Here is a publishing event all naturalists - amateur and expert alike - can give thanks for. At last we have book that surveys several thousand wild and cultivated plants and alphabetically arranges each plant according to its common name. Concentrating on flora found in North American and Canada, Flowers and Plants provides the scientific name of each plant, followed by an accurate and descriptive account of its origin, use, and history. Such interesting facts as food value, medicinal content, dye possibilities, fiber content, and religious aspects and folklore uses are included in each description and make reading Mr. Shosteck"s book a joy.