Hand-Book of the Amaryllideæ

Abstract

SINCE Herbert's “Amaryllidaceæ,” published in 1837, there has not been any work brought out containing descriptions of all or approximately all the species of Amaryllidaceous plants until the appearance of this little work. Herbert's volume has long been both rare and out of date, and some such book as the present was a desideratum. Neither could anyone be found who has a better or more extensive knowledge of the bulbous plants than Mr. Baker, whose monographs of the Liliaceæ and Iridaceæ are well known to all lovers of these groups. The work before us is the result of twenty-three years' study, and embodies descriptions drawn up not only from herbarium material, but especially from living plants—some grown at Kew Gardens, others from the conservatories and gardens of professional and amateur cultivators. It is intended as a working hand-book for gardeners and botanists, and as such seems suited for its purpose.

Hand-book of the Amaryllideæ.

By J. G. Baker 203 pp. (London: George Bell, 1888.)