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Trees and Shrubs of Kentucky.
Title:
Trees and Shrubs of Kentucky.
Author:
Wharton, Mary E.
ISBN:
9780813157511
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (596 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Purpose -- Scope -- Plan and Arrangement -- Procedure in Identification -- Names Used -- Frequence and Distribution -- Principles of Naming Plants -- Part I. The Woody Vegetation of Kentucky in Kcological Perspective -- Geology, Climate, and Plant Geography -- Kentucky's Forests -- Present Status -- Forest Types -- Growing Woody Plants -- Use of Native Species in Ornamental Planting -- Care of Trees and Shrubs -- Autumn in Kentucky -- Representative Forest Communities -- Part II. Plates and Descriptions -- Arrangement of Plates for Identification -- Identification by Flowers or Fruits -- Flowers -- Fruits -- Identification Chiefly by Vegetative Characters -- Evergreens -- Deciduous Vines -- Deciduous Shrubs -- Deciduous Trees -- Part III. Natural History Accounts of the SpeciesArranged According to Families -- Suggested References -- Illustrated Glossary -- Index.
Abstract:
This authoritative volume provides a comprehensive guide to the 282 species of woody plants found in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and Eastern Missouri. Illustrated with more than 1,150 photographs, this book shows not only leaves and bark, but also buds, flowers, and fruits to enable you to recognize trees at any season. Complete with an identification guide that really works, this beautiful book will be valuable to both specialist and amateur.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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