Lilies: A Guide for Growers and Collectors

Lilies: A Guide for Growers and Collectors by Edward Austin-McRae. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780881924107.

This comprehensive book by one of the worlds leading authorities on lilies offers practical advice on cultivation, propagation, pests, and diseases, with suggestions for garden uses. The heart of the book documents the wild lily species, with particular emphasis on their history in cultivation and their use in hybridization. This is followed by an extensive listing and evaluation of currently available Asiatic, Oriental, trumpet, and polyploid lilies. The authors years of professional experience starting with Oregon Bulb Farms, the pioneer in modern hybrids, uniquely qualify him to write the extensive chapters on hybridizing techniques and commercial production of bulbs, pot lilies, and cut flowers. The book concludes with an account of some of the personalities whose work led to the profusion of exciting lilies available today. Illustrated throughout with color photographs, this book is indispensable for the serious lily grower and will inspire many gardeners to explore the riches of this extraordinary genus.