| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (290 pages). |
| Series |
AgriLife Research and Extension Service series |
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AgriLife Research and Extension Service series.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Introduction: the cabin -- A little red tulip -- People are like crinums -- Lilies and bulbs that are called lilies -- Rain lilies -- Spider lilies say "Louisiana," and oxbloods say "Texas" -- Our most valuable bulbs: Roman hyacinths, Byzantine gladiolus, and hardy amaryllis -- Irises, rock garden, and Fischer -- Seasons filled with daffodils -- The cabin becomes a home -- The bulb hunter's bulbs: a primer / by William C. Welch -- Bulbs in the evolution of a garden / by William C. Welch -- A Louisiana country garden: Mangham -- A Texas city garden: Pebble Creek. |
| Summary |
Dubbed the Bulb Hunter in a 2006 New York Times feature story, Chris Wiesinger took his passion for bulbs to vacant lots, abandoned houses, cemeteries, and construction sites throughout the South in search of botanical survivors whose descendants had never seen the inside of a big-box chain store. The vintage specimens Wiesinger sought came from hardy, historic stock, adapted to human neglect and hot climates, reappearing faithfully over decades without care or cultivation. Traveling back roads, speaking to strangers, looking for the telltale color of a remnant iris or lily |
| Subject |
Bulbs (Plants) -- Heirloom varieties -- Southern States.
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Bulbs (Plants) -- Heirloom varieties -- Propagation.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
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| Added Author |
Welch, William C. (William Carlisle), 1939-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wiesinger, Chris. Bulb hunter. First edition. College Station, Texas : Texas A & M University Press, ©2013 290 pages |
| ISBN |
9781623490027 (electronic bk.) |
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1623490022 (electronic bk.) |
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