Flower Finder: A Guide to the Identification of Spring Wild Flowers and Flower Families East of the Rockies and North of the Smokies, Exclusive of Trees and Shrubs (Nature Study Guides) - Softcover

Watts, May Theilgaard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0912550007 ISBN 13: 9780912550008

Publisher: Wilderness Press, 1955

Synopsis

Easily Identify the Flowers You Find!

Enjoy this essential guide to identifying spring wildflowers and flower families, written by celebrated ecologist May Theilgaard Watts. With this handy, easy-to-use book, you'll be able to identify a wide variety of flowers in no time.

Features:

• Covers the United States and southern Canada, east of the Rockies and north of the Smokies
• Pocket-size, key-style field guide fits in your pocket or pack, making it easy to take along with you
• Provides a series of simple questions, so you can find the family the flower belongs to, and then the name of the individual species

About this title

About the Author

May Theilgaard Watts (1893-1975) was a teacher, writer, illustrator, and naturalist. Born in Illinois, she was a pioneer in the field of ecology.

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The ORCHID FAMILY (Orchidaceae)

Flowers irregular, with one petal forming a lip or pouch; stamens 1 or 2; pollen usually in sticky mass; seeds tiny, numerous.

If the lip is a pouch Go on page 13 to

If the lip is spreading Go below to

If the flower is rose-purple with lip created in 3 ridges, leaf after flowering season

It is ARETHUSA (SWAMP PINK) Arethusa bulbs

If the flower is pinkish purple and white

Is is SHOWY ORCHIS Orchis spectabilis

Edition details

• Publisher: Wilderness Press
• Publication date: 1955
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0912550007
• ISBN 13: 9780912550008
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64