Bibliograph

Field book of western wild flowers, the ultimate guide to flowers growing west of the Rocky Mountains, Margaret Armstrong with J.J. Thornber

Type

Label

Field book of western wild flowers, the ultimate guide to flowers growing west of the Rocky Mountains, Margaret Armstrong with J.J. Thornber

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Field book of western wild flowers

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Margaret Armstrong with J.J. Thornber

Sub title

the ultimate guide to flowers growing west of the Rocky Mountains

Summary

Margaret Armstrong, a prolific book cover designer and illustrator, spent a few years traveling around the western United States at the beginning of the twentieth century, and in 1911, she was one of the first women to descend to the floor of the Grand Canyon. There she discovered some new flower species and began writing and illustrating the exquisite and thorough Field Book of Western Wildflowers. This was the first comprehensive handbook to supply detailed information about the plethora of flowers growing in the western United States and includes detailed information on seventy-five plant families, like water plantain, lily, buttercup, poppy, mustard, hydrangea, plum, rose, cactus, wintergreen, figwort, and valerian families, and many others. Armstrong includes information on key characteristics of each species, including height, leaf and petal features, colors, where each flower can most likely be found, ideal conditions they flourish in, and much more

Target audience

adult

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