BOOK NOTICES/BOOKS RECEIVED

2004·0.34 MB·English

by  Asha Mcelfish

790 BRIT.OR6/SI0A21(2)
BOOKNOTICES/BOOKSRECEIVED
TimberPressbookonLavender
TimUpsonandSusynAndrews.2004.TheGenusLavandula.(ISBN0-88192-642-
6,hbk.)TimberPressInc.133S.WSecondAve,Suite450,Portland,OR97204-
3527,U.S.A.(Orders:www.timberpress.com,[email protected],503-
227-2878,1-800-327-5680,503-227-3070lax).$49.95,442pp.,30colorplates
byGeoritaHarriott,ChristabelKing,andJoannaLanghorne),4b/wpho-
tos,126colorphotos,28maps,41linedrawmgs,12tables,73/8"x95/8".
Accordingtotheauthors."TheGenusLavandulaisthemostcomprehensiveandauthoritativeac-
countoflavenderstobepubhshedtodate,"Alterspendingsometimethumbingthroughit,Iam
inclinedtoagree.Besidesdescribingsome39speciesandtheirhybrids,itencompassesthetaxonomy,
distribution,historyandcultivation,withadditionalchaptersonpropagation,products,chemistry,
essentialoils,andpestsanddiseases,inarelativelysmallbook.Besidesmakingalovelycoffeetable
book,itisincrediblyusefulwhenidentifyingspecies,withthe31fullpagecolorpaintings,45line
drawingsandnuiuerousmaps.ApartofthebookthatIfounduniquewasthe50pagechapteronthe
HistoryofLavenderCultivation;anA-Zlistingofallthepeople,placesandcompaniesinvolvedin
theworldofLavenderAmongthenineappendices,somethat1foundtobeusefulwereahighly
detailedoneonhowtophotographlavender,givingadviceonlighting,camera,filmandbackgrounds;
PlantBreeders'RightsandPlantPatents;andNationalCollectionsandNurseries,whichlistsup-to-
dateinformationincluding,telephoneandemailaddresses.Withallthat'sincludedinthisbook,I
thinkitiswellworththe$49.Q5(U,S)itcosts.-A.s/uiMcElfish,BotanicalResearchInstituteofTexas,
509PecanStrcet.FartWorth.IX76102-4060,U.S.A.
Editor'snote.—Appendi.vIlistnewtaxaandcombinationsofwhichthereare18includingtwo
newspecies(.LavandulasamhanensisandLavandulaciishncnsis).
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