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General Subjects => General Forum => Topic started by: Catwheazle on November 17, 2020, 07:21:45 PM
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Hi,
does anyone know a nice, recommendable book about tulip species ?
thx ande greetings
Bernd
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Tulips: Species and Hybrids for the Gardener by Richard Wilford
ISBN 10: 0881927635 ISBN 13: 9780881927634
Publisher: Timber Press, 2006
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Richard Wilford also wrote the Kew guide : The Plant lover's Guide to Tulips - but the first book is the best, having more about species, I think.
Richard Wilford was in charge of the bulb collection at Kew gardens for many years.
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I have Richard Wilford's that Maggie recommends and it is useful, but if you are feeling extravagant then there is the Kew monograph, Tulipa (The Genus), Tulips of the World by Diana Everett
https://www.alpinegardensociety.net/shop/tulipa-the-genus-tulips-of-the-world/
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Oh great !
Thank you so much ! ;D
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there is the Kew monograph, Tulipa (The Genus), Tulips of the World by Diana Everett
https://www.alpinegardensociety.net/shop/tulipa-the-genus-tulips-of-the-world/
Oh my goodness, I should have remembered that - the International Rock Gardner e-magazine published the new Tulipa sp. bearing her name!
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2020Feb281582900723IRG122.pdf
Sjaak de Groot & Ben Zonneveld describe two new tulip species from the Altai mountains in Kazakhstan, named for Anna Ivaschenko and Diana Everett.
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Two other excellent books are:
Sir Daniel Hall's The Genus Tulipa - though the taxonomy is dated (1940s) the illustrations and descriptions are excellent. It is readily available from specialist book stores like Mike Park https://www.mikeparkbooks.com/ (https://www.mikeparkbooks.com/)
Tulips by Zenaida Botschantzeva - this is the most comprehensive systematic review of the species (up to 1960) with illustrations and detailed descriptions of central Asian species. It was published in Russian and translated into English in 1980s. It is available from ABE books https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?cm_sp=SearchF-_-topnav-_-Results&kn=tulips%2C%20botschantzeva&sts=t (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?cm_sp=SearchF-_-topnav-_-Results&kn=tulips%2C%20botschantzeva&sts=t) I can't praise it enough and if you get a copy hold onto it or give it to a botanical library as it is scarce.
Whilst Everitt's book is the most up to date on taxonomy and easy to refer to I use the two above when more detail information and understanding is required (they also have excellent illustrations).
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Presented in three volumes, this book is a must for all tulip lovers - ISBN 978-94-6481-758-4
Tulips and their Natural History, Jac.J. de Groot
https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/tulips-and-their-natural-history/9789464817584
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Author Jac de Groot with the book
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Presented in three volumes, this book is a must for all tulip lovers - ISBN 978-94-6481-758-4
Tulips and their Natural History, Jac.J. de Groot
https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/tulips-and-their-natural-history/9789464817584
Ian and I were delighted when we received this new book Tulips and their Natural History by Jac J. de Groot which is probably the most important Tulip book this century!
Ian reviews it in this Bulb Log : https://www.srgc.net/documents/
bulb%20logs/240717104817BULB%20LOG%200724.pdf
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