Botany for Gardeners

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Timber Press, 2005 - Gardening - 239 pages
A bestseller since its debut in 1990, this indispensable and handy reference has now been expanded and updated to include an appendix on plant taxonomy and a comprehensive index. Two dozen new photos and illustrations make this new edition even richer with information. Its convenient paperback format makes it easy to carry and access, whether you are in or out of the garden. An essential overview of the science behind plants for beginning and advanced gardeners alike.

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Botany for Gardeners: An Introduction and Guide
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About the author (2005)

Brian Capon received a Ph.D. in botany from the University of Chicago and was for thirty years professor of botany at California State University, Los Angeles. He is the author of Plant Survival: Adapting to a Hostile World, also published by Timber Press.

Bibliographic information

Title Botany for Gardeners
EUi collection
European documentation
Gardening & Horticulture
Photographs by Brian Capon
Illustrated by Brian Capon
Edition illustrated, revised
Publisher Timber Press, 2005
ISBN 0881926558, 9780881926552
Length 239 pages
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