Plant Families - How To Know Them

Plant Families - How To Know Them is a 1948 guide to identifying plants by H. E. Jaques. It aims to teach the reader how to readily attribute any and every plant they see to its proper family as well as to provide them with a general understanding of the characteristics of said family of trees. This accessible and profusely-illustrated guide will appeal to nature lovers and is not to be missed by those with a keen interest in gardening. Contents include: Some Plant Facts A List of Reference Books How to Use the Keys Pictured-Keys for Identification of the Families of Plants Algae Lichens Mosses and Liverworts Ferns Flowering Plants A List of the Families of Plants in Their Logical Order and Index and Illustrated Glossary. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable modern high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of gardening.