Contrary to the title, I won't be dissecting any animals for this story. Instead, I want visit the early blooming flowers that decorate the forest floor. Four years ago, I wrote about three of these ...

Describes more than sixty familiar American wildflowers and presents the stories behind their popular names.

DOES the natural system of botanical classification present many difficulties to the beginner? Is the Linnean system simpler? Can an easier method of identification than either of these two be devised ...