The Useful Wild Plants of Texas, the Southeastern and Southwestern United States, the Southern Plains, and Northern Mexico [Hardcover]

Scooter Cheatham (Author), Marshall Conring Johnston (Author), Lynn Marshall (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Useful Wild Plants Inc; 1st edition (June 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1887292012
• ISBN-13: 978-1887292016
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #439,363 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have!, November 27, 1999

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Zombie Chick (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Useful Wild Plants of Texas, the Southeastern and Southwestern United States, the Southern Plains, and Northern Mexico (Hardcover)

Definitely a must have for those interested in plants! You'll never look at the "weeds" around your house the same again :)

Extremely in depth coverage of plants from Abronia spp. to Arundo spp. is given, including all manners of uses from culinary to utilitarian. (Other genuses are to be covered in future volumes.) The book is full of wonderful color photographs of all the plants covered - usually several per plant. There are wide margins listing the various uses of the plants (pointing out their discussion in the text), location diagrams of where the plants are found and more.

Although the book covers only the areas described in the title, anyone with more than a fleeting interest in useful plants is sure to appreciate this book - no matter where they might reside.

The book is steeply priced for sure, but once you open it you will understand why. It is extremely well researched, a fact that is very evident throughout the text. Also, as mentioned above, the book abounds with gorgeous color photographs. Had the book not been a gift, I would have gladly paid twice the price for it.

The next volume(s) couldn't come fast enough for me. I am beginning to get a bit worried though as to the future of the series since I obtained my copy in 1996 and haven't heard anything on newer volumes... Even if this is the only volume that comes out it is still definitely worth the purchase.

Congratulations on a wonderful book to Scooter Cheatham and Marshall C. Johnston.

--> Update: The second volume did come out! If you can believe it, it's even better than this one! :D

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vol. 2 is Out Now, May 6, 2005

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NanTzu "nantzu" (Austin, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Useful Wild Plants of Texas, the Southeastern and Southwestern United States, the Southern Plains, and Northern Mexico (Hardcover)

Vol. 2 contains Asclepias to Canavalia. I guess Amazon doesn't carry it. (...)
Saving the rainforest is great, but let's save what's here too. First we have to find out what IS here. This encyclopedia does that. All the uses for all the plants - Texas & the South.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book - and Secret of Oz DVD, August 3, 2010

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Love to Read "Life Long Learning" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Useful Wild Plants of Texas, the Southeastern and Southwestern United States, the Southern Plains, and Northern Mexico (Hardcover)

I enjoyed this book and if you wonder WHY there is so much demand for identifying edible plants, please see the Amazon DVD entitled "The Secret of Oz." Protect yourself and your family. God bless you all.