Re: Re: Book Help please

I just ordered it - couldn't stand it any more!
Kitty - thanks for the tip m'dear!  You're a veritable fountain of info!

:-D



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Jesse Bell" <jesserenebell@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 08:54:54 -0500

>COOL....well I know what I'm buying next payday.  WOO HOO.
>
>Jesse Rene' Bell
>Claremore, OK
>Zone 6
>
>
>
>>From: "Kitty Morrissy" <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
>>Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>To: "Agardenchat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Book Help please
>>Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 00:12:55 -0500
>>
>>The newer book is better:
>>  Black Magic and Purple Passion new second edition has an amazing 1350
>>plant profiles, 300 stunning colour photos and 5 watercolour garden 
>>designs.
>>
>>2000 Edition only had 350 plants and 70 pics.
>>
>>Kitty
>>
>>
>> > [Original Message]
>> > From: Kitty Morrissy <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
>> > To: Agardenchat <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> > Date: 6/20/2003 12:04:09 AM
>> > Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Book Help please
>> >
>> > Jesse,
>> > I found the issue June 2001 of Plants Magazine.  The book by Karen Platt
>>is
>> > titled: Black Magic and Purple Passion - Dark Flowers and Foliage,
>> > published in 2000.  cheapest price I found was $28.  Then it was
>> > republished in early 2003 with a name adjustment: Black Magic and Purple
>> > Passion - 1,350 Dark Plants, available for $33-40.  I think the new one
>>may
>> > have more (1000 more) plants listed, though I couldn't find a page count
>> > for either to be sure the books are actually different.
>> >
>> > Here are some paraphrased comments from the author in the magazine
>>article:
>> > "If there were a national collection of black plants, it would be held 
>>by
>> > me. It's been 7 yrs since the demise of Rainbow's End,(via divorce) my
>> > beloved nursery which specialized in black plants...One blacklist most
>> > people want to be on is my list of black seeds for sale...The result of 
>>6
>> > yrs of research was published in my book which includes 350 dark plants
>> > with 70 photos."
>> > The editor includes this:
>> > Write to Karen at: 35, Longfield Road, Sheffield, S. Yorkshire, S10 1QW,
>> > England.
>> > possibly more info at:
>> > www.seedsearch.demon.co.uk
>> >
>> > Kitty
>> > Amazing! the things that do, and those that don't, stick in my mind.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > > [Original Message]
>> > > From: Jesse Bell <jesserenebell@hotmail.com>
>> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> > > Date: 6/19/2003 3:41:02 PM
>> > > Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Book Help please
>> > >
>> > > That sounds wonderful.  Thank you Kitty.  Actually, it's the BLACK
>>plants
>> > > that I am the most interested in.  I have a ton of white ones...but
>> > wanted
>> > > some dramatic black ones to mix in with them.
>> > >
>> > > Jesse
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > >From: Kitty <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
>> > > >Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> > > >To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> > > >Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Book Help please
>> > > >Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 12:38:02 -0500 (EST)
>> > > >
>> > > >Jesse, I know some of the others have leads for you - good ones. But
>> > > >reading their messages reminded me that a couple of years ago there 
>>was
>> > > >a woman who wrote a book on black plants. I saw the mention of it in
>> > > >that little quarterly magazine from England, I think called New 
>>Plants.
>> > > >I believe Ceres gets it. I think I still have that issue at home and
>> > > >will check for it tonight. I didn't think of it before becuase the 
>>book
>> > > >you wanted was on black and white, not just black. but this one might
>>be
>> > > >of use.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >Kitty
>> > > >
>> > > >-------Original Message-------
>> > > >From: F M Ferrari <fm4re@swbell.net>
>> > > >Sent: 06/19/03 10:29 AM
>> > > >To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> > > >Subject: Re: [CHAT] Book Help please
>> > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Jesse!!! I think I have it at home (I'm at work taking a break)!!!
>> > Will
>> > > >let you know. Black is probably one of my favorite colors! I guess 
>>it's
>> > > >all those years in Catholic schools when nuns wore those black and
>>white
>> > > >habits. And, yeah, too many old lady Italian relatives wearing black 
>>to
>> > > >mourn some other relative who died 50 years ago. I wear so much black
>>at
>> > > >work, they often call me Morticia!
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >So the thought of doing a black and white garden was intriguing to 
>>me!
>> > > >But right now I'm hooked on purple - flowers or especially leaves.
>> > > >
>> > > >  >
>> > > >
>> > > >If you have weeds, you don't have enough plants.
>> > > >
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