Written "primarily for the amateur flora enthusiast and field naturalist who would like to identify their 'find' easily and with the least amount of detective work," Native Orchids of Nova Scotia is a beautiful book created out of Carl Munden's devotion to finding and displaying the orchids of his home province. This book is a guide for the non-professional, filled with location maps and drawings to enhance a general interest in the orchids and likely win many to add a search of this plant to even the most modest hike. Munden has kept botanical terms to a minimum. Including forty pages with 160 full-colour photographs to help locate and identify orchids — from close-ups of their petals to how they appear in the rougher bush — this book helps to refocus the eye and allow the orchids of Nova Scotia to stand out. Traveling from Meat Cove to Brier Island and just about anywhere in between, Munden is an avid naturalist and photographer, a member of the North American Native Orchid Alliance, Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society and the Halifax Field Naturalists. A book for armchair pleasures and surprises on the trail.

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