British Plant Life (Collins New Naturalist Series)

William Bertram Turrill

ISBN 10: 1870630831 / ISBN 13: 9781870630832

Published by Godfrey Cave Collins Bloomsbury, 1989

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Bibliographic Details

Title: British Plant Life (Collins New Naturalist ...

Publisher: Godfrey Cave Collins Bloomsbury

Publication Date: 1989

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Used; Good

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Synopsis:

The origins, habitats etc. of the flora of Britain

Review:

‘The New Naturalist series has brought a refreshing breeze into the stuffy literature on natural history. And we have now come to look forward to new volumes in this series, well written, beautifully produced, and awakening interest in some fresh feature on Britain’s countryside.

‘This book is...in every way up to the standards of its predecessors, a clar and substantial exposition of plan geography in Britain and it includes chapters on the geological history of the British flora, the story of plant fossils and the light they throw on the evolution of plants, the effects of glaciation, the plant communities to be found in Britain today, and some chapters on variation and heredity among plants. There are useful maps and plant distribution and over seventy excellent photographs.

‘Dr. Turrill’s book deserves a wide and varied public, from botany student to country squire. The text is serious reading by a distinguished botanist, a striking contrast to the frothy print that serves to eke out the pictures in so many books on nature study.’
Manchester Guardian