Weeds of the Northeast by Richard H Uva

Weeds of the Northeast by Richard H Uva

Here, at last, is a lavishly illustrated manual for ready identification of 299 common and economically important weeds in the region south to Virginia, north to Maine and southern Canada, and west to Wisconsin. Based on vegetative rather than floral...

I highly recommend Weeds of the Northeast if you ever happen to be in a masochistic mood and don't have a sharp stick handy with which to poke yourself in the eyeAs I leafed through the pages, wincing at the depressingly clear color photographs, a horrible sense of familiarity set in. Ninety-nine percent of the weeds were in my garden. It was like looking at a family album of all your least favorite relatives. There was mean and scary Great-Aunt Margaret (Scotch thistle); passive-aggressive Cousin Isobel with the mustache (hairy bittercress); Uncle Ralph with the drinking problem and disgusting table manners (prostrate pigweed). Despite the feeling of nausea that gripped me, I was able to gather much useful information of a scientific sort. As Nietzsche said, that which doesn't kill me makes me stronger, and so I suppose my encounter with an army of unnaturally über-weeds could be looked at as an exercise in character-building.

* Horticulture *

Lavishly illustrated and exceptionally well-done.... Here is a model to be emulated for California and other weedy areas of the United States and Canada.

* Taxon 47 *

The appeal of Weeds of the Northeast is broad, ranging from home gardeners to professional gold course managers to farmers. The book deserves a slot in the reference library.

* American Reference Books Annual *

This detailed and user-friendly guide identifies nearly 300 weedy plant species commonly found from southeastern Canada south to Virginia and west to Wisconsin. Sharp color photographs illustrate each plant in seed, seedling, and mature stages. In addition, plants can be readily distinguished using an identification key based on vegetative characteristics such as leaf orientation, leaf shape, and presence or absence of hairs. A handy fold-out chart helps with identification of those tricky grasses. Weeds that can be identified easily by characteristics such as thorns or milky sap are listed in a series of 'shortcut' tables.

* The American Gardener *

This impressive factual Weed Identification Manual, the first ever compiled of the Northeast, is thorough and well designed.... This is a distinctive book and reference guide on weeds, one that will be welcomed in a library, school, garden club, a gift for friends, and definitely a copy for yourself.

* News of the Federated Garden Clubs of New York State *

Weeds of the Northeast is the first comprehensive weed identification manual available for the northeastern region of the U.S.... The manual will facilitate appropriate weed management strategies in horticultural or agronomic cropping systems and will also serve home gardeners, landscape managers, pest management specialists, and allergist.

* Weed Technology *

Joseph C. Neal is Professor of Weed Science at North Carolina State University. He is a past president and Fellow of the Northeastern Weed Science Society.

Richard H. Uva is co-owner of Seaberry Farm in Federalsburg, Maryland. He is coauthor of Weeds of the Northeast, 1st edition.

Joseph DiTomaso is an emeritus professor at the University of California, Davis. He is author of three additional books, including Aquatic Weeds of the West, Weeds of California and Other Western States, and Weed Control in Natural Areas in the Western United States. He is a past president and Fellow of the Weed Science Society of America.

Antonio DiTommaso is Professor of Weed Science at Cornell University and a past president and Fellow of the Northeastern Weed Science Society.

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ISBN 13	9780801483349
ISBN 10	0801483344
Title	Weeds of the Northeast
Author	Richard H Uva
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cornell University Press
Year published	1997-05-15
Number of pages	408
Prizes	Winner of Winner of the Educational Materials Award (America.
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.