Project Gutenberg 2014-05-18 Public domain in the USA. 83 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert) 1876 1912 Reed, Chester Albert Flower Guide: Wild Flowers East of the Rockies (Revised and with New Illustrations) Produced 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. "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.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45676/45676-h/images/cover.jpg en Flowers -- United States QK Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 419127 419134 2024-09-19T07:20:26.890405 2023-09-20T03:50:11.289205 text/html text/html 389454 2014-05-17T18:55:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 5062465 2014-05-17T18:57:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 5236776 2024-09-19T07:20:38.702327 application/epub+zip 5248611 2024-09-19T07:20:30.378376 application/epub+zip 180692 2024-09-19T07:20:28.630388 application/epub+zip 5363636 2024-09-19T07:20:43.412302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5307287 2024-09-19T07:20:36.928340 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267010 2022-09-20T19:25:13.065043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313032 2024-09-19T07:20:24.475390 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 313671 2014-05-17T18:55:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 95462 2014-05-17T18:57:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 312703 2014-05-17T18:56:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 95186 2014-05-17T18:57:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 312785 2014-05-17T18:56:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95167 2014-05-17T18:57:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21245 2024-09-19T07:20:43.563294 application/rdf+xml 9859 2024-09-19T07:20:28.814377 image/jpeg 1812 2024-09-19T07:20:28.731367 image/jpeg 5080100 2024-09-19T07:20:27.320381 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog