A Manual for the Identification of Plants in Europe, both Out-of-Doors and Under Glass. 2nd rev. ed. Ed.by J. Cullen, Sabina G. Knees and H. Suzanne Cubey. 5 volumes. 2011. illus. 3250 p. Hardcover.

This flora is thedefinitive guide for theaccurate identification of cultivated ornamental flowering plants. Designed to meet the highest scientific standards, the vocabulary has nevertheless been kept as uncomplicated as possible so that the work is fully accessible to the informed gardener as well as the professional botanist.

Comprehensive keys are provided at the level of family, genus and species and line diagrams are included to illustrate the important diagnostic features of criticaltaxa. Reference is made to useful illustrations and taxonomic accounts and a small amount of guidance on cultivation is provided for many genera.

This new edition has been thoroughly reorganised and revised, bringing it into line with modern taxonomic knowledge. Although European in name, the Flora covers plants cultivated in most areas of the United States and Canada as well as in non-tropical parts of Asia and Australasia.Enables the reader to accurately identify over 16,000 species of flowering plants spread across more than 200 families.

Practical and tested identification keys provide a simple and effective way to negotiate to the plant name required More than 200 line drawingsand an extensive glossary help the reader to interpret the text. Fully accessible to the informed gardener, with technical vocabulary kept to a minimum.