announces as forthcoming title Hong De-yuan's book Peonies
of the world.
We have long waited for it and we are looking forward to get it
finally! You can order it online under the following link.
Released August 2010
genus Paeonia is a famous group of plants that has been
culturally significant in both the East and West for millennia,
and is extensively cultivated for both ornamental and medicine
purposes. The cultivated tree peony is known as The King of
Flowers in China, and the herbaceous peony was known as The Queen
of Herbs in ancient Greece. This book contains a comprehensive
taxonomic revision of the genus based on extensive field
observations, population sampling, examination of a large
quantity of specimens (including type specimens) and statistic
analysis of characters.
Recognition of 32 species in the book
is a result of substantial taxonomic revision. The book will
satisfy readers not only with the taxonomy of Paeonia,
description and distribution, and other biological aspects of
each species, but also with the methodology and principles, on
which the taxonomic revision was based. A must have book for both
plant taxonomists and horticulturists.
312pp (e) 234 x 156mm.
80 line drawings. 40 maps. Hardback.