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Field Guides
Edible Wild Plants | Medicinal Plants | Trees

A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and Central North America
by Lee Allen Peterson, Roger Tory Peterson (Editor), Roger Tory Peterson (Illustrator), Lee Allen Peterson (Illustrator), Lee Allen Peterson (Photographer)
More than 370 edible wild plants, plus 37 poisonous look-alikes, are described, with 400 drawings and 78 color photographs showing how to recognize each species. Paperback, 352 pages $19.00

Stalking the Wild Asparagus
by Euell Gibbons, John McPhee
Euell Gibbons sought out wild plants and made them into delicious dishes. His book includes recipes for vegetable and casserole dishes, breads, cakes, muffins and twenty different pies. He also shows how to make numerous jellies, jams, teas, and wines, and how to sweeten them with wild honey or homemade maple syrup.
Paperback, 303 pages. $17.50

Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants
by Steve Brill, Evelyn Dean
A sensibly organized, comprehensive guide to edible wild plants. Covers plants you'll encounter in urban and suburban settings. Identification, plus recipes. 
Paperback, 336 pages $21.95

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees:
Eastern Region
by Elbert L. Little, Sonja Bullaty (Photographer), Angelo Lomeo (Photographer)
Habitat, range, and lore of nearly 700 species of trees are detailed in photographs of leaf shape, bark, flowers, fruit, and fall leaves. Covers states east of the Rockies.
Paperback, 714 pages, $19.95