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The Genus Cypripedium
Cypripediums, the lady slipper orchids, are the showiest and undoubtedly the most collectable of all terrestrial orchids. This monograph examines the history, biology, conservation, cultivation and classification of the temperate slipper orchids. With 26 colour paintings, 98 colour photographs, 51 line drawings and 22 maps.
The Genus Lavandula
The most comprehensiveand authoritative accountof lavender. Describingsome 39 species, theirhybrids and cultivars, thisbook brings togethertheir taxonomy,distribution, history,cultivation, propagation,and an overview of theircommercial products,essential oils and chemistry. Lavishly illustrated withRHS Gold Medal award winning paintings bybotanical artists Christabel King, Georita Harriottand Joanna Langhorne. With 31 botanicalpaintings, 45 line drawings and many colourphotographs.
The Genus Lachenalia
This is the first complete and illustrated monograph of the genus Lachenalia, a horticulturally important and botanically diverse plant group. Lachenalia ranks with Gladiolus as one of the two most popular genera of South African bulbous plants worldwide, and next to Ornithogalum is the second-largest member of the family Hyacinthaceae in southern Africa.The flowers of some species have exceptionally showy blooms that occur in numerous interesting colours, shapes and sizes, and their fascinating leaves, many of which are attractively spotted or barred, or covered with attractive hairs or pustules. The flowers of many species are attractive in another dimension in that they emit distinctive a...
The Genus Epimedium and Other Herbaceous Berberidaceae
This Kew classic is anaugmented edition ofWilliam Stearn’s classicmonograph onEpimedium published in1938. Retaining theunmistakable stamp ofscholarship andaccessibility thatcharacterised all his work,it is an essential botanical reference and a practicalhandbook for gardeners. Part I is a detailedtaxonomic treatment of Epimedium andVancouveria including cultivars, plus chapters onhabit, classification, morphology, cultivation andgeographical distribution; Part II coversCaulophyllum, Ranzania, Jeffersonia, Leontice andother herbaceous Berberidaceae; and Part III isJulian Shaw’s revision of Podophyllum. With 27botanical paintings, 31 line drawings and 77 colourphotographs.
The Genus Tulipa
The Genus Tulipa is the most complete survey of tulip species to date. Each species is illustrated Diana Everett, with accompanying colour photographs of the plants in habitat and distribution maps. The high level of detail provided in this book makes identification possible for the many species of tulips. Additional material includes check lists of tulip species and their synonyms, as well as country by country check list; glossary with diagrams; information on nurseries selling tulips; and full bibliography.
The Genus Galanthus
This monograph mentions the 18 species of Genus Galanthus, commonly called snowdrops, and their subspecies and varieties. It is published in conjunction with the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.'
The Genus Agapanthus
An in-depth guide to a plant group prized for its vivid blue hue. Renowned for its stunning blue flowers, agapanthus--sometimes known as the blue lily or lily of the Nile--is a group of rhizomatous plants native to southern Africa. First cultivated in the Netherlands in the late seventeenth century, it rose to prominence as a conservatory plant in England during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries after certain varieties were found to be hardy enough to withstand the colder climate of the British Isles. Graham Duncan's The Genus Agapanthus provides both a revised classification of this plant group and a superbly illustrated celebration of their unique beauty. Featuring new watercolors fr...
Ophrys
The genus Ophrys constitutes one of the most diverse and biologically fascinating groups of plants to be encountered in Europe, particularly the Mediterranean.This book offers an easy to use, comprehensive, introduction to the genus, throughout its European range, It can be used as a field guide, with keys, descriptions and numerous colour photographs, as well as a standard reference, with chapters on structure, biology, evoltuion and conservation. The classification is based on a broad species concept, offering an alternative to the finely split classifications of the genus that prevail in most recent field guides. Notes on hardy orchid cultivation, by Richard L. Manuel, and a chapter of ideas for field trips, complete the picture.
The Genus Erythronium
This, the first dedicated monograph on Erythronium, is an authoritative book for gardeners, growers and breeders and a major academic work that gathers together the latest research.
