Spiral binding, clear plastic outer covers, high quality pages - everything about the book is top notch... well, everything but the content. The watercolor drawings are completely useless for identifying anything. If you already know what plant you are looking at, the brief descriptions might confirm your identification. Nature guide that illustrates a wide selection of wildflowers to be found across North America. Spiral bound in a weatherproof cover, it is an ideal handbook for the rambler and naturalist. Special features include: over 490 expertly crafted, watercolor illustrations of plants from a wide range of habitats; concise text on family, descriptions, structure and distribution of each species to enable quick and accurate identification; unusual facts about each species properties, and uses; and an extensive glossary for ease of reference.