Information Sources

Consumers Index to Product Evaluations and Information Sources

Número de Páginas: 832

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