The Trees of Florida, A Reference and Field Guide.

Octavo, softbound (slick, full-color photo. illus. stiff wrappers), 338 pp. Near Fine. With 170 Drawings by R. Marvin Cook, Jr. and 150 Color Photographs by the Author. From lower cover: This book is the first comprehensive guide to Florida's amazing variety of tree species: from scrub oak on the high central ridges to mangroves stretching along the southern coasts, from mighty live oaks to the delicate and diminutive hawthorns, from bald cypress with their knees poking up from the swamps to the coppery-colored gumbo limbo found in tropical hammocks of the Everglades and Keys, from the sabal palm found all over the state to the rare and endangered Florida yew found only along the banks of the Aplachicola River in northern Florida. Florida, unique among the states, has both tropical and temperate forests. The early Florida visitor was awed by miles of unending pine flatwoods. Most modern Florida visitors are amazed by the lush tropical trees planted in cities, suburbs, and public gardens. This book covers both natives and exotics and includes suggested field sites for observing the species described. Florida, Floridiana, Florida History, Natural History, Botany TAS.…