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The Conifer Manual

Volume 1

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  • © 1991

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Authors:
  1. Humphrey J. Welch
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Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences (FOSC, volume 34)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-7
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  2. General Introduction

    • Humphrey J. Welch
    Pages 9-17

  3. The Uses and Value of Conifers

    • Humphrey J. Welch
    Pages 18-30

  4. Choice of Species and Varieties

    • Humphrey J. Welch
    Pages 31-36

  5. Cultivation

    • Humphrey J. Welch
    Pages 37-43

  6. Classification and Nomenclature

    • Humphrey J. Welch
    Pages 44-61

  7. Identification

    • Humphrey J. Welch
    Pages 62-89

  8. Varieties Currently Available

    • Humphrey J. Welch
    Pages 90-425

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 427-439
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About this book

The research that has culminated in the pUblication being introduced . worldwide) save by one or two of this Manual was in the first place undertaken private conifer enthusiasts. My own efforts at 1 for a new edition of the book Manual of Cultivated recording data at Devizes made possible the Conifers by P. den Ouden and Dr B. K. Boom appearance in 1979 of a larger book: Manual of (both now deceased), published in 1965. Dwarf Conifers. That book was clearly in effect The claim in that book to have included every a partial up-dating of the den Ouden and Boom cultivar published since 1753 was not entirely book under revision, so the decision was made realised, and the stated objective, i. e. that the book to produce an entirely new work, with the present should serve as a basis for the international register title and with the following objectives. that was even at that date under consideration required a lot of space to be devoted to quite 1. To bring the taxonomy into line with current archaic information. practice. Each of the authors of the Manual of Cultivated 2. To extend the species descriptions and make them (by the use of side headings) more easy Conifers was well qualified for the task. P. den Ouden had been systematically collecting conifer to use. 3. To supply some form of 'keys'.

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The Conifer Manuel will be invaluable to gardeners, horticulturists and landscape architects. It will also stimulate those who are interested in trees generally.The Forestry Chronicle

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Conifer Manual

  • Book Subtitle: Volume 1

  • Authors: Humphrey J. Welch

  • Series Title: Forestry Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3704-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1991

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-0616-0Published: 31 December 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-5647-2Published: 09 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-3704-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0924-5480

  • Series E-ISSN: 1875-1334

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 439

  • Topics: Forestry Management, Tree Biology, Plant Sciences, Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography

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