Poppies: the Poppy Family in the Wild and in Cultivation - Tapa dura

This remarkable and beautifully illustrated guide to the poppy family covers both wild and cultivated poppies around world, updating and extensively revising the only book available on the topic. Provides an extensive survey of the poppy family in the wild and in cultivation. Timber Press is doing a great service with new editions of the monumental "POPPIES." An entertaining and descriptive read. -- Terry Peters "North Shore News" (04/03/2002) It is a wonderful book, beautifully illustrated, easy to read, and full of valuable botanical and horticultural information. The cover of 'Poppies' is enough to convert the most hard-hearted to this family. -- Sharon Wootton "Everett Herald" (02/15/2001) [This book] is another of the superb monographs produced by this publisher. . . . It is a fascinating discourse on these attractive plants. This book, first published in 1993, has been and continues to be the best book on Poppies ever. -- Thane Johnson "Library News for Zoos and Aquariums" (06/25/2001) This profusely illustrated publication is not only a feast to the eyes but a valuable source of botanical informantion. -- Deborah Mills "Ventura County Star" (08/26/2001) 'Poppies' is not a book to page through idly, but a genealogy, biography and history book of the entire Papaveraceae family. -- Jean Starr "Munster (IN) Times" (09/01/2001) "Poppies: A Guide to the Poppy Family in the Wild and Cultivation" reveals more kinds of poppies than I ever knew existed. -- Helen Chesnut "Victoria Times Colonist" (11/13/1999) First published in 1993, it concentrated on the species in cultivation, while this new edition adds information on discoveries in the wild, and recent introductions. -- Ann Milovsoroff "Pappus" (12/10/2001) This book has deepened my understanding of the plant world significantly. I am sure everyone who reads this book will find at least one plant that totally surprises him or her. -- Diana Pederson "Suite101.com" (05/11/2001)

This is the first book devoted solely to poppies, amongst the most loved and cherished plants in gardens. Not only are the true poppies, Papaver, covered, but all the members of the poppy family. This includes the horned poppies, Glaucium; the tree poppies, Dendromecon; the Californian poppies, Eschscholzia; the desert poppies, Arctomecon; the prickly poppies, Argemone; the pygmy poppies, Canbya; the plumed poppies, Macleaya; the blue poppies, Meconopsis; the long-fruited poppies, Roemeria; and many more besides. The author has concentrated primarily on the species and forms in cultivation, together with those species striking or particularly interesting, from a botanical and/or horticultural point of view, that are not at present in cultivation and really deserve to be introduced. There are general chapters on the poppy family, cultivation and classification; and a key to genera. Thereafter the individual genera, grouped into their respective subfamilies, are dealt with separately, including their more specialised cultural requirements. The species in each genus are dealt with in strict alphabetical order for convenience. Important synonyms have been included to avoid confusion or ambiguity. Botanical authorities are given for all recognised species and synonyms. This work will be very welcome to committed gardeners and horticulturalists as a much-needed - and profusely illustrated - source of practical and botanical information.