tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432556921071580629.post6381924746611589542..comments2023-10-20T03:59:29.669-04:00Comments on wash wild: The Facts of LifeDon Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404334048604521877noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1432556921071580629.post-48198553077704373422017-03-11T12:12:08.891-05:002017-03-11T12:12:08.891-05:00Wow! What an incredible compendium of resources f...Wow! What an incredible compendium of resources for your fellow nature lovers! So helpful! And what a surprise to see my own blog listed among them. Thank you, Don, for your kind appreciation. I have and use many of the same publications you list (I especially love the Symond's books on trees and shrubs), but I must add one that you did not mention: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Little, Brown). This is the field guide that most of my botanical buddies -- both professional botanists and fellow wildflower lovers -- swear by. It has more flowers than most other guides, its line drawings accurately depict every part of the plant, and best of all, it has a remarkable keying system that helps you identify each plant by parsing it to its particulars. Of course, its scientific nomenclature is out of date, because that seems to change every week, but the author does not disdain common names, which are still the same as we've always used. There's also a series of three books by John Eastman that are chock full of ecological information about habitat and plant and animal communities connected with each plant. I really love them and refer to them often. They are The Book of Forest and Thicket, The Book of Roadside and Meadow, and The Book of Swamp and Bog. <br /><br />I love your blog and I thank you for showing us so many of the glories of Washington County.Jacqueline Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.com