Handbook of North European Garden Plants
With Keys to Families and Genera

A handy single volume reference that allows accurate identification of flowering plants cultivated out-of-doors in temperate northern latitudes.

James Cullen (Edited by)

9780521651837, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 19 July 2001

650 pages, 100 b/w illus.
22.9 x 15.2 x 4 cm, 1.18 kg

' … an excellent book of its kind and will surely be snapped up by devotees.' Journal of Field Studies

This book provides a means for the accurate identification of over 190 families and 2220 genera of flowering plants cultivated out-of-doors in gardens in north-west Europe and in other geographical regions with a similar climate, including parts of North America. The text is an abridged version of The European Garden Flora, published in six volumes, and constitutes a handy single volume digest that considers familes and genera, but not species. A key to all the families is provided and, for each of the families, a key to the genera within it. Scientifically rigorous descriptions of families and genera follow, including information on the number of constituent genera or species, and details of geographical distribution. Illustrations of genera from most of the major families are included to aid accurate identification.

List of illustrations
Introduction and acknowledgements
Keys and descriptions
Glossary
Index.

Subject Areas: Horticulture [TVS], Botany & plant sciences [PST]