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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Camellias

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Camellias

by StirlingMacoboy (Author)

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    Hardcover 1998

    $33.37
Synopsis

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Camellias is the illustrated guide to these beautiful and varied flowering plants. Stirling Macoboy presents over 1000 of the world's most popular camellias, with every entry illustrated by a color photograph. The book opens with a chapter on the species that comprise the large and varied genus Camellia. The major species in cultivation are then covered in the A-Z sections: sasanquas, japonicas and Higos, reticulatas, with a chapter on 'the camellias of the future', the hybrids. Each entry describes the flower type and gives the flowering season, parentage, date of registration, synonyms and any relevant breeding and historical information. Following these sections is a comprehensive chapter on camellia cultivation.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 304
 Edition: Ill
 Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 31 Dec 1998
ISBN 10: 0881924210
ISBN 13: 9780881924213

Media Reviews
A definitive guide.
-- George Cohen, Booklist, May 1, 1998
Magnificently and profusely illustrated, every entry is shown In color, and where pertinent there are Japanese characters in addition to English words for cultivar names. Most highly recommended as a required addition to any library's horticultural collection.
-- Choice, December 1998
Stirling Macoboy consummates his long love affair with camellias in this outstanding treatise. With descriptions of over 1000 camellias in cultivation today, all illustrated in superb color photographs, he has given camellia enthusiasts and novices alike a captivating and poetic reference for the genus.
-- Pacific Horticulture, Spring 1999
A definitive guide.
--George Cohen, Booklist, May 1, 1998
Magnificently and profusely illustrated, every entry is shown In color, and where pertinent there are Japanese characters in addition to English words for cultivar names. Most highly recommended as a required addition to any library's horticultural collection.
--Choice, December 1998
Stirling Macoboy consummates his long love affair with camellias in this outstanding treatise. With descriptions of over 1000 camellias in cultivation today, all illustrated in superb color photographs, he has given camellia enthusiasts and novices alike a captivating and poetic reference for the genus.
--Pacific Horticulture, Spring 1999