Agnes Chase's First Book of Grasses
The Structure of Grasses Explained for Beginners, Fourth Edition
$42.30
- Paperback
152 pages
- Release Date
17 April 1996
Summary
For almost seventy-five years, Agnes Chase’s First Book of Grasses has been the classic guide to the structure of this complex group of plants. Clearly written and copiously illustrated with line drawings, the book is accessible to those with little or no botanical training, yet it also is respected by botanists as an authoritative introduction to agrostology.Last updated in 1959, the book now has been thoroughly revised to reflect current scientific knowledge, nomenclature, and classificatio…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781560986560 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1560986565 |
| Author: | Agnes Chase, Lynn G. Clark, Ricard W. Pohl |
| Publisher: | Smithsonian Books |
| Imprint: | Smithsonian Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 152 |
| Edition: | 4th |
| Release Date: | 17 April 1996 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“An affordable and valuable addition to any horticulturist’s bookshelf… . [This book makes] the seemingly insurmountable complexity of the grass inflorescence accessible to horticulture students and botanists alike… . Many of the illustrations are from the first edition, and are exquisite in their detail and clarity.”—HortScience
“Beautifully illustrated and a handy companion to a botanical garden.”—New Scientist
“A new edition of the classic botanical introduction to agrostology covering the major groups of grasses found in the Americas. Truly a standard, Chase first published the guide in 1902 and was considered the preeminent agrostologist of American grasses at the time of her death in 1963.”—SciTech Book News
About The Author
Agnes Chase
Lynn G. Clark is Associate Professor of Botany at Iowa State University. Richard W. Pohl (1916-1993), Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Botany at Iowa State University and author of How to Know the Grasses (3d ed. 1978), was regarded as the foremost authority on American grasses.
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