[PCA] Rehder's Manual is back in print

[Andrea Herbert]

The "Manual of Cultivated Trees and Shrubs Hardy in North America Exclusive
of the Subtropical and Warmer Temperate Regions," best known as "Rehder's
Manual," was first published in 1927. The Blackburn Press has recently
reprinted the second edition, (published in 1940), making it available to
anyone who would like to own or replace a copy of an invaluable book.

Alfred Rehder's book was designed to complement Sargent's "Manual of the
Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico)" and Gray's "Manual of Botany,"
which document the native vegetation of the same region. It is of value
today to horticulturists, ecologists, habitat restorationists, landscape
architects, nurserymen, gardeners, arborists, botanical garden curators, and
anyone else needing to identify trees and shrubs.

The book is a concise compilation of all the woody plants known to be
cultivated in eastern North America. For each of the 2,300 species of trees
and shrubs covered in the book, Rehder included a concise physical
description, as well as time of flowering and fruiting, references to
published illustrations, region of native habitat, date of introduction into
cultivation, hardiness zone, and comments on horticultural merit or special
cultural requirements. Brief mention is included of another 1,265 species
and 507 hybrids that were either less well known or rarely cultivated.

"Manual of Cultivated Trees and Shrubs Hardy in North America Exclusive of
the Subtropical and Warmer Temperate Regions," by Alfred Rehder, ISBN
1-930665-32-6, paperback, 996 pages.
http://www.blackburnpress.com/manofcultree.html

The Blackburn Press is a relatively new publishing company, founded with the
mission of keeping in print and available for purchase at reasonable prices
book titles that larger publishers have lost interest in and have declared
to be "out of print." It specializes in scientific and technical books that
are classics in their field. (See www.blackburnpress.com).

Andrea Herbert
The Blackburn Press
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