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list price: $19.95
edition:Paperback
category: Nature
published: Jan 1996
ISBN:9781550541489
publisher: Greystone Books Ltd

Wildflowers

Seasonal splendors of the North American West

introduction by Stephen Hume, by Graham Osborne

tagged: flowers
Description

This book remains the constant companion of all observers of plants, from professional botanists to weekend hikers. Featuring stunning colour photography, beautifully rendered line drawings and descriptions of hundreds of plant species, Wildflowers Across The Prairies has won acclaim in both Canada and the United States. This new, expanded edition includes a completely new section on grasses, sedges and rushes, describing an additional 57 species. This section also includes 95 spectacular new colour photographs. Now, more than ever, Wildflowers Across the Prairies is the book of western Canadian flowering plants.

About the Authors

Stephen Hume

Stephen Hume was born in Dallas, Texas. He has two adult daughters, Georgia and Natalie. He reads, writes, watches movies, and practices Buddhism and chen style tai chi. Stephen teaches writing to graduate and undergraduate students in the Economics Department at the University of Victoria. He incorporates movies into his lectures, especially movies that have an economics theme, such as Fight Club, The Grapes of Wrath, and Dr. Strangelove. He lives in Victoria, B.C. 

Graham Osborne is a photographer and biologist whose previous works include, Rainforest: Ancient Realm of the Pacific Northwest, with text by Wade Davis. His images have appeared in such publications as National Geographic Traveler and Canadian Geographic. He lives in White Rock, BC.

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