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Bulbs => Bulbs General => Topic started by: Gerry Webster on December 06, 2010, 05:39:42 PM

Title: Bulbs of Greece
Post by: Gerry Webster on December 06, 2010, 05:39:42 PM

Has anyone seen the recent AGS publication, A Field Guide to the Bulbs of Greece by Chris Grey Wilson. If you have, what do you think of it? Would you recommend it?

Title: Re: Bulbs of Greece
Post by: mark smyth on December 06, 2010, 09:40:39 PM

What a coincidence Gerry. I was looking at the book on Amazon today. There isn't a review

Title: Re: Bulbs of Greece
Post by: LucS on December 07, 2010, 09:07:37 AM

I bought the book at the AGS bookstall.
Lots of excellent photos and brief botanical descriptions of each plant.
I can recommend the book if you have an interest in bulbs & orchids.

Title: Re: Bulbs of Greece
Post by: Gerry Webster on December 07, 2010, 10:11:56 AM

Quote from: LucS on December 07, 2010, 09:07:37 AM

I bought the book at the AGS bookstall.
Lots of excellent photos and brief botanical descriptions of each plant.
I can recommend the book if you have an interest in bulbs & orchids.

Thanks LucS.

Title: Re: Bulbs of Greece
Post by: Gerry Webster on December 07, 2010, 05:41:11 PM

There is a short review in The Plantsman, reproduced here:

http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/publications/books/reviews/Field+guide+to+the+bulbs+of+Greece/22/

Title: Re: Bulbs of Greece
Post by: olegKon on December 07, 2010, 08:37:39 PM

Like Luc I bought the book from AGS (on line). If you saw AGS's "Bulbous plants of Turkey and Iran", you know the principle. But the one about Greece being as generously illustrated has better printing quality. I enjoy every page although half of the plants described are not hardy here.

Title: Re: Bulbs of Greece
Post by: David Nicholson on December 07, 2010, 08:39:19 PM

I have it and find it both useful and interesting.

Title: Re: Bulbs of Greece
Post by: Gerry Webster on December 08, 2010, 09:30:30 AM

Oleg & David - many thanks.