Botanical Magazine Monograph. The Genus Lavandula by Tim Upson

Botanical Magazine Monograph. The Genus Lavandula by Tim Upson

The most comprehensive and authoritative account of lavender. Describing some 39 species, their hybrids and cultivars, this book brings together their taxonomy, distribution, history, cultivation, propagation, and an overview of their commercial products, essential oils and chemistry. Lavishly illustrated with RHS Gold Medal award winning paintings by botanical artists Christabel King, Georita Harriott and Joanna Langhorne. With 31 botanical paintings, 45 line drawings and many colour photographs.

Dr Tim Upson, Superintendent of the University of Cambridge's 40 acre Botanic Garden, trained as a horticulturalist at Kew, and went on to undertake a doctorate on lavender at the University of Reading. He has published many papers and popular articles on lavenders, and is widely recognised as a leading authority who combines academic acumen with practical expertise and skill. Susyn Andrews, recently of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is a world-leading horticultural taxonomist and co-founder and Chairman of the Horticultural Taxonomy Group (HORTAX). She has published over 150 scientific papers and articles, was the senior editor of Taxonomy of Cultivated Plants (1999), is an Honorary Research Associate at Kew, and serves on several scientific and horticultural committees. An enthusiastic gardener, her passion for lavenders stretches back 15 years.

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ISBN 13	9781842460108
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Title	Botanical Magazine Monograph. The Genus Lavandula
Author	Tim Upson
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Publisher	Royal Botanic Gardens
Year published	2004-05-01
Number of pages	456
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