An Instant Guide to Wildflowers: The Most Familiar Species of North American Wildflowers Described and Illustrated in Color (Instant Guides) [Paperback]

Pamela Forey (Author), Cecilia Fitzsimons (Author)

Book Description

Series: Instant Guides | Publication Date: September 1991

An Instant Guide to Wildflowers is an ideal compact identification guide to wildflowers commonly seen around the cities, roadsides, woods, and open areas of North America.
This user-friendly guide assumes no previous knowledge: an easy-to-follow system of color-coded bands (denoting color of flower) and symbols (giving typical location) leads quickly to the correct section of the book. Detailed, full-color illustrations of flowers, leaves, and shape of plant, plus a distribution map and concise informative text, allow you to identify positively the most familiar species of North America.

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An Instant Guide to Wildflowers is an ideal compact identification guide to wildflowers commonly seen around the cities, roadsides, woods, and open areas of North America.
This user-friendly guide assumes no previous knowledge: an easy-to-follow system of color-coded bands (denoting color of flower) and symbols (giving typical location) leads quickly to the correct section of the book. Detailed, full-color illustrations of flowers, leaves, and shape of plant, plus a distribution map and concise informative text, allow you to identify positively the most familiar species of North America. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Longmeadow Pr (September 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0681411759
• ISBN-13: 978-0681411753
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 3.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,001,435 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars instant guide to wildflowers, December 15, 2009

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T. Thom "lost in the shuffle" (northeast) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Guide to Wildflowers (Instant Guides (Random House)) (Hardcover)

great book - easy to use and carry around - very straight forward - no confusing references or crazy in depth descriptions - - - communications with seller was great - safe and quick delivery

3.0 out of 5 stars Instant Guide to Wildflowers (Instant Guides (Random House)), August 29, 2008

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P. Campbell (Reston, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Guide to Wildflowers (Instant Guides (Random House)) (Hardcover)

I like the book and it's general condition is good. However, one page is torn diagonally at almost half the page. It was folded back when I received it. I do not plan to return it.