Gardening with Camellias - a complete guide

Jim Rolfe: Gardening with Camellias – a complete guide. A very fine copy – as unread. A major work on the camellia, long admired for the exquisite beauty of its flowers and its elegance and adaptability as a garden plant. Includes detailed information on the history of the genus around the world, important species and cultivars, landscaping possibilities, selection and cultivation, pests and diseases, propagating and hybridising. Illustrated with 175 colour photographs. This book presents an overview of the history of the camellia around the world and surveys the important species, as well as the numerous cultivars raised in China, Japan, the UK and US, Australia and New Zealand. In addition to information on selection and cultivation, pests and diseases, propagating and hybridizing, the book looks at the landscaping potential of camellias in a wide range of climates and situations, including the use of plants as standards, hedges, espaliers, ground cover, in containers and for bonsai. An index of species and cultivars provides information on over 400 camellias.