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Pt. II. Botany in a day : The patterns method of plant identification -- Botany in a day tutorial : How to proceed -- Plant names and classification -- The evolution of plants -- Learning plants by families : The patterns method of plant identification -- Patterns in plants quiz -- How to use the keys -- Profile your flower -- Pt. II. Reference guide : An herbal field guide to plant families -- Club moss division -- Horsetail division -- Fern division -- Conifer division -- Gnetum division -- Flowering plants division : Dicotyledon class -- Flowering plants division : Monocotyledon class -- Medicinal properties of plants -- Bibliography -- Index of plants by genus -- Index of plant families by Latin names -- Index of plants by common names -- Index of plant families and subfamilies by common names

Explains the patterns method of plant identification, describing seven key patterns for recognizing more than 45,000 species of plants, and includes an illustrated reference guide to plant families