[.uk] Weeds of the Northeast (Comstock Books) (ISBN 0801483344)

Great reference book!:
This book was extremely useful when I took a weeds course in college. Excellent photograhs and descriptions of each weed makes this book a great choice. Buy it, it is recommended for anyone who is curious about weed control. I used to hate weeds when i was a little kid but after reading this book for a required college course, the subject matter of weeds is useful and interesting

useful field guide for weeds:
Because this book is selective and regional rather than comprehensive, it has been extremely useful in identifying and providing info on the "weeds" I am likely to see. The descriptive information on all stages of the plant, in combination with photos, rather than a focus on flower and secondarily on leaves, make this easy to use for nonexperts like myself; it also sets it apart from the (also useful) Newcomb book and other field guides I have. (In gardening, it is especially useful to be able to identify weeds at their early stages.) The organization of the book is reasonable, but it is also easy enough to leaf through to spot weeds by photo. The "weed management" focus of the book (weeds being viewed from the standpoint of crops, orchards, and nurseries) means that it includes native as well as nonnative plants (although the descriptions mention where the weed is a native). It is interesting to me to see what native plants are considered nuisances. My own primary interest is in environmental balance, the promotion of native plants, and the control of invasive nonnatives, and while this not a main resource for me, I find it very useful. Incidentally, I have Eastman's "The Book of Field and Roadside," which is an extremely entertaining, idiosyncratic adjunct.

great book:
This book is a dream come true. It has pictures of many stages of weeds. Very helpful.

Really needed:
A very useful book for those of us in the northeast seeking to identify weeds and wildflowers. Certainly a one-of-a-kind publication.

Great book for identifying weeds/learn about plants:
This is one of the best books for the Northeast area of the USA, packed with info/pictures/etc--shows all the shapes of leaves/describes the breakdown of parts of the plants--I use this in my volunteer work at Rutgers program of Horticultural Helpine, when clients call with questions about weeds/or bring in a sample to be identified.