Wild Flowers of the Pacific Northwest: The Third Edition of a Timeless Classic
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (682 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 155017195X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 604 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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In retirement he developed, with his wife Ruth, his garden at Deep Cove. John was an instructor in the Faculty of Biology at the University of Victoria for 18 years where he thrived on sharing his life-long love of plants. Raised in Devon, the Isle of Jura, Scotland and Phillimore Gardens, London, educated at Bradfield School
A renowned scholar, he became one of the leading naturalists and nature photographers of his day. He authored Wildflowers of the Yukon and Alaska and spent his later years working on a history of the Assyrian people. 1, 2006 and is buried in Deep Cove, Sidney, BC.. It was there he met Lewis Clark, whose great work, Wildflowers of British Columbia (revised as Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest,) he edited after Clark's death. He died on Dec. Raised in Devon, the Isle of Jura, Scotland and Phillimore Gardens, London, educated at Bradfield School and Sandhurst College, John served with the British Eighth Army in the Second World War in Iraq, leading Assyrian levy troops, before entering the Italian campaign where he was seriously wounded and spent two years as a prisoner of war. Never one to avoid a challenge, he assumed
"is a "big bold" book with big pictures and good information. The book is a "stay at home"" according to Lawrence L. Brown. This is a "big bold" book with big pictures and good information. The book is a "stay at home" heavyweight that I find difficult to "find" new-to-me wildflowers. It's good to have on my shelf, but I much prefer the more complete Mark Turner/Phyllis Gustafson book by the same title.. Coffee table size 'classic' Billed as the classic guide to Northwest wildflowers, this is a large, heavy book and certainly not one to take into the field! The book has interspersed pages of images and descriptions grouped by botanical family. If you don't know the common or botanical name, you'll need to page through the whole book to look for a plant match. T
It is both an indispensable reference and a perfect giftbook for gardeners, naturalists and lovers of the outdoors."As a result of my work with conservation groups," wrote the late Dr. Lewis J. This classic reference on flowering plants has sold over 30,000 copies. Concern for the preservation of that life will then inevitably evolve." His words still ring true today.. Clark, "I have become convinced that the first step in the development of an ecology oriented public is a familiarization with, and appreciation of, our plant and animal life. Full of gorgeous colour plates and authoritative yet wonderfully readable descriptions, this sumptuous volume is recognized as the definitive source book on Pacific Northwest wild flowers-everything from the Bachelor's Button and the Lady's Smock to Mouse-ear Chickweed and Rabbit-foot Clover.With comprehensive revisions and a new introduction by botanist John Trelawny, Wild Flowers of the Pacific Northwest contains more than 600 pages with over 550 vibrant colour plates, accompanied by a wealth of botanical and historical information on 782 species and sub-species of the flowering plants of the Pacific Northwest