BOOK NOTICE

2004·0.29 MB·English

by  Barney Lipscomb

408 BRIT.ORG/SIDA21(1)
BOOKNOTICE
TimberPress
DiNlsiWllISAdams.2004RestoringAmericanGardens:AnEncyclopediaofHeirloom
OrnamentalPlants,1640-1940.(ISBN0-88192-619-1,hbk.).TimberPress,
Inc.133S.W.SecondAve,Suite450,Portland,OR97204-3527,U.S.A.(Or-
ders:www.timberpress.cotn,[email protected],503-227-2878,1-800-
327-5680,503-227-3070fax),$39.95,420pp.,155colorphotos,37b/wphotos,
154linedrawings,1table,8V^">^H"-
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alphabeticalunderbroadcategorieshkeHeirloomTrees.Ilen'loomOrnatnentalShrubs,Heu'loom
bulbs.mdTuberousI'lants,Heu'loomRoses,etc.Eachheirloom|ilantislistedwithmostolthelob
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Nativity|naii\-eorexoticl,6)DateoiintroductionintoNorthAmerica,7)l:arliestAmericancitation,
8)blardincsszone,9)Description,10)Designnotes,11)Remarks,12)Heirloom\'arieties,13)Related
species,and14)tlisioricalcommercialsources.
Ireallylikeihisbookalot!ItisIdledwithhardlolindinlormation,greatimagesolplantsIrom
oldcatalogs,aswellasbeautilulcoloredplatesolihcpastthreeceniuries,andmoderncolorphoto-
graphs.—BtirnevLipsatmh.BotanicalResearchinsiituieojiexas,50'-)Fccai]Sireel,l-'ortWorth,Texas
761202-4060.U.S.A.
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