Product Description: "Alcoholic Fermentation" by Arthur Harden makes an extensive study of the alcoholic fermentation process, and has made the following observations: The author some years ago found that the juice obtained from yeast by grinding with water can be separated by dialysis into two substances, neither of which alone produces fermentation...read more

Product Description: This beautifully illustrated guide highlights the most familiar species of medicinally relevant, widespread trees, shrubs and wildflowers. Laminated for durability, this one ounce pocket guide provides simplified, essential information for hikers and campers of all ages on how to treat common backcountry maladies with wild plants...read more

Product Description: From the Introduction. The following pages is one of those strange compositions written in the 17th century, credulity which swept across the civilised world, rose to high-water mark, assisted as it was by the efforts of that wise fool of a King, James the First of England and Sixth of Scotland...read more

Product Description: Come, Color My Garden. 30 Grayscale images for you to COLOR the ARTIST’S WAY. Adult coloring books have been embraced by so many as a stress-relieving activity. Coloring as an adult can remind us of the simpler days of childhood...read more

Book by Fischer, Lynn

We live in a world of seeds. From our morning toast to the cotton in our clothes, they are quite literally the stuff and staff of life, supporting diets, economies, and civilizations around the globe. Just as the search for nutmeg and the humble peppercorn drove the Age of Discovery, so did coffee beans help fuel the Enlightenment, and cottonseed help spark the Industrial Revolution. And from the Fall of Rome to the Arab Spring, the fate of nations continues to hinge on the seeds of a Middle Eastern grass known as wheat.In nature and in culture, seeds are fundamental—objects of beauty, evolutionary wonder, and simple fascination. How many times has a child dropped the winged pip of a maple, marveling as it spirals its way down to the ground, or relished the way a gust of wind (or a stout breath) can send a dandelion’s feathery flotilla skyward? Yet despite their importance, seeds are often seen as a commonplace, their extraordinary natural and human histories overlooked. Thanks to Thor Hanson and this stunning new book, they can be overlooked no more.What makes The Triumph of Seeds remarkable is not just that it is informative, humane, hilarious, and even moving, just as what makes seeds remarkable is not simply their fundamental importance to life. In both cases, it is their sheer vitality and the delight that we can take in their existence—the opportunity to experience, as Hanson puts it, “the simple joy of seeing something beautiful, doing what it is meant to do.” Spanning the globe from the Raccoon Shack—Hanson’s backyard writing hideout-cum-laboratory—to the coffee shops of Seattle, from gardens and flower patches to the spice routes of Kerala, this is a book of knowledge, adventure, and wonder, spun by an award-winning writer with both the charm of a fireside story-teller and the hard-won expertise of a field biologist. A worthy heir to the grand tradition of Aldo Leopold and Bernd Heinrich, The Triumph of Seeds takes us on a fascinating scientific adventure through the wild and beautiful world of seeds. It is essential reading for anyone who loves to see a plant grow.

Product Description: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is known for offering a lush escape from city life. While the central gardens offer a lovely respite for city dwellers, Kew’s true getaway is the rolling woodlands of Wakehurst. A feast for the senses, Wakehurst features natural forests and lakes as well as formal gardens...read more