The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary presents this Manual of Grasses of 169 pages with illustrations. The title page has been personally inscribed and dated by Rick Darke. Also included is his business card as Curator of Plants at Longwood gardens in Pennsylvania. The previous owner's embossed stamp is on the half title page. The book is tight, bright, and clean with no names, markings, or tears. The dust jacket is very good plus with bumping at the top of the spine. Language: eng.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Manual of Grasses

Publisher

London: The Macmillan Press Ltd.

Publication Date

1995

Language

English

ISBN 10

0333615352

ISBN 13

9780333615355

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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Inscribed by Author(s)

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gardening

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The grass family offers gardeners a wide variety of form and colour with which to experiment. There are grasses for borders, poolsides, rock gardens, woodland settings and glasshouses. This book takes a broad view of the family, including the bamboos. It also pays attention to the many sedges and rushes with horticultural appeal. The book also includes information on: habitats, distribution, morphology, life-cycles, development through hybridization, planting and training, patholody and propagation. It covers 140 genera of grasses and grass-like plants.

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