A comprehensive field guide with detailed information on 130 genera and 280 species of trees, shrubs, and woody vines all but the rarest species including those found along the popular Blue Ridge Parkway and in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In addition to the plant descriptions, the guide contains illustrated keys to both summer and winter traits i.e., twigs, bark, and winter buds as well as leaves so that readers can collect and identify specimens at any time of year. Paper edition (unseen), $18.95. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.