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Botanical Magazine Monograph Ser.: Hardy Heathers from the Northern Hemisphere : Calluna - Daboecia - Erica by E. Charles Nelson (2012, Hardcover)
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HARDY HEATHERS FROM THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE: CALLUNA - DABOECIA - ERICA (BOTANICAL MAGAZINE MONOGRAPH) By E. Charles Nelson - Hardcover **Mint Condition**.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKEW Publishing
ISBN-101842461702
ISBN-139781842461709
eBay Product ID (ePID)99524041
Product Key Features
Number of Pages512 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameHardy Heathers from the Northern Hemisphere : Calluna-Daboecia-Erica
SubjectHouse Plants & Indoor, Flowers / General
Publication Year2012
TypeTextbook
AuthorE. Charles Nelson
Subject AreaGardening
SeriesBotanical Magazine Monograph Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight57.1 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal635.93366
Table Of ContentList of Paintings Prolegomenon 1. Introduction 2. Cultivation: Past and Present A short history of hardy heathers in gardens Nursery, nurserymen and publications Cultivation and care in gardens Pruning Vegetative propagation Raising seedlings 3. Calluna Salisb.; Ling 4. Daboecia D. Don: Saint Dabeoc's heaths 5. Erica L.: Heaths and heathers Winter- and spring- flowering heathers The Cornish heath and its congeners The ciliated, or Dorset, heath The wind-pollinated besom heaths Tree heathers Southern heath The cross-leaved heaths The bell heathers Bruckenthalia, the Balkan heath The Pentaperan heaths Erica Hybrids Part I: Naturally-occurring hybrids involving E. tetralix Part II: Chance hybrids from British gardens and nurseries Part III: The "wilderness of uncertainty": artificial hybrid heaths Appendix I: Recommended and interesting cultivars Appendix II: Richard Salisbury's letter Appendix III: White heather Bibliography Acknowledgements Index to Scientific Names General Index: Common names, people, places and publications
SynopsisHardy Heathers is afully illustratedmonograph thatdescribes all Calluna,Daboecia and thoseErica species that grownaturally in thenorthern hemisphere.Distribution, history,conservation, classification and cultivation arecovered in detail, making this an indispensable book for the heather enthusiast, professional nurseryman,landscape architect, gardener, botanist, ecologist andconservationist with interests in heaths and heath lands. The close collaboration between the author and the renowned botanical artist Christabel King make this book an outstanding contribution to the artof botanical illustration., Hardy Heathers is afully illustratedmonograph thatdescribes all Calluna,Daboecia and thoseErica species that grownaturally in thenorthern hemisphere., The latest publication from the Botanical Magazine Monograph series, Hardy Heathers from the Northern Hemisphere is a fully illustrated guide to all the heather species that grow naturally in the Northern Hemisphere. Covered in detail are the distribution, classification, and conservation of three genera-- Calluna, Daboecia, and Erica --supplemented by a history of heathers in cultivation and a select list of the best cultivars. Extensively illustrated with stunning botanical art by Christabel King, this will be an indispensable reference for heather enthusiasts and gardeners, as well as botanists, ecologists, and conservationists with interests in heaths and heath lands.
LC Classification NumberSB615.H4
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