The Genus Galanthus: A Botanical Magazine Monograph

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Product Description The genus Galanthus, commonly called snowdrops, numbers among its species the most charming of the late-winter- and early-spring-flowering bulbs. They are hardy, and their ethereal white flowers appear when all else in the garden is still bound by winter. Review Aaron P. Davis' excellent monograph... one can never say the last word on such a subject... -- New York Times Review of Books, January 20, 2000 For zealous collectors of snowdrops, this long-awaited book is as welcome as the first buds pushing through the ground... -- Cottage Gardener, March 2000 Galanthus lovers must have this book... -- John E Bryan, Gardening Newsletter, December 1999 If you have any interest in this group you should have this book. -- Alan Leslie, The Garden, RHS, April 2000 It maintains the uniquely high standards expected of this series and as always... elevate it to a higher plane. -- John Grimshaw, Bulbs: Newsletter of the Int'l Bulb Society, Vol 1, No.2, Fall 1999 Book Description This monograph treats the 18 species & includes most of the more than 500 named cultivars. From the Publisher The genus Galanthus, commonly known as snowdrops, is a well-known and much-loved group of plants. Among its species are some of the most charming late-winter- and early-spring-flowering bulbs. Native to Europe and the Near East, they are hardy and easy to grow and flower at a time of year when most garden plants are still in the hold of winters rest. In recent years snowdrops have seen a phenomenal revival of interest, the like of which has not been experienced since the turn of the twentieth century. From the Author Aaron Davis is currently a research botanist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.