The world of crocuses /
Rukšāns, Jānis.
The world of crocuses / Jānis Rukšāns. - 568 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
About the author by Acad. Rihards Kondratovičs -- Jānis Rukšāns - An appreciation by Chris D. Brickell -- Part I. General information about crocuses and their cultivation. Preface ; Cultivation ; Propagation ; Pests and diseases ; Classification and identification ; Botanical characters ; Species -- Keys for crocus species (recognised as of December 1st, 2016) -- Part II. Crocus species from A to Z -- Appendices.
"The World of Crocuses is a much-awaited encyclopaedia on crocuses. Published by the Latvian Academy of Sciences, it is the most comprehensive monograph currently available on this botanical family. Its author, Jānis Rukšāns, Dr Honoris Causa from the Latvian Academy of Sciences, grows thousands of crocuses. An internationally renowned expert on crocuses, he studied them extensively in their natural habitat, obtained many hybrids as a crocus breeder, and authored several books on bulbous plants and crocuses. In this monumental work he exhaustively and in much detail describes the 235 species of crocus currently listed."--Publisher
9789934191251 9934191253
Crocuses.
The world of crocuses / Jānis Rukšāns. - 568 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
About the author by Acad. Rihards Kondratovičs -- Jānis Rukšāns - An appreciation by Chris D. Brickell -- Part I. General information about crocuses and their cultivation. Preface ; Cultivation ; Propagation ; Pests and diseases ; Classification and identification ; Botanical characters ; Species -- Keys for crocus species (recognised as of December 1st, 2016) -- Part II. Crocus species from A to Z -- Appendices.
"The World of Crocuses is a much-awaited encyclopaedia on crocuses. Published by the Latvian Academy of Sciences, it is the most comprehensive monograph currently available on this botanical family. Its author, Jānis Rukšāns, Dr Honoris Causa from the Latvian Academy of Sciences, grows thousands of crocuses. An internationally renowned expert on crocuses, he studied them extensively in their natural habitat, obtained many hybrids as a crocus breeder, and authored several books on bulbous plants and crocuses. In this monumental work he exhaustively and in much detail describes the 235 species of crocus currently listed."--Publisher
9789934191251 9934191253
Crocuses.