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 of the trap.
This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to cultivating mushrooms, with historical information, step-by-step instructions, handy tips, and much more.
This volume contains a comprehensive guide to ferns, palms, and cycads, and includes information on variations, descriptions, popularity, and other information of note.
Written for commercial mushroom growers, this vintage, specialised text provides a comprehensive, practical guide to mushroom cultivation, though still provides interesting and relevant information for the mushroom cultivation enthusiast.
Oliver Sacks, the bestselling author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, is most famous for his studies of the human mind: insightful and beautifully characterized portraits of those experiencing complex neurological conditions.
Chrissie Wildwood is an international aromatherapy educator and best-selling author of fourteen books on aromatherapy, herbal medicine and other natural therapies.
This beautiful anthology brings together over 250 poems about flowers, plants and trees from eight centuries of writing in English, creating a rich bouquet of intriguing juxtapositions.
For readers ofH is for HawkandThe Frozen Thames,The Ghost Orchardis award-winning author Helen Humphreys fascinating journey into the secret history of an iconic food.
*; Presents in-depth teachings on 58 flowers, trees, and plants*; Each write-up features a full-color close-up photo along with the plant's medicinal and flower essence traits, the voice of its flower, energetic impact on the chakras, and an affirmation*; Also explores plant biofield energetics, how to use flower essences, and the sensory experience of connecting with a plantBy learning to listen quietly to flowers and plants, we can tune in to the inner teachings they have to offer us.
Since the publication of the first edition more than thirty years ago, The Flora of Alberta has become the standard guide for naturalists, botanists, and all those interested in the wildlife of the province.
Since the publication of the first edition more than thirty years ago, The Flora of Alberta has become the standard guide for naturalists, botanists, and all those interested in the wildlife of the province.
The intriguing Bird’s Nest Fungi (Nidulariaceae) of forest, meadow, and garden have been familiar to botanists since 1601, but only relatively recently has the significance of their peculiar form been realized.
By choosing to concentrate upon discovering what forest resources were available to the French navy during the ancien régime and what use it was able to make of them, Mr.
Sasol First Field Guide to Fynbos of Southern Africa is a beginners guide to one of the most complex and fascinating communities of plant species in the world.
Sasol First Field Guide to Fynbos of Southern Africa is a beginners guide to one of the most complex and fascinating communities of plant species in the world.
This comprehensive guide to the ferns of southern Africa (covering South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana and Namibia) throws new light on a fascinating category of plants that is little known by the general public .
The fascinating and complex evolutionary relationship of the monarch butterfly and the milkweed plantMonarch butterflies are one of nature's most recognizable creatures, known for their bright colors and epic annual migration from the United States and Canada to Mexico.
In a world in which we're never far from our phones or tablets, computers or consoles, we can often be blind to the joy that can be found in the great outdoors.
Join celebrated naturalist Stephen Moss, host award-winning BBC series Springwatch and author of The Robin, for a year in the idyllic village of Mark on the Somerset Levels a watery wonderland rich in nature and wildlife, from birds to butterflies to badgersAs the year unfolds, Moss transports the reader to the entrancing landscape of flora and fauna that accompanies the dawn of each month.
The fascinating and complex evolutionary relationship of the monarch butterfly and the milkweed plantMonarch butterflies are one of nature's most recognizable creatures, known for their bright colors and epic annual migration from the United States and Canada to Mexico.
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.
