Re: [SG] Garden Book Clubs

Good Evening Good People.
Cleaning out old messages and came across this...Set me to pondering all the
various books out there pertaining to shade gardening.I'm looking at a catalog
that lists 4+.Can anyone make a recommendation?(on the other hand I've learned so
much from this lists membership maybe I could get by without one ;-)Seriously is
there a particular book that you 'just wouldnt be without'?
Many thanks Connie

Clyde Crockett wrote:

> In a message dated 10/22/1998 7:17:04 AM Central Daylight Time,
> ZDST49A@PRODIGY.COM writes:
>
> <<
>  Is this book a-z Clyde the one that comes with a cd rom that I might
>  have seen in a book store? colored pics? it was on sale and I thought,
>   hmmm, could it be a good reference instead of the money out for
>  hortus, but then upon looking two or three things up, I couldn't find
>  them, so- didn't get it.
>   >>
> ******************************************************************************
> **
>
> There are two that rather look alike. The one I have is The Encyclopaedia of
> Garden Plants which is much like HortusIII. The other, as I recall, is an
> encyclo. of gardening. The one I got has all the recent name changes which can
> easily be overlooked.For example, on p. 1017, one might be searching for the
> Genus Tovara.
> There is a small-lettered entry which reads: See Persicaria.
>
> A better buy, imo, is INDEX OF GARDEN PLANTS (ROYAL HORT. SOC. 1994). Retail
> price is $59.95.
>
> Clyde Crockett z5 <ccredux@aol.com> Indianapolis IN
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