Author: Jaromír Pokorný
Publisher: Conran Octopus
ISBN: 9780706402889
Category : Trees
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
A Colour Guide to Familiar Trees, Leaves, Bark and Fruit
Author: Jaromír Pokorný
Publisher: Conran Octopus
ISBN: 9780706402889
Category : Trees
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Publisher: Conran Octopus
ISBN: 9780706402889
Category : Trees
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Familiar Trees and Their Leaves
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Category : Trees
Languages : en
Pages : 334
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Category : Trees
Languages : en
Pages : 334
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Familiar Trees and Their Leaves
Author: Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews
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Category : Leaves
Languages : en
Pages : 376
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Category : Leaves
Languages : en
Pages : 376
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The Book of Leaves
Author: Allen J. Coombes
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022617686X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 2009
Book Description
Of all our childhood memories, few are quite as thrilling, or as tactile, as those of climbing trees. Scampering up the rough trunk, spying on the world from the cool green shelter of the canopy, lying on a limb and looking up through the leaves at the summer sun almost made it seem as if we were made for trees, and trees for us.Even in adulthood, trees retain their power, from the refreshing way their waves of green break the monotony of a cityscape to the way their autumn transformations take our breath away. In this lavishly illustrated volume, the trees that have enriched our lives finally get their full due, through a focus on the humble leaves that serve, in a sense, as their public face. The Book of Leaves offers a visually stunning and scientifically engaging guide to six hundred of the most impressive and beautiful leaves from around the world. Each leaf is reproduced here at its actual size, in full color, and is accompanied by an explanation of the range, distribution, abundance, and habitat of the tree on which it’s found. Brief scientific and historical accounts of each tree and related species include fun-filled facts and anecdotes that broaden its portrait. The Henry’s Maple, for instance, found in China and named for an Irish doctor who collected leaves there, bears little initial resemblance to the statuesque maples of North America, from its diminutive stature to its unusual trifoliolate leaves. Or the Mediterranean Olive, which has been known to live for more than 1,500 years and whose short, narrow leaves only fall after two or three years, pushed out in stages by the emergence of younger leaves. From the familiar friends of our backyards to the giants of deep woods, The Book of Leaves brings the forest to life—and to our living rooms—as never before.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022617686X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 2009
Book Description
Of all our childhood memories, few are quite as thrilling, or as tactile, as those of climbing trees. Scampering up the rough trunk, spying on the world from the cool green shelter of the canopy, lying on a limb and looking up through the leaves at the summer sun almost made it seem as if we were made for trees, and trees for us.Even in adulthood, trees retain their power, from the refreshing way their waves of green break the monotony of a cityscape to the way their autumn transformations take our breath away. In this lavishly illustrated volume, the trees that have enriched our lives finally get their full due, through a focus on the humble leaves that serve, in a sense, as their public face. The Book of Leaves offers a visually stunning and scientifically engaging guide to six hundred of the most impressive and beautiful leaves from around the world. Each leaf is reproduced here at its actual size, in full color, and is accompanied by an explanation of the range, distribution, abundance, and habitat of the tree on which it’s found. Brief scientific and historical accounts of each tree and related species include fun-filled facts and anecdotes that broaden its portrait. The Henry’s Maple, for instance, found in China and named for an Irish doctor who collected leaves there, bears little initial resemblance to the statuesque maples of North America, from its diminutive stature to its unusual trifoliolate leaves. Or the Mediterranean Olive, which has been known to live for more than 1,500 years and whose short, narrow leaves only fall after two or three years, pushed out in stages by the emergence of younger leaves. From the familiar friends of our backyards to the giants of deep woods, The Book of Leaves brings the forest to life—and to our living rooms—as never before.
Familiar Trees and Their Leaves
Author: Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews
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Category : Trees
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Category : Trees
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Acting and Actors, Elocution and Elocutionists
Author: Alfred Ayres
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Category : Acting
Languages : en
Pages : 326
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Category : Acting
Languages : en
Pages : 326
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Intelligence
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 832
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 832
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Bulletin
Author: Louisville Free Public Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 146
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Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Representitive Essays
Author: George Haven Putnam
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Category : English essays
Languages : en
Pages : 430
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Category : English essays
Languages : en
Pages : 430
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7000-7999, Social sciences, 8000-8999, Natural sciences; 9000-9999, Technology
Author: Princeton University. Library
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 698
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 698
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