Texas Game and Fish, Volume 12, Number 11, October 1954 Page: 32
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DKoSsWILD FLOWERS OF AMERICA from
paintings by Mary Vaux Walcott,
with additional paintings by Doro-
thy Falcon Platt, introduction by
H. W. Rickett. Published 1953 by
Crown Publishers, Inc., 419 Fourth
Avenue, New York 16, N. Y. $10.
Seldom do the ordinary red and black
covers of a single volume contain so
many life-size paintings of one of
America's most widely-cherished re-
sources.
Yet the 400 flowers depicted in this
book are only a few selected from thou-
sands of flowering plants which grow
wild on the North American continent.
Containing detailed descriptions and
full information as to family, geograph-
ical range, environment, common names
and their variations, this encyclopedic
work is based on Mary Vaux Walcott's
color plates, reproduced by permission
from her famous portfolio by the
Smithsonian Institute.
From the yaupon to the lonely prickly
pear, the magnificent and completely
accurate paintings have been supple-
mented by additional paintings by
Dorothy Falcon Platt.
Common names and their, variations,
as well as standard botanical classifica-
tions and nomenclature, are given for
all flowers. A Ready IdentificationFIVE WHOLE YEARS
Chart lists the flowers by their distinc-
tive features and facilitates identifica-
tion of all the flowers represented and
their related species. A detailed glos-
sary provides a full explanation of bo-
tanical terms.
Two of the larger family groups are
represented in this book-the conifers
and the flowering plants. The brief de-
scriptions which follow are intended to
call attention to the principal features
which distinguish a species from its
relatives. Some idea is given of the
"habitat" of each species.
Some plants are so widely distrib-
uted that it is difficult to say anything
of their preference as to soil, moisture
and shade. Publication of these paint-
ings, however, should result in a great-
er appreciation of the wild flower and
concern for its conservation, along with
our native fish and game.
GULF STREAM NORTH by Earl Con-
rad. 253 pages in diary or daybook
form. Published 1954 by Doubleday
and Company, Inc., Garden City,
N. Y. $3.50.
In less voluminous form than the
classic "Moby Dick," this mate's tale of
action on a menhadener is the story of
an industry whose men are at onceor
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masters and slaves of an uncertain sea.
Bix, its big mate, tells the story of
five days on the Moona Waa Togue dur-
ing which the profit-sharing crew tensely
awaited the captain's cry, "Po-o-o-g-
g-y," to bring in a half-million quota of
"pogy," as fish are known in menhaden
waters.
Tension is followed by action, and
near disaster by unprecedented success.
'The story should be of interest especial-
ly to Gulf-coast fishermen.
SPEARFISHING by Ivan S. Ivanovic,
79 pages with numerous photo-
graphic illustrations and line draw-
ings. Distributed by A. S. Barnes
and Co., 232 Madison Ave., New
York 16, N. Y. $1.50.
A fascinating sport, undertaken in a
fantastic underwater atmosphere, is the
subject of this inexpensive, authorita-
tive handbook on spearfishing.
And few people know more about it
than the book's own author. A pioneer
in the sport, having practiced it in his
native Yugoslavia for several years be-
fore the war, he has since aided its
development in Spain, France, Bermuda
and the Bahamas.
In the sport, especially suited to the
British temperament, it is not neces-
sary to be an experienced swimmer, says
he. The swimmer merely tackles the
fish in its own element, with the odds
often against him, and wins. A direct
descendant of the wartime frogman, it
is fast becoming one of Britain's most
popular holiday occupations.
SPINNING IN AMERICA by Ray
Ovington. 205 pages with photo-
graphs. Published 1954 by The
Stackpole Co., Harrisburg, Pa. $5.
If you are a fisherman in the process
(f refining your equipment, this well-lustrated book offers new fields to con-
(uer. For in it casting, effective lures,
balanced tackle and the most effective
techniques as applied to fresh and salt-
water fishing are dealt with in detail.
The sport, born in America, has be-
come well enough established to give
the analytical angler opportunity to ex-
periment widely in. his application of
spinning to different species in new en-
vironments.
Ray Ovington, a pioneer, brings the
sport up to date in this, his latest work.
Beginning with a brief history of the
first spinfisherman and some interest-
ing "tackle talk," the book contains
both general and detailed instruction on
the two most popular types of fishing.
To make things even more interesting,
his approach is the fresh and breezy
one of a man who has long enjoyed
spinning as a sport.
TEXAS GAME AND FISH
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