Author: MCCLINTOCK, DAVID CHARLES (1913-2001)
Title: Companion to flowers
Description: London : G. Bell and Sons 1968. Book Club Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine. very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper. now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and sharp-cornered. by David McClintock. Physical description; 253 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Contents; 1. Some stories about plants -- 2. How our flowers became known. up to 1705 -- 3. More people connected with wild plants -- 4. Early discoveries in Wales. Ireland and Scotland -- 5. Grouping and naming plants -- 6. Botanists and botany after 1705 -- 7. Equipment -- 8. Getting to know plants better -- 9. More on plants -- 10. What is a native wild flower? -- 11. A little on plant associations -- 12. Some thoughts on plant distribution -- 13. Where to look for wild flowers -- 14. Plant names -- 15. Some by-lanes. Subjects; Botany. Botany -- — History. Wild flowers. Great Britain. Weight in Kg appr.:

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