Frederick Warne Publishers Ltd; Rev Ed edition (30 The Wild Flower Key (Revised Edition) - How to identify wild plants, trees
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Description:
This wild flower identification guide was first published in 1981 and is still widely accepted as the best of its kind for its combination of meticulous illustrations and the use of keys to aid recognition. For this new edition, the Latin names have been revised in accordance with the current classification system. It is now published as the ideal book for the serious student of British and north-west European wild plants, providing a bridge between picture identification guides and the non-illustrated academic floras.
Registered: March 2007 Location: Broad Hinton (thats near swindon) Posts: 860
Review Date: Wed 17, October, 2007
Would you recommend it? Yes |
Total Spent: £19.99| Rating: 10
Strengths:
clear concise and brilliant keys
Weaknesses:
It seems odd to be giving such a glowing review of this book. The previous edition was complicated and not very user friendly, but the revised edition is really really good. Its clear and concise and has good structural diagrams at the front. The keys have also been reworked and are now much clearer and are easy to use. The illustrations have also been reworked and are now much clearer than previous editions were. Its a fab book for the serious amatuer, and although its quite big and a bit weighty its well worth taking out and about with you. Depending on where you get it it comes with a handy wipe clean cover as well, in case you drop it in the mud whilst trying to ID something small!
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