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Botany guides

Cvancara, Alan M. Edible Wild Plants and Herbs: A Pocket Guide. McGraw-Hill Professional, 2001. A concise guide that will enable the reader to identify and use 50 common plants and herbs.

Darke, Rick. The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses: Sedges, Rushes, Restios, Cat-Tails, and Selected Bamboos. Timber, 1999. An well-illustrated reference intended for gardeners in a wide range of situations and climates.

Foster, Steven, and James A. Duke. A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants: Eastern and Central North America. Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Identification of 500 medicinal plants with known uses, folk and scientifically verified.

Grantham, Keith, and Paul Klaassen. The Cacti and Other Succulents. Timber, 1999. A comprehensive A-Z guide.

Markley, Robert, and Elizabeth D. Crawford. Encyclopedia of Roses: History, Botany, Characteristics, Design Examples, Planting and Care, the Best Species and Varieties. Barron's Educational, 1999. A lavishly illustrated and comprehensive guide.

Turner, Nancy J., and Adam F. Szczawinski. Common Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms of North America. Lubrecht & Cramer, 1995.

Venning, Frank D. Wildflowers of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. Golden, St. Martin's, 1984. 2001. An identification guide with descriptions, maps, and illustrations for more than 1,500 common species.

Gardening

Art, Henry Warren. A Garden of Wildflowers: 101 Native Species and How to Grow Them. Storey, 1986.

Bennett, Jackie, and others. The Gardener's Atlas: The Origins, Discovery, and Cultivation of the World's Most Popular Garden Plants. Firefly, 1998. Beautifully illustrated work that looks at the history of many of the world's most popular cultivated plants.

Cutler, Karan Davis. Burpee: The Complete Vegetable & Herb Gardener: A Guide to Growing Your Garden Organically. Macmillan, 1997. Covers all aspects of organic gardening from site and soil preparation to pest and disease control.

Hobhouse, Penelope. Plants in Garden History. Pavilion, 2000. Provides a definitive history of gardens, gardening, and the plants themselves.

Jantra, Ingrid, and Ursula Kruger. The House Plant Encyclopedia. Firefly, 1997. Comprehensive reference with more than 900 photographs.

Kramer, Jack. Earthly Delights: Tubs of Tomatoes and Buckets of Beans. Fulcrum, 1997. Basics of container gardening.

Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw, and Diane E. Bilderback. The Book of Garden Secrets. Firefly, 1997. The botany behind the garden.

Phillips, Roger, and Martyn Rix. The Botanical Garden: Perennials and Annuals. 2 vols. Firefly, 2002. Beautifully illustrated two-volume reference source on garden flowers.

Smith, Shane. Greenhouse Gardener's Companion: Growing Food and Flowers in Your Greenhouse or Sunspace. 2nd ed. Fulcrum, 2000. Setup and growing guide.

Stout, Ruth. Gardening Without Work: For the Aging, the Busy and the Indolent. Lyons, 1998. Low-maintenance flower and vegetable gardening with emphasis on mulching.

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