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Sto caricando le informazioni... Jewels of the Plains: Wild Flowers of the Great Plains Grasslands and Hillsdi Claude A. Barr
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. A guide to the flowers that grow on the Great Plains, the grasslands and the Black Hills. This book is being reprinted with new photos, so I thought I'd check out the writing to see if the updated version would be worth buying. I had read that the author was somewhat witty. Not true. The photos would have to be mighty fantastic to get me to shell out for any edition. The book begins with a few pages introducing the geography of the Great Plains. It then dives right into an alphabetical listing of seemingly hundreds of plants native to the area. Each species is annotated with Barr's experiences growing the plant in his garden or his journeys to try to find unusual color variations. There are some species he apparently wasn't familiar with, as he gives just a brief write-up which sounds more like nursery promotion. He ends with a chapter on the soil & growing requirements of the plants. Weedon then inserts a few pages of praise for Barr's work. Finally, there is a glossary, bibliography (dated, of course), and extensive index. I think my botanical training prejudiced me against people who dig up wild plants, which is what Barr continually did. It isn't clear whether the plants he sold were propagates from his own garden or if he also sold wild dug plants. Yes, times were different then. That's one reason we have lost so much of our native vegetation. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
From Abronia to Zinnia, Jewels of the Plains describes the natural history and garden merits of more than five hundred Great Plains wildflowers. Considered the authoritative guide by native plant enthusiasts and horticulturists, it captures the unique beauty, resilience, and variety of wildflowers in the Great Plains.Claude A. Barr did not set out to be a writer. In 1910, he homesteaded 160 acres of prairie in the southwest corner of South Dakota, intending to become a farmer. Despite challenging conditions, Barr fell in love with the land and its native flora. He began contributing profiles of plains wildflowers to gardening magazines, which precipitated requests for seed and led him to start a mail-order nursery, Prairie Gem Ranch. What began as a Depression-era sideline eventually gained a worldwide clientele, and Barr became a respected ambassador for the wildflowers of this part of the American landscape.Decades of observing plants in the wild and growing them for his nursery, as well as careful study of scientific sources, gave Barr unequaled knowledge that culminated in this acclaimed book. Wonderfully written and deeply researched, Jewels of the Plains is more than a field guide or how-to manual. It's a pioneering text on native plant horticulture that details plant life on the prairie in the voice of one with intimate familiarity with the subject. Each description reads like a mini nature essay, giving insight into both the plants and Barr's engaging personality.Edited to incorporate new scientific information, this edition includes an Introduction and supplemental notes by botanist and horticulturalist James H. Locklear. He places Barr's remarkable life and work in historic and scientific context, illuminating his accomplishments from a fresh perspective. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)582.130978Natural sciences and mathematics Plants Plants noted for specific vegetative characteristics and flowers Herbaceous and woody plants, plants noted for their flowers Flowering plants Flowering plants by place Flowering plants of North AmericaClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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