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From Abronia to Zinnia, Jewels of the Plains describes the natural history and garden merits of more than five hundred Great Plains wildflowers. Considered the authoritative guide by native plant enthusiasts and horticulturists, it captures the unique beauty, resilience, and variety of wildflowers in the Great Plains.Claude A. Barr did not set ou

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"Barr’s descriptive writing is as entertaining as it is educational."—Omaha World-Herald

"Groundbreaking work."—South Dakota Public Radio

"A delight to read."—Northern Gardener

"Barr does a fantastic job of describing the plants and writes about them in a way that is not often seen."—Botanical Society of America

"I highly recommend this book to gardeners and lovers of wildflowers everywhere."—Great Plains Research



Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction to the Revised Edition
James H. Locklear
Jewels of the Plains
Foreword to the First Edition
H. Lincoln Foster
Preface to the First Edition
The Great Plains
The Great Plains Native Plants
The Great Plains Plants in the Wild and in the Garden
The Botanical Contributions of Claude A. Barr
Ronald R. Weedon
Notes to the Revised Edition
Glossary
Bibliography
General Index
Scientific Index

Jewels of the Plains

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      Publisher University of Minnesota Press
      Published 15 November 2015
      ISBN-13 9780816698011
      978-0816698011
      ISBN-10 0816698015
      Also in:
      Plains and grasslands Nature and the natural world: general interest The Earth: natural history: general interest

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      From Abronia to Zinnia, Jewels of the Plains describes the natural history and garden merits of more than five hundred Great Plains wildflowers. Considered the authoritative guide by native plant enthusiasts and horticulturists, it captures the unique beauty, resilience, and variety of wildflowers in the Great Plains.Claude A. Barr did not set ou

      Trade Review

      "Barr’s descriptive writing is as entertaining as it is educational."—Omaha World-Herald

      "Groundbreaking work."—South Dakota Public Radio

      "A delight to read."—Northern Gardener

      "Barr does a fantastic job of describing the plants and writes about them in a way that is not often seen."—Botanical Society of America

      "I highly recommend this book to gardeners and lovers of wildflowers everywhere."—Great Plains Research



      Table of Contents

      Contents

      Introduction to the Revised Edition
      James H. Locklear
      Jewels of the Plains
      Foreword to the First Edition
      H. Lincoln Foster
      Preface to the First Edition
      The Great Plains
      The Great Plains Native Plants
      The Great Plains Plants in the Wild and in the Garden
      The Botanical Contributions of Claude A. Barr
      Ronald R. Weedon
      Notes to the Revised Edition
      Glossary
      Bibliography
      General Index
      Scientific Index

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