Author: Albert Spear HitchcockPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 1058
Book Description
Manual of the Grasses of the United States
Author: Albert Spear HitchcockPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 1058
Book Description
Manual of the Grasses of the United States...
Author: Albert S. HitchcockPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Manual of the Grasses of the United States
Author: Albert Spear HitchcockPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 1012
Book Description
Manual of Grasses for North America
Author: Mary E. BarkworthPublisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 1457180987
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1552
Book Description
Grasses are the world’s most important plants. They are the dominant species over large parts of the earth’s land surface, a fact that is reflected in the many different words that exist for grasslands, words such as prairie, veldt, palouse, and pampas to mention just a few. As a group, grasses are of major ecological importance, as soil binders and providers of shelter and food for wild animals, both large and small. Some grasses, such as wheat, rice, corn, barley, rye, tef, and sugar cane are major sources of calories for humans and their livestock; others, primarily bamboos, are used for construction, tools, paper, and fabric. More recently, the seed catalogs that tantalize gardeners each winter have borne witness to an increasing appreciation of the aesthetic value of grasses. The Manual of Grasses for North America is designed as a successor to the classic volume by Hitchcock and Chase. It reflects current taxonomic thought and includes keys, illustrations, and distribution maps for the nearly 900 native and 400 introduced species that have been found in North America north of Mexico. In addition, it presents keys and illustrations for several species that are known only in cultivation or are of major agricultural significance, either as progenitors of bread wheat and corn or as a major threat to North American agriculture because of their ability to hybridize with crop species. The Manual of Grasses for North America is a major reference work for grasses that will retain its value for many years.
Manual of the Grasses of the United States
Author: Albert Spear HitchcockPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486227189
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Volume 2 of the basic study of American grasses, both indigenous and escapes, cultivated and wild. Over 1400 species. Full descriptions, information. Total in set: over 1100 maps, illustrations. "A definitive work." — American Reference Books Annual.
Manual of the Grasses of the United States
Author: Albert Spear HitchcockPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1051
Book Description
Manual of the Grasses of the United States. (Rev. 1950, Rep. 1971).
Author: United States. Agricultural Research ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
MANUAL OF THE GRASSES OF THE UNITED STATES. (2ND ED. 1951).
Author: United States. Department of AgriculturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Manual of the Grasses of the United States
Author: A. S. HitchcockPublisher:
ISBN: 9781607964865
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1050
Book Description
The basic study of American grasses, both indigenous and escapes, cultivated and wild. Full descriptions, information, maps, and illustrations. "A definitive work." - American Reference Books Annual.
Manual of the Grasses of the United States, Volume Two
Author: A. S. Hitchcock U.S. Dept. of AgriculturePublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486317250
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Volume 2 of the basic study of American grasses, both indigenous and escapes, cultivated and wild. Over 1400 species. Full descriptions, information. Total in set: over 1100 maps, illustrations. "A definitive work." — American Reference Books Annual.