Key and Guide to Native Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Dallas County

"Key and Guide to Native Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Dallas County" by Norma Stillwell is an educational handbook crafted in the final years of the 1930s that enables anyone to learn the names and types of plants that are local to Dallas County, Texas. The guide shines a light on around 90 different types of woody plants like trees, bushes, and climbing vines. It starts with a section that tells you what the book is for, which is helping new learners, no matter their age, get to know the plants around them. The book shows how to tell trees, bushes, and vines apart by how big they grow and how they look. Plus, it gives simple steps on how to use the book to find out what a plant is, mostly by paying attention to its leaves and branches when exploring outside.