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American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers
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Since its first publication in 1987, the AHS Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers has sold nearly 3 million copies and become the must-have reference for all gardeners around the world. This is the ideal book for selecting plants, planning a border, a greenhouse, or a whole garden, and for identifying plants, and it contains a wealth of information on their appearance and cultivation. The 8,000 plants described cover suitability for every climate, including house and conservatory plants.
The book begins with a general introduction and explanation of plant names, followed by a revised and enlarged plant selector, highlighting plants suitable for particular sites, soils, conditions, and purposes. The 5,000-entry illustrated plant catalog follows, divided into eight main sections: trees, shrubs, roses, climbers, perennials, annuals and biennials, rock plants, bulbs, water plants, and cacti and other succulents. In this new edition, the sections have been re-ordered to help plants be chosen more intuitively: by color, then season, then size. Feature spreads throughout the color section illustrate a range of cultivars within the most popular genera, such as pelargoniums and clematis. Each plant variety is illustrated by a colorful photograph, and accompanied by a detailed description with cultivation requirements.
The single-color, text-only plant dictionary at the back contains entries for every genus in the book, plus more than 3,000 plants in addition to those in the illustrated catalog. It also functions as an index to the plant catalog, with extensive cross-referencing. All the information needed to grow each plant is included here.
Following the introduction and plant selector, the book is divided into two main sections: a 440-page, full-colour illustrated plant catalogue, and a plant dictionary featuring 8,000 plants listed alphabetically by botanical name. There is also an index of common names and glossary of terms.
Contents
PRELIMS
PLANT NAMES AND ORIGINS
PLANT SELECTOR
Lists useful plants for common situations,
such as sunless walls, windbreaks, drought,
sandy soil, and moist shade.
PLANT CATALOG (440PP)
Divided into eight main plant groups, as listed
below, organized by color, season, size.
TREES
Including conifers. Features include:
Magnolias
Hollies
Dwarf conifers
SHRUBS
Features include:
Camellias
Rhododendrons
Hydrangeas
Fuchsias
Heathers
ROSES
Includes shrub and old garden roses, modern, miniature, and climbing roses.
CLIMBERS
Features include:
Clematis
Ivies
PERENNIALS
Includes grasses, bamboos, rushes, sedges, and ferns. Features include:
Delphiniums
Irises
Peonies
Phlox
Pelargoniums
Penstemons
Aquilegias
Daylilies
Chrysanthemums
Michaelmas daisies
Bromeliads
Primulas
Carnations and pinks
Hostas
Begonias
Orchids
African violets
ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS
ROCK PLANTS
BULBS
Including corms and tubers. Features include:
Gladioli
Lilies
Dahlias
Tulips
Daffodils
Crocuses
Hyacinths
WATER PLANTS
Features include:
Water lilies
CACTI AND OTHER SUCCULENTS
PLANT DICTIONARY (240PP)
Listed alphabetically by botanical name.
INDEX OF COMMON NAMES
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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DK Publishing; August 2011
746 pages; ISBN 9780756675080
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746 pages; ISBN 9780756675080
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9780756675080