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100 1 _aMiller, Ellen,
_d1854-1929
245 1 0 _aWild flowers of the north-eastern states
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-06-13
508 _aJoeri de Ruiter and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Wild Flowers of the North-Eastern States" by Ellen Miller and Margaret Christine Whiting is a botanical guidebook written in the late 19th century. This work offers a detailed collection of three hundred and eight wildflower species native to the North-Eastern United States, emphasizing their unique characteristics through life-size illustrations and descriptions. The book aims to make the world of flora accessible to non-scientific readers, providing a resource for nature lovers to engage with and appreciate the beauty and individuality of each flower. The opening of this publication sets a welcoming tone, explaining the authors' goals to present flowers in an approachable manner, avoiding complex scientific terminology. They encourage readers to appreciate the flowers for their personal qualities rather than their botanical classifications. The introduction highlights the authors' efforts in gathering diverse specimens while acknowledging the limits of their selection; they dedicate their work to promoting a "floral portrait-gallery" that encourages exploration and admiration of nature's nuances. Furthermore, the text describes the significance of each plant, including their habitats, flowering times, and distinctive features that contribute to their allure and aesthetics in the natural landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: G. P. Putnam's sons, 1895
653 _aPlants -- Northeastern States
653 _aWild flowers -- Northeastern States
700 1 _aWhiting, Margaret C.
_q(Margaret Christine),
_d1860-1946
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/wildflowersofnor00mill_0
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73825
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