{"product_id":"9780486142975","title":"Illustrated Guide to Trees and Shrubs: A Handbook of the Woody Plants of the Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada\/Revised Edition","description":"\"Excellent keys, superbly drawn illustrations. To the student or layman I recommend this book most highly.\" — Farida A. Wiley, American Museum of Natural History\u003cbr\u003eNature lovers will welcome this authoritative, easily accessible guide to all woody plants — trees, shrubs, or vines — both wild and cultivated, commonly found in the Northeastern United States and adjacent parts of Canada. The book omits lengthy technical descriptions in favor of easy-to-use keys covering such characteristics as leaves, twigs, bark, buds, seeds, stems, fruit or fruit stalks, and other identifying traits. For this revised edition, Dr. Graves added a Winter Key, which, together with the Summer Key, facilitates identification throughout the year.\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of these keys, a section of \"shortcuts\" for the novice, a glossary, and over 300 detailed, accurate pen-and-ink drawings, even beginners will be able to quickly and accurately identify a wide variety of plants. Rigorous enough for the scientists, yet easily accessible to the layman, this book is the ideal resource for naturalists, hikers, amateur botanists, gardeners, homeowners — anyone who wants to know more about the trees and shrubs of the Northeast.\u003cbr\u003e\"An outstanding feature of the book is the more than 300 pen-and-ink drawings by a noted botanical artist, Maud H. Purdy. It is a real pleasure to view page after page of these original and excellent drawings reproduced from copper plates.\" — \u003ci\u003eScientific Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181273039088,"sku":"9780486142975","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/246903827.jpg?v=1751656125","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486142975","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}