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Manual of Herbaceous Ornamental Plants

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Enormous book, excellent coverage. Black and white, limited color prints in special section. For each species complete data are given on usage, growth habit, season of bloom, culture, propagation, and diseases. Includes notes on many cultivars, although a bit dated now (1994 revision). This is where I go first for information on perennials. An example of a book which goes for information rather than looking pretty. Used as a textbook in college horticulture courses.

As an employee of a prominent local retailer of perennials, I find this book essential in identifying the plants our customers are seeking. A few descriptive words or a common name and we are well on our way to knowing what the plant was that "Aunt Millie" had in her garden. A gem of a book.

I am a landscape design student and we used this book to cover Herbaceous Plant Materials I & II. I found the book very useful as it contained all information necessary, with drawings and pictures. It contained about 95% of all the plants covered (of course I guess that's on the whim of the professor). I'm sure it will be a useful tool once I'm working in the field. And it's definitely a lot cheaper here than at the bookstore at college.

I have used this book as a textbook in Floriculture classes for the last 2 years and find that the brief, concise descriptions are more than sufficient for classroom instruction,as well as field use. Could have better (and more) color pictures, but I still give it 5 stars.

I sell ornamental landscape perennials and grasses for a prominent North American ornamental plant grower and it never fails to impress me how many of the plants used in today's landscaping are found in this book! I refer to it weekly at minimum. A must for any serious horticulturalist.

Steven Still was kind enough to do a fabulous job in writing this wonderful compendium of perennial knowledge. If it isn't in this book, you don't need to know it. It was my textbook for perennials at Ag college, and now is used for reference often! Still the BIBLE, for herbaceous perennials.

I bought it for my Landscaping Plants I class at MSU. It's very thick, but so far very informational. I was assured by my instructors that if I finish my program and stay within this career path, it will become my consant companion. I plan to get every penny I paid for it back out of it in the future.

I have used this book as a textbook in Floriculture classes for the last 2 years and find that the brief, concise descriptions are more than sufficient for classroom instruction,as well as field use. Could have better (and more) color pictures, but I still give it 5 stars.

Great Book, but wish a new edition was out there for all the breeding for top performance the industry has made in the past 15 years. Many great plants not mentioned. At 18 years old there have been some additions of new plants and I was hoping an update might soon be around.

this book is great for future landscapers or someone that wants to know more about plants. Its a great buy.