European Garden Flora: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated in Europe, Both Out-of-Doors and under Glass (Volume 3) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521361710 ISBN 13: 9780521361712

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1989

Synopsis

Eventually in six volumes, The European Garden Flora is the definitive manual for the accurate identification of cultivated ornamental plants. Families, genera, and species are described, keys are provided, and guidance is given on the cultivation of each genus. It is designed to meet the highest scientific standards, yet the vocabulary is kept uncomplicated to make the book fully accessible to the informed gardener and landscape architect, as well as the professional botanist. Although based on European flora, the series will be an extremely useful reference on cultivated plants throughout the world.

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Book Description

The European Garden Flora is the definitive manual for the identification of cultivated ornamental plants, designed to meet the needs of the nurseryman, landscape architect and informed gardener, as well as the professional botanist. Volume VI concludes the Flora and contains accounts of 38 families of dicotyledons, including the largest family of flowering plants, Compositae (with over 190 genera), plus many other genera of horticultural importance. Keys are provided at the level of family, genus and species and diagrams are included to illustrate diagnostic features of critical taxa.

Review

"...a useful and reliable tool for which serious gardeners have cause to be grateful." Horticulture

"This valuable contribution to the literature is recommended for botanical and horticultural libraries, botanical gardens or any academic library that supports the plant sciences." E-Streams

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0521361710
• ISBN 13: 9780521361712
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 494
• Editor: The European Garden Flora Editorial Committee