Akron Public Library

Field guide to 134 common species of the Southwest Deserts, with an emphasis on those in National Park Service sites. Detailed line drawings for identification.

An updated edition of the author's definitive illustrated guide to pruning is a must-have for gardeners that is organized around common types of plants such as evergreen and deciduous shrubs, bamboos and tea roses, rhododendrons, camellia wisteria and other vines, and tree species from dogwoods to weeping cherries.

Contains color illustrations and descriptions of over 450 trees, shrubs, and nonflowering plants, providing information about the textures, shapes, colors, and other characteristics of each species; and includes range maps.