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General Subjects => General Forum => Topic started by: Maggi Young on July 23, 2009, 09:34:37 PM

Title: Is there a good book for Aquilegia Identification?
Post by: Maggi Young on July 23, 2009, 09:34:37 PM

I have received this message from Jyl in Canada..... I am at a loss to suggest a book for her..... can anyone help?



"Dear S.R.G.C.,     I am a member of the Alpine Garden Club of British 
Columbia Canada and for a number of years have been getting many 
varieties of aquilegia species from their seed exchange.  Then after 
planting them to find out that they are very different, especially in 
size.  I have not been able to find a book or good info on all the 
different species and was wondering if any of your members could help 
me?  They may not be the most interesting plants to some, but I  have 
had 1 or more species flowering since early spring and the last 
flowers are fading off a real tall plant now ----- thats almost 5 
months of flower!!!            Thank You for any help    HAPPY 
GARDENING   JYL TUCK    "

Title: Re: Is there a good book for Aquilegia Identification?
Post by: Paddy Tobin on July 23, 2009, 09:40:26 PM

Maggi,

Robert Nold & Cindy Nelson-Nold, Columbines; Aquilegia, Paraquilegia, and Semiaquilegia published by Timber Press
Apologies but I am not going to go rooting for the ISBN as I know the book is at the bottom of a big pile.

Paddy

Title: Re: Is there a good book for Aquilegia Identification?
Post by: Maggi Young on July 23, 2009, 09:54:09 PM

Ah, yes! I knew there must be one..... written by Bob Nold with illustrations by his wife Cindy, who tragically died not so very long ago.
Here is the ISBN reference.... ISBN 0–88192–588–8

Title: Re: Is there a good book for Aquilegia Identification?
Post by: Carlo on July 24, 2009, 01:16:59 AM

And the book is reviewed on my web site BotanicalGardening.com (but the link needs to be fixed so use this DIRECT url:)

at:

www.botanicalgardening.com/columbines.html

Title: Re: Is there a good book for Aquilegia Identification?
Post by: David Shaw on July 24, 2009, 08:19:07 AM

I believe that the book is actualy now out of print. You may have to check Amazon or one of the second hand book sites. It is an excellent book.

Title: Re: Is there a good book for Aquilegia Identification?
Post by: Maggi Young on July 24, 2009, 01:30:34 PM

Quote from: David Shaw on July 24, 2009, 08:19:07 AM

I believe that the book is actualy now out of print. You may have to check Amazon or one of the second hand book sites. It is an excellent book.

 Interesting, David, I was just about to post that you have it in stock, from your new list out with the Journal!  :-\

Title: Re: Is there a good book for Aquilegia Identification?
Post by: David Shaw on July 24, 2009, 02:16:49 PM

I think that I have one last copy left, Maggie. I did not mention it because, taking postage into account, I think that Jyl would find it more cheaply in Canada.