Summer Wildflowers of the Northeast: A Natural History

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From the acclaimed author of Spring Wildflowers of the Northeast, a beautifully illustrated follow-up introduction to the summer-blooming wildflowers of the northeastern United States and Canada This exquisitely illustrated volume provides an accessible, in-depth introduction to summer-blooming wildflowers of the northeastern United States and C

Carol Gracie was a naturalist, photographer, writer, and lecturer who had a special interest in plants and insects. She was the author of Spring Wildflowers of the Northeast: A Natural History (Princeton) and a coauthor of Wildflowers in the Field and Forest: A Field Guide to the Northeastern United States. She also coauthored books on plants of tropical South America. She worked for many years as an educator, research assistant, and tour leader at the New York Botanical Garden. Her work on tropical plant collecting expeditions resulted in several new species being named for her.

"Winner of the Award of Excellence in Natural History and Field Guides, The Council on Botanical & Horticultural Libraries" "Carol Gracie's admiration and affection for the flowers she researches and photographs is evident on every page of her new book. . . . One cannot help but admire [her] commitment to obtaining detailed and aesthetic photographs to illustrate her subjects precisely."---Maureen Sundberg, Ecological Landscape Alliance "Summer Wildflowers of the Northeast is, pure and simple, a plant lover's delight." * Grow Native Massachusetts * "A delight to read for it is not only extraordinarily informative, bearing the hallmark of years of fieldwork, observation and research, but is also written with passion, love and enthusiasm for the subject matter - a wonderful combination! A wonderful book!"---Paddy Tobin, An Irish Gardener "I'm giving [this book] the highest endorsement possible: five stars, two thumbs up, Triple A, Ten out of Ten . . . you name it."---Bruce Fellman, RICentral.com "[In] combining her talents as a naturalist and writer with her skills as a photographer, Gracie creates a truly beautiful volume. ... This book will be appreciated by anyone who lives in or visits the Northeast and has opportunity get into the out-of-doors in summertime, by geologists, entomologists, ethnobotanists, nature photographers, historians, and many more."---Grace Lloyd Bascope, Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas "I cannot recommend this book highly enough."---Gail Hamsher, Garden Club of America