Recent useful geophyte publications
Jane McGary (Tue, 18 Mar 2003 17:22:37 PST)
Robin Attrill wrote,
Three recent publications that contain some useful articles......
The March 2003 AGS bulletin contains a very interesting article on
Reticulata Iris hybrids with the emphasis on I. danfordiae x I. sophenensis.
The same issue contins a useful article on pests, particularly Vine Weevil
and Lily Beetle, and contains details of a host of excellent plants,
including many bulbs/corms, that featured at AGS shows during 2002.
For info on joining the AGS, write to <ags@alpinegardensociety.org>. They
accept dues payments by credit card. They have a large seed exchange and a
book service.
Finally, a recent Kew monograph by W T Stearn on The Genus Epimedium (ISBN 1
84246 039 0) also includes illustrated accounts of related geophytic
berberidaceae, including Podophyllum, Bongardia, Gymnospermium and Leontice.
A fine book that deserves a wide audience.
This book is distributed in North America by Timber Press.
Jane McGary