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001 2006045569
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005 20100807082349.0
008 060525s2006 caua b s001 0deng
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocm69792555
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100 1 $aRowntree, Lester.
245 10 $aHardy Californians :$ba woman's life with native plants /$cLester Rowntree ; edited by Lester B. Rowntree ; with contributions by Lester B. and Rowan A. Rowntree ... [et al.].
250 $aNew, expanded ed., [2006 ed.].
260 $aBerkeley :$bUniversity of California,$cc2006.
300 $alxxxii, 308 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
505 0 $aFool's gold -- On top of the world -- Coming down the mountain: at timber line -- Coming down the mountain: the meadows -- Coming down the mountain: rivers and forests begin -- The contemned buckwheats -- Pentstemons -- Lupins -- Violas -- North of San Francisco -- Perennial odds and ends -- Some of California's wild bulbs -- Some annuals: but not the common ones -- How to grow them.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
504 $a"Bibliography of Lester Rowntree's publications": p. 263-290.
520 $aLester G. E. Rowntree (1879-1979), free-spirited adventurer and pioneering botanist, was fifty-two when she traded a comfortable home for the life of a peripatetic traveler in the California mountains, deserts, and forests. Through hundreds of articles, two books, and uncounted public lectures, Rowntree shared her vast knowledge of California native plants and argued passionately for the protection of the state's bountiful flora. A mountain mystic who worshipped on Sierra peaks, bathed in alpine streams, and lived for months on beans and bread, Rowntree has remained an inspiration in native plant horticulture and plant conservation to this day. This beloved classic, first published in 1936, is Rowntree's poetic sketch of California and its plant life. This new edition includes a biographical essay, a chapter on Rowntree's horticultural legacy, an updated species list, and a complete bibliography of her writings.--From publisher description.
650 0 $aNative plants for cultivation$zCalifornia.
650 0 $aWild flower gardening$zCalifornia.
650 0 $aWild flowers$zCalifornia.
600 10 $aRowntree, Lester.
650 0 $aHorticulturists$zCalifornia$vBiography.
700 1 $aRowntree, Lester,$d1938-
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0661/2006045569-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0661/2006045569-t.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0735/2006045569-b.html