Author: Jerry Jenkins Publisher: Comstock Publishing Associates ISBN: 9781501748615 Category : HISTORY Languages : en Pages : 0
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"A visual reference for identification of 283 species of mosses of the Northern Forest Region, with quick guides, systematic sections, and visual glossary. Accompanying folding charts for field use sold separately"--
Author: Karl B McKnight Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 1400845882 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 396
Book Description
A comprehensive guide to the mosses of the Northeast and Appalachians This is the first book to help general readers recognize 200 common mosses of the Northeast and the Appalachian Mountains. With just this field guide, a hand lens, and a spray bottle—no microscopes necessary—readers will be able to identify and name many of the common species of mosses growing in the region's backyards, parks, forests, wetlands, and mountains. At the heart of this guide is an innovative, color-tabbed system that helps readers pick out small groups of similar species. Illustrated identification keys, colorful habitat and leaf photos, more than 600 detailed line drawings, and written descriptions help differentiate the species. This accessible book allows all nature enthusiasts to make accurate identifications and gain access to the enchanting world of mosses. 200 species included More than 600 detailed line drawings More than 400 color photographs Innovative color-tabbed system for species identification Illustrated species identification keys Helpful tips for moss collecting
Author: Jerry C. Jenkins Publisher: Comstock Publishing Associates ISBN: 9781501719684 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
"A visual reference for rapid identification of twigs and leaves. Contains nineteen quick guides and five systematic sections, which present the species in five basic groups: evergreens, opposite buds, alternate buds, opposite leaves, alternate leaves. Intended as a quick guide for provisional identification, for adults and K-12 educational material. Accompanying folding charts for field use sold separately"--
Author: Jerry Jenkins Publisher: ISBN: 9781501750908 Category : Languages : en Pages : 4
Book Description
The Quick Guide for Mosses of the Northern Forest contains two double-sided photographic charts that allow users to see high-res, close-up images of the more than 300 mosses in the Northern Forest region. The map-sized folding charts are water-resistant and field-friendly, the perfect companion to the Photographic Guide.
Author: Ulrica Nordström Publisher: Penguin UK ISBN: 0241374480 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 247
Book Description
Explore the magical world of moss, with this fully-illustrated and comprehensive guide. Moss is all around us. While it is most often associated with damp, shady spaces, it can be found in the most unexpected and far-flung places, from deserts to Antarctica. This book is a celebration of its quiet, unassuming beauty and a primer to understanding the secrets of the world's most ancient plant: · Discover the fascinating history of this soft and tactile plant · Learn how and where to identify and gather different moss species. · Take a tour of some of the most beautiful moss gardens in the UK, the US and Japan, where moss viewing has become a national phenomenon. · Learn how to cultivate moss, tie Japanese moss balls (kokedama) and plant moss landscapes in pots and terrariums. With stunning photography and botanical illustration, this is an utterly unique book that will be treasured by plant enthusiasts of all kinds. 'A whistlestop tour of the magical world of mosses, from Scandinavian craft projects to the animacy of carpeted Japanese gardens . . . It's a beautiful book, as happy on a coffee table as it might be on the potting bench' Gardens Illustrated
Author: Ralph Pope Publisher: Comstock Publishing Associates ISBN: 9781501700781 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
This photo-based field guide to the more common or distinctive bryophytes of northeastern North America gives beginners the tools they need to identify most specimens without using a compound microscope.
Author: George Schenk Publisher: Timber Press (OR) ISBN: 9780881923704 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 261
Book Description
A delightful book that encourages gardeners to pay closer attention to the subtle beauty of miniature landscapes and introduces one of the glories of Japanese gardens into American designs. The author writes entertainingly of mosses on rocks and walls, in containers, and as a lush ground cover, and he presents a gallery of his favorite moss species.
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