- Hardcover: 220 pages
- Publisher: Timber Press; illustrated edition edition (Aug 15 1990)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0881921637
- ISBN-13: 978-0881921632
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 16 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 476 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,781,779 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"A book such as this should be in every workshop, potting shed and mess room." -- The American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta Newsletter
"Capon’s writing is interesting and engaging. He makes botany sound as interesting as it really is." -- Stanley Rice, Department of Biology, Academic Library Book Review
"Those who enjoy and are fascinated by plants and gardening, would enjoy them even more with the help of this book." -- Northeastern Naturalist
"With its many color photographs, its discursive style, and its comprehensive glossary, Botany for Gardeners is a joy to read." -- HORTIDEAS
"Written for those who would like to do more than simply 'get by' with intuitive knowledge about plants." -- Northeastern Naturalist
"Capon’s writing is interesting and engaging. He makes botany sound as interesting as it really is." -- Stanley Rice, Department of Biology, Academic Library Book Review
"Those who enjoy and are fascinated by plants and gardening, would enjoy them even more with the help of this book." -- Northeastern Naturalist
"With its many color photographs, its discursive style, and its comprehensive glossary, Botany for Gardeners is a joy to read." -- HORTIDEAS
"Written for those who would like to do more than simply 'get by' with intuitive knowledge about plants." -- Northeastern Naturalist
Book Description
Botany for Gardeners: An Introduction and Guide Brian Capon
A clear, nontechnical explanation of how plants work. It succeeds in explaining the complex processes of plant growth, functions, adaptation, responses, and reproduction in simple language. As the author intended, the gardener can come to understand plants "from the plant's point of view."
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Cheaper Isn't Alway Better,
By A. Richwine (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Botany for Gardeners (Paperback)
After all of these years the editors of this book have neglected to correct the glaring errors of the original. The theories of botany have advanced since the orginal book was written but you'll find no evidence here. From the glaring errors in taxonomy and basic plants scinece you just don't want to buy this book unless you find it used at a garage sale.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not really for gardeners,
By Daniel Boren (Beaverton, OR United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Botany for Gardeners (Hardcover)
I love gardening, reading, and science, so I was very hopeful when I saw the title of this book. The title sounds very interesting. This book left me disappointed. It felt like work to read. There were interesting tidbits about plants, but they were buried in mind-numbing details.Opening the book at random I find this quote: "The chemical name for natural auxin, produced by plants, is indole-3-acetic acid, or IAA. Several synthetic substances (naphthaleneacetic acid, or NAA; 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, or 2,4-D, etc.), having auxin-like effects when applied to plant tissues, have been studied and are used commercially." Fortunately, the entire book isn't written this way, but there are way too many sentences just like this one.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Terrific book for gardeners wanting to know more,
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This review is from: Botany for Gardeners (Paperback)
As a gardener, I found this book to be a great introduction to botany. It is not a simple book, but a very well written book that takes the details of botany down to a beginner's level.There's a lot of technical details here. It's not an easy breeze to get through it, as I'm sure a full semester's class in Botany might be. I've heavily underlined this book and refer to it often. I hope to take a college course in Botany after plowing my way through this book. I use the term plow not because the writing is hard to read, but because so many technical details are covered. The writing pushes you along because it is so interesting. This is a great book. John Dunbar
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