Taylor's Guide to Trees

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ea. vol.: Chanticleer Pr.: Houghton. 1988. photogs. index. pap. $14.95. horticulture These latest additions in the popular series are based on Taylor's Encyclopedia of Gardening (Houghton, 1961. 4th ed.) . Taylor's Guide to Garden Design, featuring plant choices and culture information for 14 types of gardens, includes a section on landscaping with edible plants. Horticultural experts and landscape architects contributed to this book to aid gardeners in developing outdoor living spaces. Taylor's Guide to Trees includes an encylopedic section arranged by genus and species with detailed tree descriptions. Other sections provide tree culture information and color photos of trees. Along with two titles published in 1987, Taylor's Guide to Ground Covers, Vines, and Grasses and Taylor's Guide to House Plants , this series now totaling ten titles continues to provide gardeners with current information on gardening topics that are in demand in public libraries. (For reviews of earlier titles in the series, see LJ 8/86.) Dale Luchsinger, Athens Area Technical Inst. Lib., Ga.