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Posted: Apr 6 2008
This is the best book written on Trillium. It is not only a thorough and comprehensive book on the genus but it is a beautiful book printed on fine quality paper and filled with many beautiful colored pictures of trillium. This is the bible for any trillium lover and make a perfect gift for one too. Susie Egan
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Mar 20 2007
I'm a wildflower photographer and live near the middle of trillium heaven: The Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Identification of wildflowers can be a tricky proposition--especially for trilliums which are often very similar and prone to hybridization and mutation. Actually, I'm in an area where botanists are at least weekly finding NEW species of wildflowers and other plants so it is always possible the trilliums I photographed were a new species. The Trilliums book by Messrs. Case is perhaps the most extensive treatise I've seen on that genus. I'd previously used the Albert Radford book, Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas, as my "bible" for those hard-to-classifiy wildflowers. Case has shown the error of the Radford treatment for many trillium species. If you are a serious student of trilliums then I highly recommend this very readable book. You'll not be disappointed.
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( 12 of 13 found this review helpful ) Posted: Sep 6 2001
The book has three main sections. The first section is an introduction which contains 6 pages about Trillium history, native geography, and plant relatives. 25 pages about the anatomy, biology, and ecology of Trillium. 13 pages on horticulture and propagation. 7 pages on conservation and bioethics.The second section addresses Trillium taxonomy. It contains 6 pages on taxonomy, 13 pages on a taxonomic key to species, and 160 pages describing 38 species of Trilliums. Each species is fully described by common name, scientific name, key anatomy characteristic, flowering season, habitat, geographic distribution (including a map of distribution), varieties and forms.The third section contains extra species information, glossary, and index. There are 22 pages about 5 Asiatic species, 8 page Glossary, 6 page Bibliography, and a 5 page Index by species. In addition, there are 78 full color photographs. Photography is crisp and clear. Each species is presented in one or more large images.This book is a classic! The writing is genius! It is informative, timely, and absolutely fascinating. Every detail you could imagine is revealed about this interesting collecting of plants. Whether your interest is as a botanist, horticulturalist, conservationist, or perennial gardener, you will find the information to be complete and exceptionally well written.The book is a monograph on Trillium. It is the single key source of information on this genus. It is such a great blend of botany, horticulture, and inspired writing, that all other genus specific books will have to be measured against this work. I really loved the way the authors brought together all these diverse facts into one very readable text.If you love Trillium and want to learn more about this beautiful plant - buy this book!
