For the enthusiastic amateur or experienced rhododendron grower, this landmark reference provides the keys to the accurate identification of the nearly 300 rhododendron species widely in cultivation. Beautiful photographs include close-up shots of flower and leaf, microscope images of leaf surfaces, and easy-to-use diagnostic keys, making this a milestone in the identification of rhododendrons.
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Cullen writes that the aim of this book is to provide an accurate means of identification for those species of the genus Rhododendron that are cultivated in Britain, western Europe, and parts of North America. He points out that this is not a manual for the identification of the more than 30,000 hybrids and cultivars. Cullen does identify 295 species listed in systematic order so that similar species occur close to each other in the text. Each entry includes a description of its leaves, buds, and stamens, and the time of year the plant produces flowers. The book, written in association with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, has 176 color photographs, an introduction to classification and identification, and a bibliography. Gardeners who delight in these comely flowers will find the book most informative. George Cohen
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Gardeners who delight in these comely flowers will find the book most informative. -- George Cohen Booklist 20050801 This is a top-notch handbook with glorious photographs from the Edinburgh garden, a comprehensive bibliography, and taxa index, written by a man who loves botany and knows the rhododendron very, very well. -- Christine Anne Sharkey Biology Digest 20060301 For the average enthusiast, this is a very useful manual; its value is in its clear organization and the logical presentation of data. It is a modern, botanically based identification guide that will be widely understood and consulted often. -- Douglas Justice American Rhododendron Society Journal 20060401 This authoritative reference offers keys to identifying 295 species in cultivation. -- Shannon Hendrickson SciTech Book News 20060701 The detailed text, clear uncluttered layout and sharp colour photographs throughout will make this an indispensable and practical reference book. Plant Network 20051201
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style hairless, young shoots hairless, fasciculate hairs, ovary hairless, underbark smooth, lower layer compacted, more xas, dendroid hairs, scales cuspidate, upper surface hairless, leaf indumentum, style glandular, compacted indumentum, scales hairless, shouldered depression, hairless ovary, openly campanulate, lower layer larger, indumentum whitish, less rimless, vesicular scales, discontinuous indumentum, style declinate, vegetative bud scales, indumentum silvery Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Encyclopedia of Rhododendron Species, Iconographia Cormophytorum Sinicorum, Rhododendrons of China, The Illustrated Rhododendron, Sichuan Rhododendron of China, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, The Book of Rhododendrons, United States, Rhododendrons of the Sikkim Himalaya, The Rhododendron Handbook, Arunachal Pradesh, Flore des Serres, Dwarf Rhododendrons, Revue Horticole, The Species of Rhododendron, Subgenus Pentanthera, The Illustrated Companion, North America, Scottish Rock Gardening, The Garden, Myanmar Classic, North Carolina, Photo-Album of Plants of Eastern Himalaya, Himalaya Wild-collected, Taiwan Rhododendron New!
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style hairless, young shoots hairless, fasciculate hairs, ovary hairless, underbark smooth, lower layer compacted, more xas, dendroid hairs, scales cuspidate, upper surface hairless, leaf indumentum, style glandular, compacted indumentum, scales hairless, shouldered depression, hairless ovary, openly campanulate, lower layer larger, indumentum whitish, less rimless, vesicular scales, discontinuous indumentum, style declinate, vegetative bud scales, indumentum silvery Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Encyclopedia of Rhododendron Species, Iconographia Cormophytorum Sinicorum, Rhododendrons of China, The Illustrated Rhododendron, Sichuan Rhododendron of China, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, The Book of Rhododendrons, United States, Rhododendrons of the Sikkim Himalaya, The Rhododendron Handbook, Arunachal Pradesh, Flore des Serres, Dwarf Rhododendrons, Revue Horticole, The Species of Rhododendron, Subgenus Pentanthera, The Illustrated Companion, North America, Scottish Rock Gardening, The Garden, Myanmar Classic, North Carolina, Photo-Album of Plants of Eastern Himalaya, Himalaya Wild-collected, Taiwan Rhododendron New!
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- The Book of Rhododendrons by Marianna Kneller on 41 pages
- Dwarf Rhododendrons by Peter Alfred Cox on 13 pages
- Department of Agriculture: Forest Service: [Hc]: [1992-93]: House of Commons Papers: [1992-93] by Great Britain in Front Matter, and page 40
- Woody Plants of Ohio by Emma Lucy Braun on page 238, and page 244
- The Larger Species of Rhododendron by Peter A. Cox on page 74, and page 168
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