Flowers of the Southwest DesertsDodge, Natt N. (Natt Noyes)
Science
Flowers of the Southwest Deserts
Dodge, Natt N. (Natt Noyes)
Desert plants; Flowers -- Southwest, New
****3. ARIZONA’S NATIONAL MONUMENTS. King, ed. Comprehensive $3.00
chapters, written by rangers, on the 16 monuments in the
state and Grand Canyon. Beautifully illustrated, eight
color pages, maps, 116 pp., cloth cover
***60. FLOWERS OF THE SOUTHWEST MESAS. Patraw and Janish. $1.00
Companion volume to the Deserts flower booklet, but
covering the plants of the plateau country in the
Southwest. More than 140 species are beautifully
illustrated in the 100 plates of line drawings by Jeanne
R. Janish, with descriptive text, 112 pp., color cover,
paper
***61. FLOWERS OF THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS. Arnberger and Janish. $1.00
Descriptions and illustrations of plants and trees of the
southern Rocky Mountains and other Southwestern ranges
above 7,000 feet elevation, the third book of the flower
triad. 112 pp., color cover, paper
***64. POISONOUS DWELLERS OF THE DESERT. Dodge. Invaluable $0.50
handbook for any person living in the desert. Tells the
facts about dangerous insects, snakes, etc., giving
treatment for bites and stings, and dispels myths about
harmless creatures mistakenly believed poisonous. 48 pp.,
color cover
***67. ANIMALS OF THE SOUTHWEST DESERTS. Olin and Cannon. $1.00
Handsome illustrations, full descriptions, and life
habits of the 42 most interesting and common species
which make up the strange animal population of the lower
desert country of the Southwest below the 4,500-foot
elevation. 112 pp., 60 illus., color cover, paper
**107. TUMACACORI’S YESTERDAYS. Jackson. The interestingly $0.75
written story of the 18th and early 19th century Indian
and Spanish life in southern Arizona and Sonora as
reflected in the history of the mission of San Jose de
Tumacacori, now Tumacacori National Monument. 96 pp.,
color paper cover, 53 excellent illus.
**131. NALAKIHU. King. Thorough and concise reports on an $4.00
interesting pueblo in Wupatki National Monument.
Technical but has interesting summaries and discussions.
183 pp., 81 plates, 17 tables
**650. FOR THE DEAN. Reed and King, eds. Handsome volume of $6.00
anthropological essays by 23 of his former students in
honor of the noted Dr. Byron Cummings of the U. of
Arizona. Valuable contribution to science, consisting
mostly of Southwestern subjects. Authors include Haury,
McGregor, Hawley, Wedel, Willey, Spicer, etc., and
subjects cover wide field: Pueblo witchcraft, Cocopah
history, Papago physical status, Great Kivas, etc. 319
pp., illus., cloth
For the complete list of almost 100 publications and 1700 color slides
on Southwestern Indians, geology, ruins, plants, animals, history, etc.,
write the
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