Australian Daisies for Gardens and Floral Art. 1987. 8 col.plates. many line-drawings. VIII, 223 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.

Contents: Growing daisies (Soil factors, planting out, difficultspecies)/ Maintaining daisies (Moisture, fertilizing, pruning andweeding, nutritional deficiencies)/ Pests and diseases (Leaf and stemeaters, sap sucking insects, diseases, control methods)/ Propagatingdaisies (From seed, vegetative propagation, natural regeneration,potting on)/ Daisies in the garden and in containers/ Daisies in floralart (Fresh flowers, drying, wiring, preserving and using)/ History ofAustralian daisies/ What is a daisy?/ Daisies to grow (Descriptions ofsixty-two species of horticultural value, arranged alphabetically/Glossary/ References and further reading. - The aims of this book are:1. to encourage gardeners to grow and appreciate Australian daisies; 2.to extend the range of species available from nurseries; 3. toillustrate a broad range of everlastings for use in floral art; 4. toprovide sufficient information for identification by amateurnaturalists.