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"Finder" Books from Nature Study Guild
These inexpensive books
are excellent resources for teaching identification.
Convenient pocket size (4" x 6"); and all the plant books feature
dichotomous keys that are easy enough to use with beginners.
ALL FINDER BOOKS: BUY 10 COPIES FOR
THE PRICE OF NINE.
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Identifies
plants with fleshy fruits, including natives and some cultivated
species that have become established in the wild. Includes many
native shrubs and vines. (Many of these plants have fruits that are
known or suspected to be poisonous. This is not a guide to edible
plants.) Covers U.S. and Canada east of the Rockies, except southern
Florida. Most useful in late summer and fall when ripe berries are
present. Dorcas S. Miller, illustrated by Cherie Hunter Day.
0-912550-22-8
Berry Finder $3.95 each
BF-10 Berry Finder - 10
copies $35.55
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Dichotomous
key to native ferns of US and Canada east of the Rockies. For the
second edition, author Barbara Hallowell has updated range maps,
based on information gathered over the past 20 years, and updated
fern names. As with all the Finder dichotomous keys, a lot of
information has been packed into this little book. You won't find
another field guide to ferns that approaches Fern Finder in
usefulness and accuracy without costing, and weighing, a lot more.
By Anne C. Hallowell and Barbara Hallowell, illustrated by Anne C.
Hallowell.
0-912550-24-4
Fern Finder $3.95 each
FF-10
Fern Finder - 10
copies $35.55
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Guide to
mammal tracks of eastern US and Canada. Includes key to print
shapes, key to track patterns, discussion of scat and other signs,
habitat information, range maps, and drawings of the animals and
their tracks. For identifying tracks in mud or snow. By Dorcas S.
Miller, illustrated by Cherie Hunter Day.
0-912550-12-0
Track Finder $3.95 each
TF-10
Track Finder - 10
copies $35.55
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The classic
key to identifying trees by their leaves and needles. (Originally
published under the title Master Tree Finder.) Covers native and
commonly introduced trees of the U.S. and Canada east of the Rockies
and north of Florida. Line drawings point out important features of
plant structure. This is the one to put in your pocket and take for
a walk in the woods. By May Theilgaard Watts.
0-912550-01-5
Tree Finder $3.95 each
TRF-10
Tree Finder - 10
copies $35.55
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Key to
identifying deciduous trees in the winter (when they've lost their
leaves) by examining twigs and other features. Describes parts of
the twig and their function. Line drawings show twigs, buds, fruits,
shape, habitat, and range of trees. Covers US and Canada east of the
Rocky Mountains, except Florida. By May Theilgaard Watts and Tom
Watts.
0-912550-03-1
Winter Tree Finder $3.95 each
WTRF-10
Winter Tree Finder - 10
copies $35.55
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Key
identifies native and naturalized herbs (non-woody plants) and ferns
by their dry structures that remain in late fall and winter, such as
pods, seed capsules, burrs, and dried flowers. Covers northcentral
and northeastern US (from about N. Carolina north and Minnesota
east) and southeastern Canada. Illustrated with line drawings.
By Dorcas S. Miller, illustrated by Ellen Amendolara.
0-912550-17-1
Winter Weed Finder $3.95 each
WWF-10
Winter Weed Finder - 10
copies $35.55
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