Gran Leon Books - A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and central North America (Peterson Field Guides (R))

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 581.6320973 EAN: 9780395926222 ISBN: 039592622X Label: Houghton Mifflin Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 352 Publication Date: 1999-09-01 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Studio: Houghton Mifflin
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Editorial Reviews: More than 370 edible wild plants, plus 37 poisonous look-alikes, are described here, with 400 drawings and 78 color photographs showing precisely how to recognize each species. Also included are habitat descriptions, lists of plants by season, and preparation instructions for 22 different food uses.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Almost Useless Comment: This book has very few color illustrations. Most plants are shown in black and white. The uses and descriptions often times leave you scratching your head. I would NOT feel confident using this book to identify and consume wild plants. Customer Rating: Summary: field guide Comment: I purchased this for a friend and they were delighted to receive it and as far as i know they are enjoying the book. Customer Rating: Summary: Awesome book Comment: Very informative. Going to have to go out this summer and put it to the test. Customer Rating: Summary: Would be good if not for the printing error Comment: This is an awesome book, but there was obviously a printing error in the copy I bought. An entire chunk of pages has been repeated and a whole 'nother chunk is missing. My only other complaint is that it'd be nice if these field guides had color photos all the way through. I know that makes the book more expensive but it also makes it more *useful*. Black-and-white drawings only convey so much. Customer Rating: Summary: Up to the usual Peterson Field Guides standards Comment: Although this book is well written and organized, I have one minor complaint... If you are going to depend on a book to decide whether or not you can eat something without poisoning yourself, the pictures next to the plant descriptions ought to be in color rather than black and white sketches. More Reviews