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  • A Field Guide to Mushrooms of the Carolinas

    by Alan E. Bessette, Arleen R. Bessette, Michael W. Hopping ...
    Series series Southern Gateways Guides
    Identifying mushrooms in the wild can present an enticing challenge. Taking on unbelievable forms, some are delicious, others are deadly, but the edibility status of the majority remains unknown. In this revised and expanded edition of the classic, best-selling A Field Guide to Mushrooms of the Carolinas, readers will find over 1,000 mushroom species described in clear, simple terms, with color ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Puffballs, Earthstars, Stinkhorns, and Other Gasteroid Fungi of Eastern North America

    by Alan E. Bessette, Arleen R. Bessette, William C. Roody, Dianna G. Smith ...
    The first fully illustrated reference guide to gasteroid mushrooms in North America.Gasteroid fungi are one of the most diverse groups of mushrooms. Unlike the majority of mushrooms that produce spores externally, these unusual fungi produce spores within their fruitbodies. Puffballs, Earthstars, Stinkhorns, and Other Gasteroid Fungi of Eastern North America is the first color-illustrated ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America

    A Field-to-kitchen Guide

    by David W. Fischer, Alan E. Bessette ...
    Unusual shapes and colors make many mushrooms alluring to the eye, while the exotic flavors and textures of edible mushrooms are a gourmet delicacy for the palate. Yet many people never venture beyond the supermarket offerings, fearing that all other mushrooms are poisonous.With amateur mushroom hunters especially in mind, David Fischer and Alan Bessette have prepared Edible Wild Mushrooms of ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Polypores and Similar Fungi of Eastern and Central North America

    by Alan E. Bessette, Dianna Smith, Arleen R. Bessette ...
    This is the first color-illustrated guide to polypores and similar fungi specific to the eastern and central regions of the United States and Canada. Welcoming and comprehensive, it accurately presents the currently available information about polypores, emphasizes identification based primarily on macroscopic field characters, and includes observational data drawn from the authors’ extensive ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States

    A Field Guide to Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida

    by Alan E. Bessette, Arleen R. Bessette, David P. Lewis ...
    The weather patterns and topography of America's Gulf Coast create favorable growing conditions for thousands of species of mushrooms, but the complete region has generally gone uncharted when it comes to mycology. Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States at last delivers an in-depth, high-quality, user-friendly field guide, featuring more than 1,000 common and lesser-known species—some of which are ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Ascomycete Fungi of North America

    A Mushroom Reference Guide

    by Michael Beug, Alan E. Bessette, Arleen R. Bessette ...
    Series series Corrie Herring Hooks Series
    Approximately 75 percent of all fungi that have been described to date belong to the phylum Ascomycota. They are usually referred to as Ascomycetes and are commonly found and collected by mushroom enthusiasts. Ascomycetes exhibit a remarkable range of biodiversity, are beautiful and visually complex, and some, including morels and truffles, are highly prized for their edibility. Many play ... Read more

    $76.49 USD

  • Plants and Flowers

    1,761 Illustrations for Artists and Designers

    Edited by Alan E. Bessette, William K. Chapman ...
    This comprehensive archive offers authentically detailed, copyright-free illustrations of hundreds of plants and flowers from around the world. Ideal for graphic artists, designers, and others in the arts and crafts, it will also serve both serious and casual botanists as a convenient reference and key to identification of a broad range of botanical species.Each illustration has been carefully ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Taming the Wild Mushroom

    A Culinary Guide to Market Foraging

    by Arleen R. Bessette, Alan E. Bessette ...
    Many mushroom hunters prefer to do their foraging in the marketplace, where all the mushrooms are clearly labeled and safely edible. With this fact in mind, Arleen and Alan Bessette have written Taming the Wild Mushroom, one of the first cooking guides devoted exclusively to choosing and preparing the mushroom species now available in many grocery stores, supermarkets, and natural and whole foods ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • Tricholomas of North America

    A Mushroom Field Guide

    by Alan E. Bessette, Arleen R. Bessette, William C. Roody, Steven A. Trudell ...
    More than 100 mushrooms in the genus Tricholoma have been reported in North America. Most are relatively large, showy mushrooms that grow on the ground near many species of temperate forest trees, both hardwoods and conifers. They typically fruit from late summer through early winter or even into spring in warmer areas. Some are fine edibles, including the matsutake. Others are inedible or even ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

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    A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World

    by Peter Roberts, Shelley Evans ...
    "The lurid photographs and enticing, offhandedly witty descriptions make the reader want to go out collecting specimens right away."— Popular ScienceFrom morels to chanterelles, toadstools to truffles, fungi have been a source of fascination since the earliest hunter-gatherers first foraged for them. Today there are few, if any, places on Earth where fungi have not found themselves a home—their ... Read more

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  • Art of Bonsai

    Creation, Care and Enjoyment

    by Yuji Yoshimura, Giovanna M. Halford ...
    Learn the ins and outs of proper bonsai design and care with this comprehensive Japanese gardening book.Japanese bonsai have long been admired throughout the world while their care and preservation have seemed shrouded in mystery. The Art of Bonsai is, however, a comparatively simple art to learn. Anyone with a love a plants, a little patience and this eminently practical book can create bonsai ... Read more

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  • Easy Composters You Can Build

    Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-139

    by Nick Noyes ...
    Series Book 139 - Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin
    Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life. ... Read more

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