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100 1 _aReed, Chester A.
_q(Chester Albert),
_d1876-1912
245 1 0 _aFlower Guide: Wild Flowers East of the Rockies :
_b(Revised and with New Illustrations)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2014-05-18
508 _aProduced by Stephen Hutcheson, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. This book was provided by Nancy Hutcheson from the Head family library.
520 _a"Flower Guide: Wild Flowers East of the Rockies" by Chester A. Reed is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a comprehensive guide to identifying wildflowers found in regions east of the Rocky Mountains, distinguished by its detailed descriptions and numerous illustrations created by the author himself. Aimed at both casual enthusiasts and serious horticulturists, it focuses on enhancing the reader's appreciation of the beauty and diversity of flowering plants in North America. At the start of the guide, Reed sets the stage by expressing his admiration for the beauty of wildflowers and acknowledging the recent surge in public interest in nature study. He emphasizes the importance of identification and provides insight into the life cycles of plants, including their reproductive strategies such as cross-fertilization. Additionally, the introduction briefly discusses the symbiotic relationships between flowers and pollinators, illustrating how these interactions contribute to the survival of plant species. Overall, this opening portion lays a solid foundation for the detailed accounts and vivid illustrations of various wildflowers that follow in the guide. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFlowers -- United States
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45676
999 _c86515
_d86515