A Concise Encyclopedia of Wild Flowers

By C. Pierpont Johnson

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0831794410
• ISBN13: 9780831794415
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 3.27 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A delight for the senses

From the dust jacket: "This beautifully illustrated book first appeared in 1860 under the illustrator's own imprint...the intention was to produce a volume of reference for the field botanist, the country resident or the summer rambler."This slightly oversize (8" X 11 1/2") book contains 1,600 varieties, all shown in delicate color illustrations. Included are Latin and common names, description, normal size, habitat, and time of flowering.This book is truly a delight and will "evoke, perhaps, almost-forgotten days of lost tranquillity."