B. A. Auld
Auteur de Weeds: An Illustrated Botanical Guide to the Weeds of Australia
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Œuvres de B. A. Auld
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- Nom légal
- Auld, Bruce Archibald
- Sexe
- male
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- Œuvres
- 5
- Membres
- 16
- Évaluation
- 5.0
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 9
One of the problems in trying to develop a book such as this is that without a comprehensive botanical key it is difficult or impossible to identify a specimen accurately. However, the authors have skirted around that problem fairly neatly by providing a very basic photographic key to the major plant groupings. Obviously this is less than perfect but a botanical key requires some expertise to use and their key seems to get close enough to identify a species in the hand by comparing with the photographs and the descriptions.
It's written in a nice informal manner and is full of interesting information...such as ......might be implicated in hay fever....or causes taint in milk. Unfortunately, it is now out of print and, although I suggested to Bruce that it should be re-published he was reluctant to get too involved. Also, I have noticed that there is now another book, with more modern photographs out ......."Weeds of the South East" by Fiona Richardson et al.....so I guess the current book will not be updated. Anyway, I and another old Agricultural Science colleague, Ken M, both think the current book...if not a masterpiece.....is something approaching it. Ok I have not read every word ..nor am I likely to with this sort of book but it is a fantastic reference, easy to use and authoritative. Happy to give it five stars.… (plus d'informations)