Harper's guide to wild flowers

1912·31.2 MB·English

by  Creevey, Caroline Alathea Stickney, 1843-1920

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GUIDE
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FLOWERS
BY
MRS. CAROLINE A. CREEVEY
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON MCMXII
Books by
MRS. CAROLINE A. CREEVEY
RECREATIONS IN BOTANY. Illustrated
Post 8vo $1.50
HARPER'SGUIDETOWILDFLOWERS. $1.75
Plates in color. Crown8vo net
HARPER * BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS, N.Y.
COPYRIGHT. 1912 BY HARPER ft BROTHERS
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERIO
PUBLISHED MARCH. 1912
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER PACK
Introduction vii
I. Plan of the Book i
II. Characteristics of Some of the More Important
Botanical Families 6
Glossary of Botanical Terms 16
FLOWERS GROUPED ACCORDING TO COLOR
III. Green, Greenish, Greenish Yellow 20
IV. White, Cream, Greenish White 38
V. Yellow, Pale Yellow, Orange 147
VI. Pink, Rose, Crimson, Magenta, Red 243
VII. Blue, Purple 298
VIII. Variegated Flowers 37J
IX. Vines and Shrubs 376
HABITATS OF PLANTS
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X. River Banks Brooks Running Streams Shores
of Tide-water Bays 457
XI. Swamps (Including PineBarrenSwamps),Bogs,and
Marshes 461
XII. At the Seaside. Near the Coast 466
XIII. Aquatics 469
XIV. Wet Meadows,andThickets. Low,RichGrounds . 471
XV. Dry Fields and Pastures. Waste Places. Road-
sides 474
XVI. Sandy, Sterile Soil 479
XVII. Weeds. Escaped from Cultivation 482
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XVIII. Open, Dry, Rocky Woods and Hillsides . . . 487
XIX. Deep, Cool, Shaded, Damp Woods 494
XX. Parasitic Plants 498
THE FLOWER CALENDAR
XXI. March, April 499
April, May 500
May, June, or Later 502
June, July, and August 506
July to August, and Later 511
August, September, and Later 515
September, October, and November 517
Index 519