Re: Hortus III

There may not be a one-size-fits-all reference, Cathy. When there is, I think it will be an on-line window to various linked databases. We seem, probably with good reason, to have given up on authoritative paper tomes. Science, unlike some of its proposed alternatives, moves relatively quickly, and the printing press--as wonderful as it once was--is a poor conveyor of discovery.

On Feb 18, 2006, at 4:19 PM, Cathy Carpenter wrote:

So, if I was to purchase one reference of this type, what would it be?

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Feb 18, 2006, at 1:36 PM, Christopher P. Lindsey wrote:


 Does anyone on this list actually ever USE their copy of Hortus
III? I find
it aggravating and am trying to decide if it's worth hauling
another 1000
miles.

Hi Andrea,

   I think it's interesting from a historical perspective, but
since it
   hasn't been changed since 1976 (if I remember correctly) it's sadly
   out of date.

   The standard used to be Cronquist (published around 1987) and is
now
   shifting towards the Royal Horticultural Society and their RHS
Plant
   Finder.

   So if you don't have anything else, keep it.  If you do, there's no
   point unless you want to trace old nomenclature.

Chris

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