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From the dust jacket: "This is a book for the field naturalist, the home botanist, the flower-lover and the gardener, who lives or travels anywhere in Atlantic Canada or northern New England. Presented here are 129 species of flowering plants that to be found throughout the region, in a variety of habitats from seashore to woodland and from garden-gate to mountain-top. Each plant is portrayed in colour, all the photographs having been specially taken for this book under natural conditions in the wild. The description of the species is arranged by habitat, range, life-cycle, features and use. The information is concise, practical, and authoritative. Further source material is cited for most species and the book is completed by an extensive glossary and list of references. Beautifully illustrated, full of information, compact yet comprehensive in its scope, "Atlantic Wildflowers" is likely to be the basic book on the subject for years to come."