POPPIES - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0713489278 ISBN 13: 9780713489279

Publisher: Batsford Ltd, 2005

Poppies, first published in 1993, was the first book devoted exclusively to these most loved and cherished of plants. Not only are the true poppies, genus Papaver, covered, but all the other members of the poppy family as well. This includes the horned poppies Glaucium, the tree poppies Dendromecon, the California poppies Eschscholzia, the desert poppies, Arctomecon, the prickly poppies Argemone, the pygmy poppies Canbya, the plumed poppies Macleaya, the blue poppies Meconopsis, the long fruited poppies Roemeria, and many more. There are general chapters on the family, cultivation and classification, and a key to genera. The individual genera, grouped into their respective subfamilies, are dealt with, including coverage of their more specialised cultivational requirements. Grey Wilson has concentrated primarily on species and forms in cultivation, together with those species of striking or particular interest that are not present in cultivation but fully deserve to be introduced For this new edition, the author has included much new information about recent discoveries in the wild, as well as new cultivars introduced since Poppies was first published in 1993.

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Review:

This remarkable and beautifully illustrated guide to the poppy family covers both wild and cultivated poppies around world, updating and extensively revising the only book available on the topic. Provides an extensive survey of the poppy family in the wild and in cultivation. Timber Press is doing a great service with new editions of the monumental "POPPIES." An entertaining and descriptive read. -- Terry Peters "North Shore News" (04/03/2002) It is a wonderful book, beautifully illustrated, easy to read, and full of valuable botanical and horticultural information. The cover of 'Poppies' is enough to convert the most hard-hearted to this family. -- Sharon Wootton "Everett Herald" (02/15/2001) [This book] is another of the superb monographs produced by this publisher. . . . It is a fascinating discourse on these attractive plants. This book, first published in 1993, has been and continues to be the best book on Poppies ever. -- Thane Johnson "Library News for Zoos and Aquariums" (06/25/2001) This profusely illustrated publication is not only a feast to the eyes but a valuable source of botanical informantion. -- Deborah Mills "Ventura County Star" (08/26/2001) 'Poppies' is not a book to page through idly, but a genealogy, biography and history book of the entire Papaveraceae family. -- Jean Starr "Munster (IN) Times" (09/01/2001) "Poppies: A Guide to the Poppy Family in the Wild and Cultivation" reveals more kinds of poppies than I ever knew existed. -- Helen Chesnut "Victoria Times Colonist" (11/13/1999) First published in 1993, it concentrated on the species in cultivation, while this new edition adds information on discoveries in the wild, and recent introductions. -- Ann Milovsoroff "Pappus" (12/10/2001) This book has deepened my understanding of the plant world significantly. I am sure everyone who reads this book will find at least one plant that totally surprises him or her. -- Diana Pederson "Suite101.com" (05/11/2001)

From the Publisher:

The Poppie Family in the wild and in cultivation
Poppies, first published in 1993, was the first book devoted exclusively to these most loved and cherished of plants. Not only are the true poppies, genus Papaver, covered, but all the other members of the poppy family as well. This includes the horned poppies Eschscholzia, the dessert poppies, Arctomecon, the prickly poppies Argemone, the pygmy poppies Canby, the plumed poppies Macleaya, the blue poppies Meconopsis, the long fruited poppies Roemeria, and many more.

There are general chapters on the family, cultivation and classification, and a key to genera. The individual genera, grouped into their respective subfamilies, are dealt with, including coverage of their more specialised cultivation requirements. Christopher Grey-Wilson has concentrated primarily on species and forms in cultivation, together with those species of striking or particular interest that are not present in cultivation but fully deserve to be introduced.

For this new edition, the author has included much new information about recent discoveries in the wild, as well as new cultivars introduced since Poppies was first published.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.