A Field Guide to the Ferns Boughton Cobb Peterson Field Guide Series
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Available is a classic, portable field guide dedicated to the ferns and their related families—including horsetails, clubmosses, spikemosses, and quillworts—throughout Northeastern and Central North America.
This volume is designed for ease of use, featuring over 500 illustrations by Laura Louise Foster to assist with visual identification. It serves as an authoritative yet accessible resource for both beginners and professional biologists, providing detailed sketches of spore cases, leaf patterns, and other critical identification markers.
Condition: This fourth printing shows vintage character with age-appropriate wear to the dust jacket and covers. The internal pages remain clean and informative, filled with essential diagrams for identifying various plant species.
Educational Value: Beyond identification, the book offers an introduction to the biology of these ancient plant forms, covering their morphology and life cycles.
Note: This is a vintage reference book sold for its historical and botanical interest.
Item Specifics
Topic: Botany, Ferns
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Publication Year: 1956/1963 (Fourth Printing)
Language: English
Author: Boughton Cobb
Subject: Natural History, Field Guides
Special Attributes: Illustrated by Laura Louise Foster, Peterson Field Guide Series
$8.90
Sale price
$8.90
Regular price
A Field Guide to the Ferns Boughton Cobb Peterson Field Guide Series
$8.90
Sale price
$8.90
Regular price
Available is a classic, portable field guide dedicated to the ferns and their related families—including horsetails, clubmosses, spikemosses, and quillworts—throughout Northeastern and Central North America.
This volume is designed for ease of use, featuring over 500 illustrations by Laura Louise Foster to assist with visual identification. It serves as an authoritative yet accessible resource for both beginners and professional biologists, providing detailed sketches of spore cases, leaf patterns, and other critical identification markers.
Condition: This fourth printing shows vintage character with age-appropriate wear to the dust jacket and covers. The internal pages remain clean and informative, filled with essential diagrams for identifying various plant species.
Educational Value: Beyond identification, the book offers an introduction to the biology of these ancient plant forms, covering their morphology and life cycles.
Note: This is a vintage reference book sold for its historical and botanical interest.
Item Specifics
Topic: Botany, Ferns
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Publication Year: 1956/1963 (Fourth Printing)
Language: English
Author: Boughton Cobb
Subject: Natural History, Field Guides
Special Attributes: Illustrated by Laura Louise Foster, Peterson Field Guide Series