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| Material Type: | Book |
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| Monographic Author(s): | Foerster, Karl |
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| Monograph Title: | Einzug der Gräser und Farne in die Garten, 1982. |
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| Translated Monographic Title: | [Moving Grasses and Ferns into the Garden] |
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| Publishing Information: | Melsungen, Hesse, Germany: Neumann-Neudamm |
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| Edition: | 6th |
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| # of Pages: | 257 |
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| Collation: | 256, [1] pp. |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Suggests that a number of different grasses, ferns, and other ornamental perennials can be used decoratively and should be used in gardens. Provides lists and descriptions of specific plants, including recommended uses and climate, water, and shade requirements. Includes: Foreword to the 4th Edition; The Grasses (Grass Around the World and In the Garden; Reproduction of Grasses (Reproduction through division; Reproduction through stolon-cutting; Reproduction through tearing; Reproduction through seeding) Perennial Grasses and their Origin (In Alphabetical Order); List of Grasses by Special Properties (Short Grasses, Sedges, Rushes, and Scirpus; Mid-Height, Often High-Blooming Grasses, Sedges, Rushes, and Scirpus, Powerful and Delicate Forms; High Grasses, Sedges, and Rushes; Huge Grasses; Early-Greening or Early-Blooming Grasses, Sedges, and Rushes; Late-Greening Grasses and Sedges; Evergreen or Wintergreen Grasses, Sedges, Rushes, and Scirpus; White-Green and Gold-White-Green Grasses, Sedges, Rushes, and Scirpus; Bluegrasses and Bluerushes; Grasses and Sedges with Strikingly Beautiful Blossoms; Grasses and Sedges with Pleasant Fall Coloring; Grasses, Sedges, and Scirpus for Drought Tolerance; Proliferous Grasses, Sedges, and Scirpus; Grasses and Sedges That Are Self-Sowing Without Becoming Pervasive; Grasses and Sedges that Resist Winter Moisture Accumulation; Grasses and Sedges Needing Protection from Winter; Grasses, Sedges and Scirpus that Tolerate Root Pressure from Woods; Chalky-Soil-Loving Grasses, Sedges, and Scirpus; Acidic-Soil-Loving Grasses, Sedges, Rushes, and Scirpus) Use of Grasses in the Garden (Grasses for Solitary Planting; Grasses for Ground-Cover; Grasses and Sedges Appropriate for Trough Gardens; Grasses, Sedges, Rushes, and Scirpus for Rock Gardens; Grasses and Sedges for Step Gardens; Grasses, Sedges, and Scirpus for Heath Gardens and Pine Forest Edges; Grasses, Sedges and Scirpus for Deciduous Forests and their Edges; Grasses for Sand Gardens; Grasses, Sedges, Rushes, and Scirpus for Shoreline and Water Gardens; Grasses, Sedges, Scirpus and Rushes Especially Appropriate for Herbaceous Borders; Color Tone of Blue Grasses in front of Groups of Yellow- and Brown-Blooming Perennials; Winter-Hardy Bamboo Types) Harp and Kettledrum (Grasses and Leafy Perennials); Annual Grasses (Cultivation of Annual Grasses); List of Annual Grasses with Brief Descriptions; Lawn (List of Wildflowers for Drier Meadows and Lawns; List of Wildflowers for Moister Meadows and Lawns)) Ferns (Prehistoric World in the Garden; Reproduction of Ferns (Reproduction Through Spores; Reproduction Through Division; Reproduction Through Frond-Spoors; Reproduction Through Petioles) Garden Ferns and Their Origins (In Alphabetical Order); List of Ferns by Special Properties (Large Ferns; Medium-Sized Ferns; Small Ferns; Slowly-Growing Ferns; Quickly-Growing Ferns; Fall-Coloring Ferns; Fall- and Wintergreen Ferns; Evergreen Winter-Hardy Ferns; Ferns Requiring Winter Protection) Use of Ferns in Gardens (Rock Garden Ferns; Ferns for Lightly-Shaded Walls; Waterferns) Important Neighboring Plants for Ferns) German Grass and Fern Names; Invalid Grasses and Fern Names (Synonyms); References; Photograph and Map Credits; Index; |
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| ISBN: | 3788802693 |
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| Language: | German |
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| References: | 35 |
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| See Also: | See also earlier edition, 1978, R=117317. R=117317
See also later edition, 1988, R=117364. R=117364 |
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| Note: | Karl Foerster died on November 11, 1970. Beginning with the 4th edition (1978), Bernhard Röllich has been responsible for this title.
Includes foreword to the 4th edition by Bernhard Röllich and Eva Foerster
Included explanation of nomenclature and maps, p. 234
Includes glossary of German plant names and their Latin equivalents, pp. 235-240
Includes glossary of invalid (Latin) plant names and their valid (Latin) equivalents, p. 241-243
Includes references, p. 244
Includes picture and map credits, p. 245
Includes index, pp. 246-[257]
Pictures, color & b/w
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Tables
Maps |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Foerster, Karl. 1982. Einzug der Gräser und Farne in die Garten. 6th. ed. 256, [1] pp. Melsungen, Hesse, Germany: Neumann-Neudamm. |
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