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Re: [SG] Garden Book Clubs

In a message dated 10/21/98 7:19:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, CCREDUX@AOL.COM
writes:

<< Is Hortus III revised periodically? Or would that be Hortus IV? The only
 Hortus III I have used, is copyrighted 1976. As there have been so many
 changes in genera and species, I wonder if Hortus III is worth buying retail.
 (Price= $150.00, from Borders, B& N.) >>

Hortus III can be purchased from Barnes and Noble for 39.95 in a two volume,
softcover set which is boxed.  If your B&N does not have this they can order
it as B&N own the reprint rights to Hortus III.   I believe the original
publisher was MacMillan who has stated that there will be no Hortus IV because
sales do not justify the expense of revision.

If the English "Index of Garden Plants" is superior, and I do see it quoted
now and then, the American Hortus is still the reference most used.  At well
over 100.00 in hardcover plus being over 20 years in publication,  it is not
surprising that Hortus is not selling briskly.

Claire Peplowski
East Nassau, NY
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