British Wild Flowers

Author : Rosamond Richardson
Publisher : National Trust
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781911358343

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Britain's Wild Flowers by Rosamond Richardson Pdf

A fascinating look at the myths, folklore and botany behind over 70 British wildflowers. From hedgerows to meadows, wildflowers can be found throughout our green and pleasant land. In this book, journalist and garden writer Rosamond Richardson traces the history and myths behind each flower to discover the fascinating ways in which the plants were used. Discover which flower used as a medieval lie-detector to test the innocence of suspected criminals, or stuffed in the shoes of Roman centurions to prevent damage to their feet as they marched. From periwinkles, beloved of Chaucer, and the oxlips and ‘nodding violet’ growing in the forest of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the book celebrates the important role wildflowers have played in literature, as well as their uses in food and medicine, and the history, myths and tales behind each species. The nineteenth-century poet John Clare wrote, ‘I love wildflowers (none are weeds with me)'. This book is a celebration of the bountiful history behind Britain’s beloved wildflowers and is perfect for anyone with an interest in gardening, history or the natural world.

Author : David Streeter
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-07
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780007183883

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Collins Flower Guide by David Streeter Pdf

Featuring all flowering plants, including trees, grasses, and ferns, this brand-new field guide to the flowers of Britain and northern Europe is the most complete illustrated, single-volume guide ever published. Leading botanical artists have been specially commissioned to ensure accurate, detailed illustrations. Species are described and illustrated on the same page, with up-to-date authoritative text aiding identification. Plants are arranged by family, with their key features highlighted for quick and easy reference. The text offers a complete account of more than 1,900 wild flowers of Britain and Ireland, along with a summary of their European distribution.Collins Flower Guideis an indispensable guide for all those with an interest in the countryside, whether amateur or expert.

Author : Margaret Erskine Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09
Category : Wild flowers
ISBN : 1910723312

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Wild Flowers of Britain by Margaret Erskine Wilson Pdf

Margaret Erskine Wilson, late President of Kendal Natural History Society, was a keen amateur botanist and water-colourist. In 1999, she donated to the Society 150 sheets of water-colour paintings representing a thousand British and Irish plants in flower and in fruit, painted in situ over many years and in various places. At the time she donated the paintings to Kendal Natural History Society, she wrote: Begun in 1943/4 for a friend who said, 'I might learn the names of flowers if you drew them for me, in the months they're in flower'! The result is this beautiful, previously unpublished book of all her accurate and informative illustrations, painted over a period of 45 years. Over a thousand British and Irish flowers are represented in this book and it still today serves Margaret Erskine Wilson's original purpose -- it is an easy way to learn the names of our delicate and beautiful wild flowers.

Author : Mrs. Loudon (Jane)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1846
Category : Botany
ISBN : BL:A0022167925

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British wild flowers by Mrs. Loudon (Jane) Pdf

Author : Francis Rose,Clare O'Reilly
Publisher : Frederick Warne Publishers
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Shrubs
ISBN : 0723251754

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The Wild Flower Key by Francis Rose,Clare O'Reilly Pdf

This wild flower identification guide was first published in 1981 and is still widely accepted as the best of its kind for its combination of meticulous illustrations and the use of keys to aid recognition. For this new edition the Latin names have been revised in accordance with the current classification system. It is now published as the ideal book for the serious student of British and north-west European wild plants, providing a bridge between picture identification guides and the non-illustrated academic floras.

Author : John Edward Sowerby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1860
Category : Botany
ISBN : MINN:319510002297127

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British Wild Flowers by John Edward Sowerby Pdf

Author : Marjorie Blamey,Richard Fitter,Alastair Fitter
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Wild flowers
ISBN : 0713659440

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Wild Flowers of Britain & Ireland by Marjorie Blamey,Richard Fitter,Alastair Fitter Pdf

The first ever fully-illustrated, fully-mapped guide to the British and Irish flora. Its restriction to the British Isles alone allows far more detail and more local information, and identification which is made easier with the inclusion of extensive maps. Includes specific details about plants appearing in certain areas and coloured maps designed to make location and identification easy, this book also includes details of local specialities for the Isles of Scilly. Also featured is an illustrated survey of recently disappeared British and Irish plants, some of which may return. With over 2000 detailed colour paintings and more than 800 maps, this is the most extensively illustrated wild flower guide to Britain and Ireland yet. Coloured, boxed keys to plants in complex or difficult groups are provided to assist ID. The Wild Flowers of Britain and Ireland features information about grasses, which are often omitted in other, shorter books, along with sedges, rushes, horsetails and clubmosses. Ferns, though not strictly speaking flowering plants, are also included too.

Author : Simon Harrap
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781408189870

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Harrap's Wild Flowers by Simon Harrap Pdf

Wild flower identification may seem impossibly hard to those not familiar with them, but this brilliant new photographic guide aims to change that forever. With superb photography throughout, including stunning portraits and close-ups of key features where relevant, and succinct, no-nonsense text this ebook will help you identify almost any wild flower that you may encounter in Britain and Ireland. More than 800 carefully selected species are included in the guide, and only extreme rarities or seldom seen species are excluded. Key features are highlighted in tinted boxes throughout, and details of confusion species and look-alikes are given where relevant. Accurate colour maps based on the national plant-mapping scheme are provided for almost every species. This handy guide is an essential tool for anyone interested in our wild flowers.

Author : Wolfgang Lippert,D. Podlech
Publisher : Harpercollins Pub Limited
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0002199963

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Wild Flowers of Britain & Europe by Wolfgang Lippert,D. Podlech Pdf

Covers over 250 of the commonest flowers found in Britain and Europe. Each species is illustrated and described in detail in the text. The flowers are organized by colour, and the book is supplied in a durable pack wallet.

Author : Richard Sidney Richmond Fitter,Alastair Fitter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1067958157

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The Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe by Richard Sidney Richmond Fitter,Alastair Fitter Pdf

Author : David Streeter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Wild flowers
ISBN : 1900732033

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The Wild Flowers of the British Isles by David Streeter Pdf

Author : Edward Step
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Flowers
ISBN : PSU:000005138999

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Wayside and Woodland Blossoms by Edward Step Pdf

Author : Richard Sidney Richmond Fitter,Alastair Fitter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Nature
ISBN : CORNELL:31924000393771

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The Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe by Richard Sidney Richmond Fitter,Alastair Fitter Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1907
Category : Wild flowers
ISBN : UIUC:30112119892914

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Wild Flowers of the British Isles by Anonim Pdf

Author : Francis ROSE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:650194281

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The New Observers Book of Wild Flowers by Francis ROSE Pdf