[PDF] The Wild Flowers Of California 1909 eBook

Author : Mary Elizabeth Parsons
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Page : 526 pages
File Size : 39,50 MB
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780982403488

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Children who lack regular contact with the natural world suffer in various ways ranging from nervousness, boredom, apathy, lack of purpose, lack of empathy, to passivity, and the list goes on. A growing number of children are being identified as suffering from NDD, the abreviation for "Nature Deficit Disorder," caused by an increasing estrangment from the great outdoors. Many people, both children and adults, have never experienced the healthy joy and satisfaction of rambling through the woods and becoming acquainted with the wild animals and plants that live there.Just as it would be unthinkable to live life without learning the names of one's schoolmates or coworkers, so equally is it an impoverished existence that fails to gain familiarity with our fellow beings here on planet Earth. The birds, trees, insects, flowers, animals, and stars, each have their own special language reserved for those who take the time to know and love them. These are secret and ineffible languages of the heart: they are learned only through regular and frequent comunion with the natural world.The Wildflowers of California by Mary Elizabeth Parsons, is just what the doctor ordered. Written in the folksy style of an enthusiast rather than in the dry, boring, and tedious language of a botanist, this book nevertheless provides us with all that is needed in the way of scientific names and plant families. These classifications serve the advanced student with a means to understand the interrelationships between the various tribes of the plant world. These botanical names, however, are secondary. As the great horticulturist, Alan Chadwick, once said to a student who had faltered in the identification of a newly germinated seedling, "Dear child, the name is of no great importance; just please, tell me that you know it intimately."The 150 illustrations in The Wildflowers of California, drawn by Margaret Warriner Buck, capture the distinctive character of each individual plant. The book also includes an identification key based on the colors of the flowers that will clear up any possible doubts about the names of the wildflowers. With an index of both common and botanical names, it is easy to find any particular plant. The Glossary defines all the scientific terms. We heartily recommend this book.

Author : Mary Elizabeth Parsons
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 27,78 MB
Release : 2015-11-20
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ISBN : 9781347055540

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Author : Mary Elizabeth Parsons
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Page : 524 pages
File Size : 38,30 MB
Release : 2013-10
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ISBN : 9781494117108

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This is a new release of the original 1925 edition.

Author : Mary Elizabeth Parsons
Publisher :
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 39,23 MB
Release : 2015-06-29
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781330475379

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Excerpt from The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits "Were I, O God, in churchless lands remaining, Far from all voice of teachers or divines, My soul would find in flowers of thy ordaining Priests, sermons, shrines!" About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.