Format:
458 S. :
,
Ill., Kt.
ISBN:
0-88192-000-2
Content:
Acer holds a proud place among the largest and most important woody genera. Its significance in both ornamental and economic uses is matched by its taxonomic complexity
Content:
This book represents the fruit of almost two decades of work by its distinguished authors. In 1975, three years before Timber Press published his landmark Japanese Maples, the late J. D. Vertrees visited the authors - a nurseryman, a taxonomist/dendrologist, and an avid maple collector - in The Netherlands and suggested that they collaborate to produce a definitive work on the genus. The challenge was accepted, and the three, for a time calling themselves the Club of Acerologists, set to work
Content:
An early outline of the book optimistically called for completion and publication within five years!
Note:
Literaturverz. S. 353 - 422
Language:
English
Subjects:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science
,
Biology
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0714/92046361-d.html
