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Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Presents an introduction to the science of botany written specifically for gardeners and horticulturists, focusing on flowering plants or angiosperms, the largest group in the plant kingdom, and gymnosperms, plants that produce seeds in the open spaces of cones.
Author
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Ecologist and nursery owner Craig Huegel demystifies the complex lives of plants and [examines] their inner and outer workings. Beginning with the importance of light, water, and soil, Huegel describes photosynthesis, plant circadian rhythms, and how best to position plants to receive optimal sunlight. [Among other subjects, he then] explains choosing artificial lights for landscaping, giving lucky bamboo its twisted shape and tricking flowers like...
49) Stems
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble Books
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
380L
Language
English
Description
Describes the different kinds of roots and stems flowers may have and their importance in helping flowers to grow.
Series
Desert plants volume 4, no. 1-4
Publisher
University of Arizona for the Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
52) Plants
Series
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Language
English
Description
Provides a wide variety of information about plants, covering such topics as photosynthesis, life cycles, the formation of flowers and fruit, and plants as sources of food.
Author
Series
Allan Hancock Pacific expeditions volume 13, no. 2
Publisher
Univ. of Southern California Press
Pub. Date
1949.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The technical terms used to describe plants are essential for accurate identification and communication. This comprehensive glossary, enhanced by clear, accurate illustrations, gives concise definitions of the terms that describe all the visible characteristics of plants. Gardeners, botanists, and nature lovers will find this guide invaluable in understanding the plant kingdom." -- Back cover.