German Summaries

This book comtinues the work begun in Yucca I. It covers the fleshy, spongy, indehsicent-fruited pecies included in Section Yucca (formerly Sarcocarpa Engelmann) and Clistocarpa (Yucca brevifolia Engelmann) Hochstätter recognises 13 species and 6 subspecies in these sections. Volume II also contains a small supplement to the material in Yucca I on dehiscent fruited species. The book very much follows the style and layout of Volume I but is even more extensively illustrated. As with the first volume there are extensive german summaries, indeed it is not perhaps quite accurate to describe them as summaries as most of the text is translated and I am sure non english speaking germans will find the books perfectly usable. There is a list of fh field numbers (also in included in Volume I but obviously more up-to-date in this volume) and also a useful list of common names. Horticulturalists I sure will be interested in the suggested list of hardy species for outdoor cultivation in cold climates and there is also a list of noteable collections and gardens including Yuccas. The book is available from the author or from leading specialist book dealers and costs around £75. It will certainly be something that collectors of Yuccas will desire to have. Although the original intention was that this would be a two volume work I understand that a third volume is likely in 2004 which will cover the exclusively Mexican species. This is to be much desired as works on other groups of plants which have stopped at the border have naturally left many silly anomalies. See also the review of Yucca I and Yucca III. The book is available from Navajo Country in Europe for € 107,50 plus € 5.50/pp (abroad € 7.50) or from Rainbow Gardens Bookshop for 99.95 US$ in the USA and rest of the world. Unfortunately not cheap but this sort of price arises from small printing run books, with large numbers of colour illustrations. A website has been started which will provide on-line some of the information form this series of books. Contents: Abbreviations of Herbaria Ecology Desert Ecosystem Indehiscent-fruited species Morphology and Anatomy of Yucca L. (Agavaceae) Seeds Cultivation Photographs - Drawings - Distribution maps Supplement - Dehiscent-fruited species Deutsche Zusammenfassung - German summaries Glossary Bibliography fh-Fieldnumbers (updated to 2002) Index of Scientific Names Index of Common Names