A01=Dorothy J. Callaway
Author_Dorothy J. Callaway
Category=WMD
Category=WMPC
Category=WNP
Daffodils
daylilies
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horticulture
hostas
lilacs
magnolias
orchids
ornamental plant basics
plant breeding
plant breeding book
plant genetics
plant list
propagation
shrubs
trees
Product details
- ISBN 9781604690941
- Publication Date: 30 Apr 2009
- Publisher: Workman Publishing
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Breeding plants to encourage specific traits is usual in agriculture but less common in ornamental horticulture. Daffodils, daylilies, hostas, lilacs, magnolias, and rhododendrons are among the 15 subjects covered by experts in the field. This book is only available through print on demand. All interior art is black and white.
Dorothy J. Callaway was born in Alabama and grew up in Bishop, Georgia. She was exposed to natural history (plant science in particular) at an early age through her parents. She attended the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, and received a B.S. in horticulture, followed by an M.S. in botany from the L. H. Bailey Hortorium at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Her thesis research involved the taxonomic study of magnolias cultivated in North America. Since then she has written a number of articles on magnolias for major botanical and horticultural journals. Her aims in writing this book are to compile scattered information into a single reference and to introduce others to the fascinating variety of the genus. Dorothy Callaway has served as the official registrar for magnolia cultivars and as a member of the board of trustees of the Magnolia Society, Inc.
