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the world of daylilies has great scope and depth of purpose, running the
gamut from A to Z and then some. The authors know their subject well and
tell a fascinating story with verve and style. They use more than 1200
photographs to help tell the daylily story -- a story that started 4000
years ago in China, traveled the overland route of Marco Polo to Florence
and Milan, reached the New World, and finally experienced the conversion
of the diploid daylily into the tetraploid plant we know today. The authors
are to be congratulated on a bold project, and one expertly fashioned and
executed. As fast as the world of daylilies is changing, this book should
remain the standard by which all future daylily books will be judged. A
major accomplishment!
--- R. W. Munson Jr.
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Encyclopedia of Daylilies Ted L. Petit and
0-88192-488-1, approx. 300 pages
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A vast array of daylily hybrids have
been developed from only a small group of species in the genus Hemerocallis. Hundreds of new daylilies are introduced each year, and no other book describes and illustrates so many of they hybrids in one place. The parent species are also discussed and pictured, but the focus is on the amazing developments that have been achieved thorough hybridizing. Close-up photographs illustrate more than 1200 daylilies, showing the detailed characteristics that hybridizers look for and work for. Each photo is accompanied by a thorough description of the daylilies color, size, bloom season, and parentage. In addition to the pictorial encyclopedia, the book offers extensive information on cultivation and hybridizing. For experienced daylily hybridizers, the book is an invaluable reference showing the colors and designs that have already been created. By studying the pictures for characteristics they would like to expand upon, hybridizers can plan future crosses for future developments. Gardeners will revel in the possibilities offered by the amazing forms, colors, and patterns available. Ted L. Petit of McIntosh, Florida, and John P. Peat of Toronto, Ontario, are both active daylily hybridizers.
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