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By the help of this handy little volume a careful observer, who will make himself acquainted with the technical terms as explained in the glossary at the end of the book, may learn the name of any hardy tree, shrub, or woody climber that he is likely to find cultivated in the eastern United States—apart from the extreme south—or in northern Europe, except on the more pretentious estates, or in nurseries or botanical establishments. It accounts for 1150 distinct kinds, representing 247 genera and 782 species. For a few hopelessly complicated genera, such as haws, cotoneasters, and roses, only the most easily recognised species have been admitted. By means of a dichotomous key, divided into four sections—trees, bushes, undershrubs or bog or rockery plants, and woody climbers or scramblers—the name of the genus may be determined. The greater part of the book is occupied by a systematic description of the genera under their families and under each genus is given a key to the species.
Plant Materials of Decorative Gardening: The Woody Plants.
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By. Second Edition, Revised. Pp. xliii + 177. (Urbana, 111.: The Author, University of Illinois, 1921.) 1 dollar.
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Plant Materials of Decorative Gardening: The Woody Plants . Nature 110, 177 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/110177b0
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