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Botany Illustrated: Introduction to Plants, Major Groups, Flowering Plant Families

Botany Illustrated: Introduction to Plants, Major Groups, Flowering Plant Families

Janice Glimn-Lacy
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Thisisadiscoverybookaboutplants. Itisforeveryone For those interested in the methods used and the interestedinplantsincludinghighschoolandcollege/ sourcesofplantmaterialsintheillustrations, anexp- university students, artists and scienti?c illustrators, nationfollows. Foradevelopmentalseriesofdrawings, senior citizens, wildlife biologists, ecologists, profes- there are several methods. One is collecting several sionalbiologists, horticulturistsandlandscapedesign- specimensatonetimeindifferentstagesofdevel- ers/architects, engineersandmedicalpractitioners, and ment;forexample, severalbudsand?owersofaplant physicaltherapistsandtheirpatients. Hereisanoppor- andbuttontomatureformsofmushrooms. Then, somearecutopentoobservepartsand est, toseeandlearnaboutplantsastheyaredescribed. decidehowtopresentthem, whileothersaretousefor By adding color to the drawings, plant structures be- ?naldrawings. Anothermethodiswaitingfortheplantto come more apparent and show how they function in change, whichinvolves"forcing"stems, ger- life. Thecolorcodecluestellhowtocolorforde?nition natingseeds, watchingoneleafexpand, anddrawinga?owerinoneseasonanditsmature explains the illustrations. The size of the drawings in fruitinanother. Analternative relation to the true size of the structures is indicated towaitingforfruitistouseacollectionofdryorfrozen by �1to �3000and �n/n. maturingfruitscanbeseenatthesametime. The contents re?ect a balanced selection of bota- calsubjectmatterwithemphasison?oweringplants, Inthe?rstsection, introductiontoplants, thereares- the dominant plants of the earth. After a page about eral sources for various types of drawings. Hypoth- plantnamesandterms, thebookisdividedintothree ical diagrams show cells, organelles, chromosomes, sections. The ?rst is an introduction to plants, show- the plant body indicating tissue systems and expe- ingstructureandfunction;then, majorgroups, provid- mentswithplants, and?owerplacentationandrep- inganoverviewofthediverseforms;andlastly, one- ductivestructures. Forexample, thereisnoaverageor seventhofthe?oweringplantfamilies, withtheaccent standard-looking ?ower; so, to clearly show the parts onthoseofeconomicimportance. Thesequenceinthe ofa?ower, adiagramshowsastretchedout sectionsissimpletocomplex, primitiveto and exaggerated version of a pink ?ower advanced, andunspe- . A basswood ?ower is the basis for cializedtospecialized(magnoliastoastersandwater- diagrams of ?ower types and ovary positions . Whereappropriate, an"ofinter- 28). Another source for drawings is the use of p- est"paragraphlistswaysthesegeneraarerelevantin paredmicroscopeslidesofactualplanttissues. Some ourlives.
Language
English
Pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Springer
Release
February 01, 2006
ISBN
0387288708
ISBN 13
9780387288703

Botany Illustrated: Introduction to Plants, Major Groups, Flowering Plant Families

Janice Glimn-Lacy
4.1/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
Thisisadiscoverybookaboutplants. Itisforeveryone For those interested in the methods used and the interestedinplantsincludinghighschoolandcollege/ sourcesofplantmaterialsintheillustrations, anexp- university students, artists and scienti?c illustrators, nationfollows. Foradevelopmentalseriesofdrawings, senior citizens, wildlife biologists, ecologists, profes- there are several methods. One is collecting several sionalbiologists, horticulturistsandlandscapedesign- specimensatonetimeindifferentstagesofdevel- ers/architects, engineersandmedicalpractitioners, and ment;forexample, severalbudsand?owersofaplant physicaltherapistsandtheirpatients. Hereisanoppor- andbuttontomatureformsofmushrooms. Then, somearecutopentoobservepartsand est, toseeandlearnaboutplantsastheyaredescribed. decidehowtopresentthem, whileothersaretousefor By adding color to the drawings, plant structures be- ?naldrawings. Anothermethodiswaitingfortheplantto come more apparent and show how they function in change, whichinvolves"forcing"stems, ger- life. Thecolorcodecluestellhowtocolorforde?nition natingseeds, watchingoneleafexpand, anddrawinga?owerinoneseasonanditsmature explains the illustrations. The size of the drawings in fruitinanother. Analternative relation to the true size of the structures is indicated towaitingforfruitistouseacollectionofdryorfrozen by �1to �3000and �n/n. maturingfruitscanbeseenatthesametime. The contents re?ect a balanced selection of bota- calsubjectmatterwithemphasison?oweringplants, Inthe?rstsection, introductiontoplants, thereares- the dominant plants of the earth. After a page about eral sources for various types of drawings. Hypoth- plantnamesandterms, thebookisdividedintothree ical diagrams show cells, organelles, chromosomes, sections. The ?rst is an introduction to plants, show- the plant body indicating tissue systems and expe- ingstructureandfunction;then, majorgroups, provid- mentswithplants, and?owerplacentationandrep- inganoverviewofthediverseforms;andlastly, one- ductivestructures. Forexample, thereisnoaverageor seventhofthe?oweringplantfamilies, withtheaccent standard-looking ?ower; so, to clearly show the parts onthoseofeconomicimportance. Thesequenceinthe ofa?ower, adiagramshowsastretchedout sectionsissimpletocomplex, primitiveto and exaggerated version of a pink ?ower advanced, andunspe- . A basswood ?ower is the basis for cializedtospecialized(magnoliastoastersandwater- diagrams of ?ower types and ovary positions . Whereappropriate, an"ofinter- 28). Another source for drawings is the use of p- est"paragraphlistswaysthesegeneraarerelevantin paredmicroscopeslidesofactualplanttissues. Some ourlives.
Language
English
Pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Springer
Release
February 01, 2006
ISBN
0387288708
ISBN 13
9780387288703

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