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--Boundary_(ID_hSuNCq1kplM3KCvxChQItw) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I know lots of naturalists who are big fans of Newcomb's Wildflower Guide -- it will disappoint your wish for lots of colour illustrations, but actually in some ways the line drawings are better -- it has a KEY SYSTEM which, when learned (very simple, involving flower parts and leaf shapes mainly), is quite simple to follow and is field-tested (copyright 1977 and never revised, as fas as I know). Beware, of course, that it is for northeastern North America, thus you will also need access to the latest Roland's Flora of Nova Scotia (1998?) by Marian Zinck/Munro, who is at the N.S. Museum of Nat. Hist. in Halifax, 1747 Summer St. Roland's Flora can be found in all N.S. public libraries and high school libraries; also the much older Roland and Smith's Flora of N.S. can still be found for sale in some bookstores for about $20 or less and is much more portable than is Zinck's 2-volume, large-format tome. If you want lots of colour illustrations, try either the Nat. Audubon Society Field Guide to Wildflowers -- not sure of exact title, but is a very good value for the money -- illustrations are mostly good photos. Also the Golden Guide to Wildflowers (not the small one) is not a bad guide either with lots of good painted illustrations. Hope this helps beyond Lance's answer. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: "Laviolette, Lance (EXP)" <lance.laviolette@lmco.com> > Date: October 31, 2008 1:24:58 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] Plant ID book was "New York Aster flowers?" > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Steve Shaw wrote: > >> Nobody suggested what would be a good Eastern N. America >> plant ID book to buy, with lots of colour pictures. Any >> recommendations? > > Steve, as a casual botanist such as yourself, the two books that I use > that fit your description are the following: > > - "A Field Guide to Wildflowers : Northeastern and North-Central North > America (Peterson Field Guides) by Margaret McKenny (Author), Roger > Tory > Peterson (Illustrator, Series Editor) > - Newcomb's Wildflower Guide by Lawrence Newcomb (Author), Gordon > Morrison (illustrator) > > Both should be readily available. > > All the best, > > Lance --Boundary_(ID_hSuNCq1kplM3KCvxChQItw) Content-type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> I know lots of naturalists who are big fans of Newcomb's Wildflower = Guide -- it will disappoint your wish for lots of colour illustrations, = but actually in some ways the line drawings are better -- it has a KEY = SYSTEM which, when learned (very simple, involving flower parts and leaf = shapes mainly), is quite simple to follow and is field-tested (copyright = 1977 and never revised, as fas as I know). =A0Beware, of course, that it = is for northeastern North America, thus you will also need access to the = latest Roland's Flora of Nova Scotia (1998?) by Marian Zinck/Munro, who = is at the N.S. Museum of Nat. Hist. in Halifax, 1747 Summer St. = =A0Roland's Flora can be found in all N.S. public libraries and high = school libraries; also the much older Roland and Smith's Flora of N.S. = can still be found for sale in some bookstores for about $20 or less and = is much more portable than is Zinck's 2-volume, large-format = tome.<div><br></div><div>If you want lots of colour illustrations, try = either the Nat. Audubon Society Field Guide to Wildflowers -- not sure = of exact title, but is a very good value for the money -- illustrations = are mostly good photos. =A0Also the Golden Guide to Wildflowers (not the = small one) is not a bad guide either with lots of good painted = illustrations.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope this helps beyond Lance's = answer. =A0Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin = forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">"Laviolette, Lance (EXP)" <<a = href=3D"mailto:lance.laviolette@lmco.com">lance.laviolette@lmco.com</a>></= font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">October 31, 2008 1:24:58 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Plant ID book was "New = York Aster flowers?"</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Steve Shaw wrote:</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Nobody suggested what would be a good Eastern N. = America<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">plant ID book to buy, with lots of colour = pictures.<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </span>Any<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">recommendations?</div> </blockquote><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Steve, as a casual botanist such = as yourself, the two books that I use</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">that fit = your description are the following:</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">- "A Field Guide to Wildflowers = : Northeastern and North-Central North</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">America = (Peterson Field Guides) by Margaret McKenny (Author), Roger = Tory</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Peterson (Illustrator, Series = Editor)</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide by = Lawrence Newcomb (Author), Gordon</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Morrison = (illustrator)</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Both should be readily available.</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">All the = best,</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Lance</div> = </blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_hSuNCq1kplM3KCvxChQItw)--
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