NEW - Encyclopedia of Conifers

Encyclopedia of Conifers. A Comprehensive Guide to the Conifer World by Aris G. Auders and Derek P. Spicer. It is estimated that the Encyclopedia of Conifers will be published in the 1st Q 2012. It will be a hard cover edition, two volumes. You can find more information, as well as see samples of the encyclopedia at www.coniferworld.com. This forthcoming Royal Horticultural Society encyclopedia is a much needed reference book on conifer cultivars and species, both hardy and tropical. Author and broadcaster Roy Lancaster claims it to be the most comprehensive account of its kind. Its authors and their helpers have delivered a truly monumental account of a major group of woody plants. The two volumes of this extensive and lavishly illustrated 1,200-page work will feature more than 8,000 cultivars and all of the world's 615 conifer species plus their subspecies and varieties. Apart from its extensive descriptive text it is illustrated by a wealth of photographs, more than 5,000, which have been taken especially for this encyclopedia. The species and their descriptions follow the most recent botanical classification (Farjon, 2010) and cultivar information has been compiled with reference to the RHS International Conifer Register and Checklist, including as yet unpublished data. There is a unique appendix listing all the principle conifer collectors, nurseries, arboreta and individuals responsible for introducing new cultivars over the last three centuries. The book is designed to meet the needs of professional as well as amateur gardeners.