The Secrets of Wildflowers by Jack Sanders is a delightful feast of little-known facts, folklore, and history. Without wildflowers the world would be a pretty dull place. Few thing in nature beautify the world more than wildflowers. Their countless color and endless designs are found almost anywhere the sun strikes the earth, from fields to woods, deserts to ponds, and even in junkyards, dumps and cracks in shopping center parking lots. In The Secrets of Wildflowers, Sander's colorful tribute is bursting with odd facts and wonderful superstitions about some of North America's most beautiful and common plants. And this is just one of its many uses. You'll find natural history, folklore, habitats, horticulture, ingenious uses past and present, origins of names, and even their literary pedigrees. Far richer and eminently more varied than any field guide. Wildflowers are more that just decorations, they are an essential part of our environment. They feed insects, birds, animals, and even humans. They hold together and condition the soil, they are "parents" of our garden flowers, and they provide many modern medicines or the inspirations for them. How they work and what they do are often overlooked and how they have been used has largely been forgotten. Hardcover, 8.25 X 9, 304 pages, many beautiful color plates as well as many illustrations. Free Shipping! To order by phone call Toll Free 866-596-9982