Fern Grower's Manual, Revised and Expanded Edition by B. J. Hoshizaki, R. C. Moran

1 Pages·2001·0.36 MB·English

by  Review By: Rolla M Tryon

RHODORA,
Vol. 103, No. 915, 340. 2001
pp.
BOOK REVIEW
and Expanded
Fern Grower's Manual, Revised Edition by B.
J.
Hoshizaki and R. C. Moran. 2001. 624 color pho-
pp. lis.
i 1 1
ISBN 0-88192-495-4
b/w photos, drawings. $59.95
tos, line
OR.
Timber
(hardcover). Press, Portland,
volume X
This a small review o( a large (8 11 in.) Replete
is
with information on the cultivation of ferns and their allies (pte-
ridophytes). a rich source of material on all aspects of grow-
is
It
A
work
ing these plants. large part o^ the devoted to descrip-
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tions of the plants, notes on the source of the name, and outlines
some 700 were
of the native ranges of species. Specialists con-
by
sulted in order to insure accuracy. is richly illustrated sil-
It
Many
houettes, photographs, and line drawings of details. of the
included species are native to Malesia and are cold-sensitive spe-
cies. Unless one fortunate enough to live in the southern part
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of the United States or elsewhere in an amiable climate, a green-
house needed grow most of these species.
to
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The hundred pages are devoted information on the
to
first
and
of propagation, needs,
structure ferns, their cultural soil, fer-
A
handsome
central section o( 50 color photographs of
tilizers.
The mod-
garden adds
ferns to the attractive illustrations. price
is
est in today's market for a book of this size. This work will be
many
useful reference for years.
a
—
Rolla M. Tryon, Department of Biology, University of South
FL
Tampa, 33620-5150.
Florida,
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