Product Information
This major two-volume reference work covers over 1,000 genera in outstanding colour photographs and authoritative, detailed text.Bridging the gap between scientific texts and everyday horticultural books, this guide provides an unrivalled insight into the relationships between garden plants and their environments, the history of plant development (as studied through fossils), and the most up-to-date DNA studies, set to revolutionise classification. It will become an indispensable aid to any aspiring gardener.Volume I: Trees, Shrubs and Climbers covers over 450 genera of woody plants listed in botanical order. It starts with descendants of the Jurassic - tree ferns, ginko, conifers, through the earliest flowering plants, on to catkin-bearing and fruit trees, ending with maples and other advanced flowering plants. The distinctive cordyline, palm, and bamboo families are treated separately.Product Identifiers
PublisherPan Macmillan
ISBN-139780333730034
eBay Product ID (ePID)89113823
Product Key Features
Book TitleBotanical Garden Volume I: Trees and Shrubs
Number of Pages492 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicWriting & Reading, Gardening
TypeReference
AuthorRoger Phillips, Martyn Rix
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height286 mm
Item Weight2260 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorMartyn Rix, Roger Phillips