Flowering Earth

By: Donald Culross Peattie

Write A Review

Paperback | 1 October 1991

At a Glance

Paperback
276 Pages

Age
22+

Dimensions(cm)
20.32 x 13.97 x 1.91

Paperback

$44.00

or 4 interest-free payments of $11.00 with

Ships in 7 to 10 business days

"Even a diehard urbanite would likely be seduced by this extraordinary chronicle of the plant kingdom . . . " --Publishers Weekly

" . . . much more than the fascinating story of plant life . . . It is also a book about the resilience of life itself, the mystery and power of the unseen energy appearing in the visible world in a marvelous variety of forms." --Audubon Naturalist News

"Here is Mr. Peattie at his superb best. . . . H]e makes the story of botany and its pursuit as fascinating to the reader as it is to him, and the reading of it a delight." --Hartford Times

" Peattie] belongs with Gilbert White, Thoreau, John Burroughs, W. H. Hudson, Richard Jeffries, and John Muir." --Mark van Doren

First published in 1939, this beautifully imaginative book is about botany much in the same sense that Walden is about a pond. Part natural history, part biography, and part philosophical reflection, Flowering Earth is written in a warm, lyrical style that made poet-scientist Donald Culross Peattie one of America's best-known naturalist writers.

Industry Reviews

The evolution of plant life could be handled by nobody else than Peattie in such a way as to make it fascinating even to the neophyte. Glimpses into a strange new world, whole passages that are beyond one's depth, unless it is familiar territory, but with other passages so rewarding that it is worth the venture. He makes one share his own sense of adventure, and his chapter on the Coastal sequoias and the Big Trees of the Sierra Nevadas is memorable. Peattie has an inimitable style; he weaves his philosophy into his scholarship. This is not a book for everyone, but it deserves the appreciative attention of those who loved An Almanac for Moderns. But its real sale will be to naturalists, botanists and those to whom the way of the plant world is known territory. (Kirkus Reviews)

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

Orders over $79.00 qualify for free shipping.

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

You Can Find This Book In

Non-Fiction Science Biology, Life Sciences Botany & Plant Sciences Nature & The Natural World Gardening Gardening: Plants & Cultivation Guides Gardening: Flowers & Ornamental Plants Travel & Holidays Travel Guides Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning The Environment

Conservation of The Environment

Foreword
On Striking Your Roots
On Branching Out
Chlorophyll: the Sun TrapIV. What a Plant Is
Protoplasm--the Body of Life
The Seeds of Life
The First Algas
The Seaweeds
The Fern Forests
Diatoms-Grass of the Sea
Conifers and Cycads
The Rise of the Modern Floras
A Transplanting
A Garden Alliance
The Moment of Flowering
The Sleep of the Seed
Growth
The Web of Life
Afterword
Index
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

Flowering Earth

At a Glance

Paperback

Industry Reviews

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Gardening: Flowers & Ornamental Plants

Flower Power

Designing gardens for year-round wonder

How Does Your Garden Grow?

The elements of planning, growing & caring for a garden

A Year of Cut Flowers

A life of growing and arranging for all seasons

Pretty Dirty

The Life of Flowers, From Creation to Compost

The Goth Garden

The Mystery, Beauty, and Lore of Dark Gardening

Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden

Grow, Harvest, and Arrange Stunning Seasonal Blooms

Australian Wildflowers - Puzzle

1000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle

100 Top Crops You Can Grow

Growing your own sustainable and nutritious garden

Floret Farm's Discovering Dahlias

A Guide to Growing and Arranging Magnificent Blooms

Secrets from the Flower Farm

Growing abundant flowers in unpredictable conditions

Give it a Grow

Simple Projects to Nurture Food, Flowers and Wildlife in any Outdoor Space

The Regenerative Gardener's Handbook

Essential Techniques for Growing a Garden That Sustains Itself and Leaves the Land Healthier than You Found It

The Cut Flower Handbook

Select, Plant, Grow and Harvest Gorgeous Blooms

From Seed to Bloom

A Year of Growing and Designing With Seasonal Flowers

Pansies

How to Grow, Reimagine, and Create Beauty with Pansies and Violas

Yates Garden Guide ANZ Edition

Nettles & Petals

Grow Food. Eat Weeds. Save Seeds. The Sunday Times Bestseller

100 Australian Wildflowers

Petal: The World of Flowers Through an Artist's Eye - Puzzle

1000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle

Floret Farm's A Year in Flowers

Designing Gorgeous Arrangements for Every Season

Reed Concise Guide : Wildflowers of Australia

Reed Concise Guide

A Complete Guide to Native Orchids of Australia

3rd Edition - Revised

Orchids For Dummies

2nd edition

For the Love of Houseplants

Caring for & Keeping Plants with Confidence

This product is categorised by