- Paperback: 158 pages
- Publisher: Chatham Pr (November 1911)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0856991198
- ISBN-13: 978-0856991196
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
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It is what it says; and for the non-botanist, too., Dec 11 1997
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Beachcombers Botany (Paperback)
Two summer activities keep me going through the depths of winter: herb growing and going to the beach. During our annual outing to Virginia's Eastern Shore, at Assateague, I ran across this book. It was perfect. It was just the thing for carrying along to identify marshmallow and dog fennel. The wonderful reproductions of simple pencil line drawings made on the spot recognition easy for the non-specialist like myself. Unfortunately it was unavailable! The only copy was the desk copy at the visitor's center. I was told it was out of print. Now it's not. Besides which, the trade size paperback fits nicely in the back pack next to Peterson's bird book. Oh, alright, let's call this one a 10!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A New England coastal cabin reference, Sep 1 2004
By Corinne H. Smith - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Beachcombers Botany (Paperback)
Published in the 1960s but still a worthwhile addition to a beachside cabin bookshelf. Botanist Loren C. Petry provides 50 pages of scientific background that covers plant types, habitats, and various idiosyncracies. The focus is on New England shore plants and seaweeds, especially those found on Cape Cod. That information is followed by 95 pages of lovely black and white plant sketches by Marcia Norman. Newer and more colorful guidebooks are better suited for taking along on shoreline strolls. This volume is the one you'll page through when you're home later that night, reminiscing. The illustrations are so realistic that you're sure to recognize something you saw in the dunes or salt marshes earlier that day.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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A book for those who love Cape Cod, Aug 21 2000
By Beth Schwarzman - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Beachcomber's Botany (Paperback)
The exquisite drawings and careful, readable, text will give any one over the age of 6 an understanding of the sometimes strange but always interesting plants that grow on the beaches, dunes and salt marshes of Cape Cod. No salt water taffy or guide to T-shirt shops here--just the real Cape Cod, a vital part of what people came to Cape Cod for anyway. No house on the Cape should be without it.
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