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001 96054032
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050 00 $aSB435.5$b.D556 1997
082 00 $a635.9/77/097303$221
100 1 $aDirr, Michael.
240 10 $aHardy trees and shrubs
245 10 $aDirr's Hardy trees and shrubs :$ban illustrated encyclopedia /$cby Michael A. Dirr.
246 30 $aHardy trees and shrubs
260 $aPortland, Or. :$bTimber Press,$c1997.
300 $a493 p. :$bcol. ill. ;$c29 cm.
500 $aIncludes indexes.
520 1 $a"Visually beautiful, with over 1,600 color photographs of woody plants that bring the text to life, this volume is destined to become a standard reference source for gardening and botany. Entries are arranged alphabetically by scientific name and describe the habitat, foliage, flower, fruit, availability from commercial sources, and landscape use of U.S. northern trees and shrubs, suitable for zones 3 to 8. Readable, short essays reflect the experience and personality of the author, a professor at the University of Georgia. About the Carolina hemlock, Dirr says that "many gardeners rave about this species ... [but] my heart never missed a beat." Dirr took all the photographs during his 25 years as a horticulturist, and there is generally a shot of the full bush or tree and smaller close-ups of the fruit and the leaves of each. Thirty-four tables assist the landscaper in "Selecting Plants for Specific Characteristics or Purposes," such as flowering sequence, flower color, or shrub size".--"Outstanding Reference Sources : the 1999 Selection of New Titles", American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.
650 0 $aOrnamental trees$zUnited States$xEncyclopedias.
650 0 $aOrnamental shrubs$zUnited States$xEncyclopedias.
650 0 $aOrnamental trees$xEncyclopedias.
650 0 $aOrnamental shrubs$xEncyclopedias.
650 0 $aOrnamental trees$zUnited States$xPictorial works.
650 0 $aOrnamental shrubs$zUnited States$xPictorial works.
650 0 $aOrnamental trees$xPictorial works.
650 0 $aOrnamental shrubs$xPictorial works.
650 0 $aLandscape plants$zUnited States$xEncyclopedias.
650 0 $aLandscape plants$xEncyclopedias.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0705/96054032-d.html