Early uses of California plants / Edward K. Balls.

these little books are small enough to fit into a pocket, inexpensive and authoritative." -Sunset "If you're vacationing in California this summer-camping out or just taking day trips to some of our great parks and primitive areas-some of the nicest things to pack along are the California Natural History Guides, published by the University of California Press. They're compact (in paperback), scientifically precise but interesting presented, and written so even elementary school children can read them with relative ease. They're illustrated with quite accurate line drawings and color plates and, best of all, they're relatively inexpensive." -San Francisco Chronicle "These handbooks are models of their kind. They are useful both as basic tools for ecologists and to instruct an interested public, partly so that applications of ecology to our environmental problems." -Ecology " A series of excellent pocket books, carefully researched, clearly written and handsomely illustrated." -Los Angels Times

In these days of rising prices and declining values, it's always good to read a new California Natural History Guide