WILD FLOWERS: BOTANISING IN BRITAIN. By John Gilmour and Max Walters. New Naturalist No. 5. Limpback Reprints series.
(1954) 1985 paperback reprint of 1973 5th edition. 8vo (149 x 216mm). Ppxx,241. B/w photograph plates, b/w line illustrations, maps and bibliography.
Scholarly and authoritative. An excellent and readable work, much to be recommended. Chapters include: The anatomy of field botany; How our flora was discovered; The biology of our flora; How our flora came to Britain; Woodlands and hedgerows; Moors, heaths and commons; Chalk downs and limestone uplands; Mountains; Bogs, fens and marshes; Rivers, lakes and ponds; The sea coast; Fields and roadsides; Arable land, waste ground and walls; How to go further. Appendices are: Ways and means; Keys.
Scholarly and authoritative. An excellent and readable work, much to be recommended. Chapters include: The anatomy of field botany; How our flora was discovered; The biology of our flora; How our flora came to Britain; Woodlands and hedgerows; Moors, heaths and commons; Chalk downs and limestone uplands; Mountains; Bogs, fens and marshes; Rivers, lakes and ponds; The sea coast; Fields and roadsides; Arable land, waste ground and walls; How to go further. Appendices are: Ways and means; Keys.
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50040
| Author | Gilmour (John) and Walters (Max). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 50040 |
| ISBN | 0002193264 / 0002193264. |
| Book Description | Slight wear to cover, page corners slightly turned over pp164-190 else good, solidly intact, second-hand paperback. |
| Book Cover | Paperback |
| Published Date | 1985 |
| Publisher | Collins. |
| Place | New Naturalist Series. |