Harper Collins Collins Pocket Guide Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe
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Wed 17, October, 2007
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£15.00
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Description:
A leader in the field for almost 20 years, this guide provides comprehensive coverage of the trees, shrubs and flowering plants growing wild in the British Isles and in Europe from the Alps up to the Arctic, including Iceland. Over 1430 species are illustrated and over 1950 described, in systematic order, from trees to orchids and waterweeds.
Beautiful colour paintings are complemented by text which stresses the points most useful for quick identification. There are notes on ecology, lists of characteristic plants, a glossary, and indexes of scientific names. The keys are illustrated in colour, with the main key designed specially for beginners. Eight special keys allow identification of more difficult groups of plants.
Author:
Richard Fitter and Alastair Fitter, Illustrated by Marjorie Blamey
RRP:
£16.99
Published Date:
05.02.01
ISBN:
0-00-220062-7
Format
Paperback Hardback
Author
almostnormal Officer of the Wild Empire
Registered: March 2007 Location: Broad Hinton (thats near swindon) Posts: 871
Review Date: Wed 17, October, 2007
Would you recommend it? Yes |
Total Spent: £15.00| Rating: 8
Strengths:
clear pictures and good descriptions
Weaknesses:
keys are less than brilliant
This is ok if you're just starting out. It's comprehensive and has nice clear pictures. The descriptions of the plants are also very good, and are easy to understand once you've got your head around the technical terminology. Downside is the keys, which are deeply confusing and even when you have a rough idea what you're looking at don't always work properly. good first time guide though!
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