References
[K] Ken Fern
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
[1] F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
Oxford University Press 1951
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has
been replaces in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
[2] Hedrick. U. P. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World.
Dover Publications 1972 ISBN 0-486-20459-6
Lots of entries, quite a lot of information in most entries and references.
[11] Bean. W. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4
and Supplement. Murray 1981
A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures.
[78] Sheat. W. G. Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers.
MacMillan and Co 1948
A bit dated but a good book on propagation techniques with specific details for
a wide range of plants.
[105] Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the
World. Keigaku Publishing 1976
The most comprehensive guide to edible plants I've come across. Only the
briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a
little dubious. Not for the casual reader.
[113] Dirr. M. A. and Heuser. M. W. The Reference Manual of Woody
Plant Propagation. Athens Ga. Varsity Press 1987 ISBN 0942375009
A very detailed book on propagating trees. Not for the casual reader.
[177] Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz
Scientific Books 1984 ISBN 3874292169
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of latin names with
a brief list of edible parts.
[178] Stuart. Rev. G. A. Chinese Materia Medica. Taipei.
Southern Materials Centre
A translation of an ancient Chinese herbal. Fascinating.
[179] Reid. B. E. Famine Foods of the Chiu-Huang Pen-ts'ao.
Taipei. Southern Materials Centre 1977
A translation of an ancient Chinese book on edible wild foods. Fascinating.
[183] Facciola. S. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants.
Kampong Publications 1990 ISBN 0-9628087-0-9
Excellent. Contains a very wide range of conventional and unconventional food
plants (including tropical) and where they can be obtained (mainly N. American
nurseries but also research institutes and a lot of other nurseries from around
the world.
[184] Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Shrubs. Pan Books 1989 ISBN
0-330-30258-2
Excellent photographs and a terse description of 1900 species and cultivars.
[200] Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes.
Readable yet also very detailed.
[202] Davis. B. Climbers and Wall Shrubs. Viking. 1990 ISBN
0-670-82929-3
Contains information on 2,000 species and cultivars, giving details of
cultivation requirements. The text is terse but informative.
