Project Gutenberg 2015-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 342 Armstrong, Margaret 1867 1944 Neilson Armstrong, Margaret Armstrong, Margaret Neilson Armstrong, M. N. (Margaret Nielson) Thornber, J. J. (John James) 1872 1962 Thornber, John James Field Book of Western Wild Flowers Illustrated by Armstrong. Produced by Greg Bergquist, Wayne Hammond and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Field Book of Western Wild Flowers" by Margaret Armstrong and J. J. Thornber is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This work aims to document and provide a popular field guide to the diverse wild flowers found in the western United States, particularly in areas west of the Rocky Mountains. It features detailed descriptions and illustrations of various flower species that thrive in different environments, offering insight into their beauty and ecological significance. The opening of the book introduces readers to the purpose and scope of the work, stating that it represents a comprehensive attempt to catalog the common wild flowers of the western U.S. In it, the authors discuss the variety of climates and ecosystems within this vast region, from deserts to mountain gardens, showcasing the ability of plants to adapt and thrive in challenging environments. The preface also mentions the collaboration between Armstrong, a botanical illustrator, and Professor Thornber, highlighting the book’s accessibility for both general readers and scientists. Thus, it sets a foundation for exploring the richly illustrated content that follows, aiming to engage both casual flower enthusiasts and serious botanists alike. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Flowers -- West (U.S.) Flowers -- West (U.S.) -- Pictorial works QK Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 1064819 1065272 2024-09-20T06:23:52.286987 2023-09-20T16:15:30.045432 text/html text/html 1024293 2015-01-14T10:04:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 25591632 2015-01-14T10:05:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 31636667 2024-09-20T06:24:30.497826 application/epub+zip 31652093 2024-09-20T06:24:03.675984 application/epub+zip 360326 2024-09-20T06:23:57.586933 application/epub+zip 32010121 2024-09-20T06:24:41.851689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31904929 2024-09-20T06:24:21.414830 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 654619 2022-09-21T18:26:29.556405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 776281 776055 2024-09-20T06:23:45.798000 2023-09-20T16:15:24.513392 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 775172 2015-01-14T10:04:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 234847 2015-01-14T10:05:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19172 2024-09-20T06:24:42.200677 application/rdf+xml 20759 2024-09-20T06:23:57.920941 image/jpeg 2936 2024-09-20T06:23:57.755912 image/jpeg 27182263 2024-09-20T06:23:53.228934 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 en.wikipedia