Book sources in Turkey

[arillady]

As my daughter Thea is heading to Antalya in Turkey this coming weekend I thought I might get her off the beach and into a book shop to look for some plant books (bulbs, native, rhizome plants) - any good books (doesn't matter if the text is in another language) that I should get her to look out for - Any book sources that anyone knows about?

[Gerry Webster]

Pat - one of the classic (illustrated) books in English is/was 'The Bulbous Plants of Turkey' by Turhan Baytop & Brian Mathew. Baytop (of Crocus baytopiorum fame) was professor at the University of Istanbul though I don't know whether the book was ever published in Turkish or was even available there.

[arillady]

Thanks Gerry for that title - will look out for it
How many bulbs have you killed over the years?

[Gerry Webster]

More than I care to remember

[mark smyth]

Dont we all!?

Yesterday I was very sad to see that my white Colchicum kesselringii that came with ordinary kesselringii bulbs I bought this time last year had died. There were many small maggots eating it so it may not have been my fault

[art600]

Yesterday I was very sad to see that my white Colchicum kesselringii that came with ordinary kesselringii bulbs I bought this time last year had died. There were many small maggots eating it so it may not have been my fault

Mark

Are you not responsible for your maggots?

[arillady]

I have done a google search for the book: The Bulbous Plants of Turkey by Turham and Mathew but they are all fairly expensive. Just wondering if I could put a Wanted add in the SRGS publications - there might be a member who has a copy that they do not need anymore and is willing to sell to a keen grower for not quite as much as the book shops are asking.

[David Shaw]

Pat, this posting is probably the best way of reaching members who might have this book available.
Alternatively, you could try e-mailing the SRGC secretary, Carol Shaw of the Forum, and asking her to put a note in the next 'Secretary's Pages' for you although these will not come out until Jan/Feb.

[arillady]

Thanks David. I am in no great hurry so I will contact Carol (is she your wife or related??) as there are possibly many members who are not on the internet.

[David Shaw]

Carol is my wife, Pat.
'Theres always a clue' as someone said.

[Otto Fauser]

Pat , I value my copy of 'The Bulbous Plants of Turkey' by Prof. Turham & Mathew too much to part with it, however there is a recent [2007] Photographic Guide by Peter Sheasby , of the Bulbous Plants of Turkey and Iran, published by THe Alpine Garden Soc. , at a reasonable price, and available from their Bookstore , lots of Iris photos!
    Ciao Otto.

[arillady]

Thanks Otto I will seek it out.

[Paul T]

Pat,

Be warned, that book recommended by Otto is dangerous.  I got mine locally when Florilegium had a stall at a local plant day last year..... picked it up to have a look at it and just HAD to buy it.  Oh the irises!!!!!