Since 1956, when the late Boughton Cobb wrote his field guide to ferns, this book, unchanged in all the years since, has become the classic on the subject.

Now the New England Wild Flower Society (NEWFS) has completely updated the text and added 100 color photographs.

The incredibly beautiful full-page line drawings by the late Laura Louise Foster have been reproduced from the original art.

New subjects include a section on habitats and conservation, a glossary of botanical terms, and a chapter on gardening with ferns.

The New England Wild Flower Society is the nation's oldest organization devoted to the conservation of wild plants.

It recently received a number of grants to celebrate its "Year of the Fern." NEWFS books published by Houghton Mifflin are Wildflowers and Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines, both by William Cullina..

For more information about the title Peterson Field Guide to Ferns, Second Edition: Northeastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guides), read the full description at Amazon.com, or see the following related books:

Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines: A Guide to Using, Growing, and Propagating North American Woody Plants — For gardeners, for landscape professionals, and for anyone who cares about preserving the natural world, NATIVE TREES, SHRIBS, AND VINES is the first ...  > read more

Plants of the Rocky Mountains — Over 1300 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens are described and illustrated. Notes on origin of name, ecology, ...  > read more

Wildflowers in the Field and Forest: A Field Guide to the Northeastern United States (Jeffrey Glassberg Field Guide Series) — Many of us have stopped to pick bunches of wildflowers or have admired them as they flourished in fields, hiking trails, and roads. Always ...  > read more

Native Plants of the Northeast: A Guide for Gardening and Conservation — If you've always wanted to garden with native plants, this book is for you. With entries for nearly 700 species of native trees, shrubs, vines, ...  > read more

Authors: Boughton Cobb, Cheryl Lowe, Elizabeth Farnsworth

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Date: Sep. 26, 2005

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