I have received an announcement of the third edition of the extremely
useful book "FLora nativa de valor ornamental, Zona Centro," a botanical
and horticultural guide to the plants of that portion of Chile from about
Coquimbo south to the northern boundary of the "Lake District," but
excluding the high alpines. It thus covers many beautiful bulbous species.
If you are interested in seeing the pdf of the offering, let me know and I
will forward it to you. This is a prepublication offer, and with shipping
the cost per book will be about US $45, I think. The book is actually two
volumes, the main one and a smaller one that is a guide to the best places
to see the plants. It is color throughout and paperbound and in the
previous editions the larger volumes (there are four sets for different
parts of the country) have a tendency to fall apart with use. It is in
Spanish, but repetitive and straightforward enough to be accessible to most
people who know botany and have a dictionary.

If enough of us are interested we could put together a group order. This
would save vastly on shipping cost. The vendor this time is a small botanic
garden, and if previous experience holds, they will require payment by wire
transfer, which is very expensive for us, though common within Chile. I'm
going to write to the vendor and see if the book will be available in any
way that might be more convenient outside Chile, such as amazon.com or
amazon.co.uk, or if they have a PayPal account.

Jane McGary
Portland, Oregon, USA

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