From: wybo@adi.com (Dave Wybo)
Subject: references on wildflowers
Organization: Applied Dynamics
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 14:45:49 GMT

Here are some references, for those who expressed interest, on growing and/or
propagating wildflowers.  Forgive the slant towards the midwest, but the
list would be *much* shorter if I tried to include all references, because I
would have given up long ago.  Those texts with comments are ones that I have
personally read.  Those with no comments are recommended from various sources
but I have not reviewed them.  I can recommend each of the sources that I
have reviewed as being of value.  I did find that a some texts will appear
less valuable if you read them too early in your learning curve.  Later on,
you may find them to be more valuable as reference material.  Anyway, have fun.
There are also some very interesting organizations who are interested in 
wildflowers.  I won't bother to try to gather a list, because most of them are
regional or for a particular state.  However, for a start, try:

Clearinghouse of the National Wildflower Research Center
2600 FM 973 North
Austin TX 78725
512-929-3600

They have tons of good info.  I talked to a young lady there that was *most*
interesting and helpful, but I won't tell you who.  If you are interested in
finding out more, you will eventually discover who it is.

Text References

The Wildflower Meadow Book, A Gardener's Guide
Martin, Laura C. 
The Globe Pequot Press Chester, Connecticut 1990
ISBN 0-87106-436-7
Seemingly referenced by all meadow seed vendors

Michigan Wildflowers
Lund, Harry C. 
Altworger and Mandel Publishing West Bloomfield, MI 1992
ISBM 0-9614818-0-3

The Concise Encyclopaedia of Favorite Wildflowers
Dietz, Marjorie J.
Weathervane Books NY 1965
Old book, only b/w sketches, no photos, but still a good reference

Perennials for American Gardens
Clausen, Ruth Rogers and Ekstrom, Nicolas H.
Random House 1989
A very good general reference on perennials, not just wildflowers, good
color photos and details on main species of each genus

Field Guide of N. American Wildflowers Eastern Region
Audobon Society 
Alfred A. Knopf Publishers, NY 1988
ISBM 0-394-50432-1
Good reference, with photos and info regarding wildflowers, both meadow and 
woodland, of the east.

Home Guide to Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers
Grimm, William Carey
Bonanza Books, NY 1965
Old book, only b/w sketches, no photos, but still a good reference

Growing and Propagating Wildflowers
Phillips, Harry R.
Univ. of North Carolina Press 1985
ISBN 0-8078-1648-5 Hardcover
ISBN 0-8078-4131-5 paperback

Landscaping With Wildflowers
Wilson, Jim
Houghton Mifflin Co. 1992
ISBN 0-395-56520-0

The Wildflower Book, East of the Rockies
Stokes, Donald and Lillian
Little, Brown, and Co. 1992
ISBN 0-316-81786-4

Gardening By Mail III
Barton, Barbara

Wildflowers and Weeds
Courtney, Booth and Zimmerman, James
Van Nostrand, NY 1972

Illus. Flora of NE U.S. and Canada
Gleason, Henry A.
N.Y. Botanical Garden, NY 1974

Flora of Kalamazoo Co. MI
Hanes, Clarence and Florence
Anthoensen Press, Portland ME 1947

Wildflowers of the U.S. Part 1, NE States
Rickett, H.W.
N.Y. Botanical Garden, NY 1965

Michigan Wildflowers
Smith, Helen
Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bulletin 42, Bloomfield Hills MI 1961
313-645-3255

Michigan Flora
Voss, Edward
Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bulletin 42, Bloomfield Hills MI 1972
313-645-3255

How to Know the Wildflowers
Dana, W.S.

Growing Woodland Plants
Birdseye and Birdseye

Field Guide to Wildflowers
Petersonand McKenny

Gardening With Wildflowers
Brooklyn Botanic Gardens

The Prairie Garden
Smith and Smith

The Wildflower Gardener's Guide
Art, Henry W.

A Garden of Wildflowers
Art, Henry W.

Park's Success With Seeds
Reilly, Ann

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