Weeds of North America - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Weeds of North America write by Richard Dickinson. This book was released on 2014-09-08. Weeds of North America available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. American Horticultural Society Book Award Winner: “An essential reference for all who wish to understand the science of the all-powerful weed.” —Better Homes and Gardens “What is a weed,” opined Emerson, “but a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered?” While that may be a worthy notion in theory, these plants of undiscovered virtue cause endless hours of toil for backyard gardeners. Wherever they take root, weeds compete for resources, and most often win. They also wreak havoc on industry—from agriculture to golf courses to civic landscape projects, vast amounts of money are spent to eradicate these virile and versatile invaders. With so much at stake, reliable information on weeds and their characteristics is crucial. Richard Dickinson and France Royer shed light on this complex world with Weeds of North America. Organized by plant family, this encyclopedic volume features over five hundred species in two-page spreads with images and text identification keys. Species are arranged within family alphabetically by scientific name, and entries include vital information on seed viability and germination requirements. No matter what your philosophy on weeds, this guide provides much-needed background on these intrusive organisms. In the battle with weeds, knowledge truly is power, and Weeds of North America is perfect for gardeners, botanists, nature lovers, or anyone working in the business of weed ecology and control. “Royer’s photographs are almost perversely alluring. . . . How can you not be ensnared by a book populated by prostrate pigweed, tansy ragwort and dog-strangling vine?” —New York Times Book Review
Weeds of the Northeast
Weeds of the Northeast - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Weeds of the Northeast write by Richard Hart Uva. This book was released on 1997. Weeds of the Northeast available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Here, at last, is a lavishly illustrated manual for ready identification of 299 common and economically important weeds in the region south to Virginia, north to Maine and southern Canada, and west to Wisconsin. Based on vegetative rather than floral characteristics, this practical guide gives anyone who works with plants the ability to identify weeds before they flower. - A dichotomous key to all the species described in the book is designed to narrow the choices to a few possible species. Identification can then be confirmed by reading the descriptions of the species and comparing a specimen with the drawings and photographs.- A fold-out grass identification table provides diagnostic information for weedy grasses in an easy-to-use tabular key.- Specimens with unusual vegetative characteristics, such as thorns, square stems, whorled leaves, or milky sap, can be rapidly identified using the shortcut identification table. The first comprehensive weed identification manual available for the Northeast, this book will facilitate appropriate weed management strategy in any horticultural or agronomic cropping system and will also serve home gardeners and landscape managers, as well as pest management specialists and allergists.
Book of Field & Roadside
Book of Field & Roadside - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Book of Field & Roadside write by John Eastman. This book was released on 2003-02-01. Book of Field & Roadside available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A guide to plant life in open dryland habitats. Fascinating fact and folklore. Detailed, beautiful drawings.
Weeds of the South
Weeds of the South - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Weeds of the South write by Charles T. Bryson. This book was released on 2009. Weeds of the South available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Featuring more than fifteen hundred full-color photographs, this handy guide provides essential information on four hundred of the most troublesome weedy and invasive plants found in the southern United States"--P. [2] of cover.
Weeds and What They Tell Us
Weeds and What They Tell Us - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Weeds and What They Tell Us write by Ehrenfried E. Pfeiffer. This book was released on 2016-09-15. Weeds and What They Tell Us available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This wonderful little book covers everything you need to know about the types of plants known as weeds. Ehrenfried Pfeiffer discusses the different varieties of weeds, how they grow and what they can tell us about soil health. The process of combatting weeds is discussed in principle as well as in practice, so that it can be applied to any situation. First written in the 1950s, this is still one of the best overviews of the subject available.
