Using Wayside Plants by Nelson Coon Hearthside Press Inc., 1969 Fourth Revised Edition
Title: Using Wayside Plants
Author: Nelson Coon
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Hearthside Press Inc., 1969
Edition: Fourth Revised Edition
LCCN: 70-76158
Size: 5.75 X 8.5 * 288 pages
Synopsis: From the Jacket: FOR EVERYONE who camps, hikes, drives or just meanders outdoors, this enthusiastically acclaimed book (praised by nature editors everywhere) will be an exciting discovery. It is filled with delightful ideas for using ordinary wild plants of woodland and roadside in extraordinary ways. The chapter titles tell the story; here is a partial list:
• Dyeing with Roadside Roadside Wild Plants Observations on Food Plants
• Something for the Children
• Plant Crafts
• Plants Remedies on the In and Out of the House
• Useful Trees Useful
• Shrubs Herbaceous Plants Plants of Wet Places
• Lichens and Fungi
• Poisonous Plants
If you are a nature enthusiast, motorist, teacher, librarian, Scout, or camper, don't miss this book. It is a storehouse of fascinating information which will add tremendously to your pleasure outdoors. Parents will find many suggestions for amusing children with things made from natural materials which are all around us.
 REVIEWERS SAY: "The book is a must for Scouters, for motorists, for parents, teachers and librarians . . . We have an idea that one day this book will not only be out of print but worth some money." -The Old Farme.
"We recommend this book to all our members as a most informative, instructive and worthwhile work. Pleasurable reading, delightfully illustrated." -National Campers and Hikers Association
"written for the modern motorist who wants to learn to enjoy the bounties of nature centers . . . especially recommended for Scouters and as a source book for Librarians."-American Forests
"so many ideas . . . every youth leader should have a copy. Boy or Girl Scout Councils should recommend it . . . Few volumes coming out today have as many illustrations and yet still sell at a reasonable price."-The Herb Grower Magazine
"We daresay this volume may survive as one of the few great American classics of this century. Few if any writers would have the knowledge or would be equal to the occasion of writing this valuable book .. Get one if you can before it goes out of print." -Yankee Magazine
"In a word, here is a great deal of lore, including particularly the traditions, references, and characteristic touches which an adventurer out of doors will most appreciate. Anyone seeking a nature book which combines the practical, traditional, and descriptive with a good deal of sensitiveness to nature in general is likely to be pleased with Mr. Coon's work . . . By intent, this is an off-beat work, strongly individual, as a nature book should be." -HENRY BEETLE HOUGH, Vineyard Gazette
Overall Condition: Very good: The book does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. There is no obvious damage to the cover and the dust jacket with wear and tear is included. There are no missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. It may have very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover as well as very minimal wear and tear; see images.
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