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The Book Of Ornamental Onions

by Dilys Davies

Though it has many vibrant and elegant plants, the genus Allium is often valued only for its edible species. Davies has written the first monograph on the alliums in over 100 years and filled it with practical growing advice on more than 150 species. Beautiful color photos, line drawings, and recipes complement the gardener-friendly text.

168 pp, 48 color photos, 45 line drawings, 6 1/4 X 9 1/4", ©1992
hardcover, 0-88192-224-2.
paperback, 0-88192-241-2.

Alpines

by Will Ingwersen

Will Ingwersen, like his father before him, was the dean of English rock gardeners. This final book is a very personal one: rather than aiming to be comprehensive, he intended to write about "a wide selection of these enchanting plants, a selection which has contained a great many of my own favorites, for which I make no apology." It is a fitting memorial to a great plantsman and a beautiful and useful encyclopedia for the alpine gardener.

320 pp, 350 color illustrations, 7 1/4 X 10 3/4" , ©1991
hardcover, 0-88192-193-9

Alpines

The Illustrated Dictionary

by Clive Innes

This book features photographs of almost 1,000 alpine plants, each accompanied by notes on habitat, distribution, growing habitat, flowering season, and any characteristics of special interest. The entries are presented alphabetically by genus and synonyms are included in the descriptions and listed in a separate index. With its expert text, based on many years of plant study by the internationally respected author, this book is an invaluable companion to the alpine collector.

Armitage's Garden Perennials: A Color Encyclopedia

Allan M. Armitage

Armitage's Garden Perennials: A Color Encyclopedia Allan M. Armitage Armitage's Garden Perennials does for perennials what Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs does for woody plants: it provides gardeners, landscapers, and nurserymen with a comprehensive photographic encyclopedia of the best and most interesting plants available. The concise and delightful text is like a private tutorial with a master teacher, describing and commenting on choice species and cultivars from 136 genera, from Acanthus to Zauschneria. Besides its more than 1400 color photos, it includes more than a dozen lists of plants suitable for particular situations or uses.