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Savez-vous que la Carotte sauvage est une vraie auberge à insectes ? Que l’Arabette des dames pratique le sexe express ? Que la Pâquerette est la miss météo des jardins et que le Compagnon blanc préfère la vie nocturne ? Avec une bonne dose d’humour, Norbert Pacorel, botaniste passionné, vous propose un tour d’horizon d’une cinquantaine de plantes sauvages de nos jardins, de nos villes et de nos prairies. Suivez-le sur le terrain pour apprendre à les identifier, découvrir leur personnalité, décrypter leurs stratégies et apprécier leur étonnante diversité ! Devenez, vous aussi, un aventurier des plantes sauvages et partez à leur rencontre, ce guide à la main : la botanique, ça s’apprend dehors ! Plus de 250 plantes citées Plus de 450 photos Plus de 140 dessins humoristiques Initiez-vous à la botanique joyeuse !
Here is an in-depth examination of the opium poppy--the first medicinal plant known to mankind. In Opium Poppy: Botany, Chemistry, and Pharmacology, author L. D. Kapoor provides readers with a comprehensive resource on poppy production from seed to alkaloid. He explores the opium poppy?s origin, distribution, chemistry, and uses and abuses from ancient civilizations through the present day. He covers plant and seed production and crop improvement and explores in detail the chemical and pharmaceutical by-products of the opium poppy. The book begins with a historical overview of the origin and use of opium poppy in ancient civilizations such as Greece, Egypt, and Mesopotamia. Chapters that fol...
More than anything else, colour is how people instinctively think about flowers — whether planning for a wedding, commemorating an occasion, or looking for an easy way to bring life into a space. With 400 gorgeously photographed cut flowers organized to span the full spectrum of shades, Flower Colour Guide is the essential tool for flower selection and arrangement, and a primer to understanding and appreciating flowers and colour. 'This is the book we wish we had to help us before we started,' say authors Darroch and Michael Putnam, the duo behind New York's leading floral design studio, Putnam & Putnam.
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This fun-filled Q&A book is packed with more than 180 answers to questions about history, nature, the Earth, and more. Curious children can find the answers to questions such as: "What's a cramp?", "What is the belly button for?", and "What do the rings on a tree mean?"
Though it is a Sports base book so I finalize the name "The Sports Quiz"