A book which brilliantly twists our perception of nature by showing us nature's perspective of us.

This edition introduces and explains fundamental botanical concepts to gardeners of all abilities, helping them understand plants from a plant's point of view.

Features a journey through botanical history, travelling from Athens in the third century BC, through Constantinople and Venice, Padua and Pisa to the present.

The story of orchid thief and obsessive, John Laroche, and the bizarre world of the orchid fanciers of Florida. The world of the orchid hunters, breeders and showmen, their rivalries, vendettas and crimes, smuggling, thefts and worse provide the backdrop to an exploration of one of the byways of human nature, the obsessive world of the collector.

Biology of Plants has long been the definitive text in introductory botany for biology majors. It is especially known for its impeccable scholarship, extensive coverage of diversity, chemical interactions, evolution and ecology, and magnificent art program. The new edition maintains the book's trademark authority, currency, and expert visuals, while offering a wealth of new information, ...

Anna Pavord's irresistible story of the tulip in b-format paperback

What is a tree? As this celebration of the trees shows, they are our countryside; our ancestors descended from them; and they gave us air to breathe. The author travels from his back garden round the world to explore the beauty, variety and ingenuity of trees: from how they live so long to how they talk to each other, and why they came to exist.

Oliver Sacks is a neurologist and also a member of the American Fern Society. This is his spellbinding account of his recent trip with a group of fellow fern enthusiasts to the beautiful, history-steeped province of Oaxaca. A captivating evocation of a place, its people, its plants and its myriad wonders.

This reference work explains the grammar and syntax of botanical Latin, and covers the roots and origins of Latin and latinised geographical names, colour terms, symbols and abbreviations, diagnoses and descriptions, and the formation of names and epithets.

Aimed at gardeners, this work is a compendium of Latin words that describe and distinguish plants and flowers. It also contains garden lore, such as: why Narcissus cyclamineus is a horticultural joke; why basil is the herb of dread and suspicion; and, why Cleopatra's asp arrives in a basket of figs whenever Antony and Cleopatra is performed.

From sky-high horse chestnuts to modest maples, you can learn everything you need to know to be able to quickly and easily identify over 325 of the UK and Europe's most commonly found trees.

When Steve Sillett was 19 years old, he free-climbed - with no safety equipment and no training - one of the tallest trees on earth, in the redwood forests of Prairie Creek, California. 30 storeys above the ground he glimpsed an undiscovered ecosystem, and his passion for that world would transform the rest of his life.

This work offers remedies for all the ills known to 17th century society. Together with an alphabetical section on herbs, their provenance and properties, it includes The English Physician and Family Dispensary , which provides an astrologo-physical discourse of the human virtues of the body.

Oliver Sacks travels once again in search of human diversity, to the South Pacific atoll of Pingelap, where he finds that a high proportion of the population is colourblind and investigates the causes and effects of that condition. This book explores the islands, the people and their case studies.

There are few herbalists in the US as much respected by their peers as Michael Moore. This book can be used as a field guide, a reference on home remedies and a treatise on the applications of herbal medicine in an era of high-tech healing. It is one of the most treasured of botanical books.

Traces the history of five commercial plants - sugar, tea, cotton, potatoes and quinine - and seeks to illustrate how man's need, or greed, for these products has shaped human development. This edition includes a chapter on the coca plant, demonstrating its social, political and economic effect.

Examines the evolution of plants from the earliest forms of life. This book incorporates many studies on the morphological evolution of plants, enlivens the subject with research on ancient DNA and other bimolecular markers, and places plant evolution in the context of climate change and mass extinction. It also includes special biome maps.

The Front Range of Colorado is one of America's most famous and spectacular summer playgrounds. This book provides: a description of the species, line drawings, colour photographs, plant keys, reference materials, and a glossary.

Contains 130 pages with text, each facing 130 pages of illustrations. Each page is a separate subject. This guide emphasises on flowering plants, which dominate the earth. It discusses: why leaves turn color in autumn; how certain plants devour insects; how a flower develops into a fruit with seeds; how flowers are pollinated; and more.

Aimed at the student of British and north-west European wild plants, this wild flower identification guide provides a bridge between picture identification guides and the non-illustrated academic floras.