Botanizing: A Guide to Field-Collecting and Herbarium Work (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

William Whitman Bailey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0266579566 ISBN 13: 9780266579564

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A practical guide to field-collecting and herbarium work, Botanizing offers hands-on methods and clear guidance for serious plant study.

This edition centers on how gardens, libraries, and careful collecting support scientific work and everyday curiosity.

• Learn how botanical gardens organize plants, label collections, and support discoveries from ecology to physiology.
• Get step-by-step directions for pressing, drying, and mounting specimens, with careful notes on algae and other delicate materials.
• Discover how to build and use a botanical library, and why essential reference works matter for identifying plants.
• Find concrete tips for selecting, preserving, and presenting specimens in a way that highlights color, habit, and structure.

Ideal for readers who want a solid, actionable introduction to fieldwork, herbarium practice, and the resources that back plant science.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0266579566
• ISBN 13: 9780266579564
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160