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Title: Weeds : A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press by Alexander C. Martin, Jean Zallinger ISBN: 1-58238-160-7 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 14 April, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: If you can't tell a plantain from a thistle....
Comment: I never really appreciated "weeds" before I bought this little book. You see, I didn't really buy it for practical identification purposes. I bought it out of idle curiousity and a need to kill time. This was because I was working a job in an isolated and overgrown industrial park and identifying the plants that were overgrowing the complex seemed to be both distracting and contructive.
In a very short period of time I was able to identify every plant, flowering and nonflowering. The illustrations show the flowers, the leaves, the seeds, and often the form of the entire plant above ground. Plus, the concise text gives pertinent facts about the plants' properties, habits, history, and range. In fact, a small range map of the United States is included for every single species. Since the book contains only about 130 major species (all you will probably ever need) it is fast and easy to flip through for identification. There are two notable omissions in the text however- Kudzu and Cannabis....
One thing that really stuck with me after using this book is how many of our most common plants actually came from abroad- early Indians would have had no idea what they were!
Rating: 4
Summary: Weeds
Comment: I purchased this book as a companion to another field guide, Wildflowers. I've never been able to differentiate between weeds and wildflowers, but after perusing both works, I've determined that my yard has far more weeds than wildflowers.
This is a handy reference with good illustrations and text written for the non-botanist to understand.
Rating: 4
Summary: Fun to read, not so easy to ID with
Comment: This is an enjoyable book for kids and adults, with lively commentary and good descriptions of where you're likely to find these plants.
There are several downsides: a) I can't really identify much from this book; I don't find the illustrations helpful. Smartweeds, for example, are not shown with their common purple splotch. "Weeds of the Northeast" is far better for identification, especially when you are dealing with seedlings. b) Some common weeds like garlic mustard and yellow foxtail are not included. Maybe it's time for a revision, since the copyright reads 1987.
Once I ID a weed, though, it's always fun to pull out this book and read what they have to say about it. For this reason - and its reasonable cost - I recommmend it.
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Title: Common Weeds of the United States by U.S. Dept. of Agriculture ISBN: 0486205045 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1971 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Wildflowers : A Guide to Familiar American Wildflowers by Alexander C. Martin, Herbert S. Zim, Rudolf Freund ISBN: 1582381623 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 14 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: All About Weeds by Edwin Rollin Spencer, Emma Bergdolt ISBN: 0486230511 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1974 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Trees : A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press by Alexander C. Martin, Herbert S. Zim, Dorothea Barlowe, Sy Barlowe ISBN: 158238133X Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 14 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Insects : A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press by Clarence Cottam, Herbert S. Zim ISBN: 1582381291 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 14 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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