Frederick W. Case, Jr., and his late wife, Roberta, were partners in delightful plant adventures for some four decades. Hardy explorers, they trekked through swamps and woodlands to see and photograph each of the North American Trillium species in the wild. They also grew all the American Trillium species and three of the Asiatic species in their experimental gardens in Saginaw, Michigan. This book is the culmination of their expertise in growing trilliums.For many years Fred was an adjunct research investigator at the University of Michigan Botanical Gardens. Roberta was a teacher, field biologist, plant hybridizer, and orchid breeder. Now retired, Fred continues to lecture regularly on trilliums and other flowers, serves on the Michigan Technical Advisory Committee on Threatened and Endangered Plants, and is a lifetime fellow of the Cranbrook Institute of Science. He has written books on orchids of the Great Lakes region and wild flowers of the Northeast. The North American Rock Garden Society has honored him with both the Edgar T. Wherry Award and the Carlton R. Worth Award, for the contribution his numerous articles and books have made on the subject of plants.Frederick W. Case, Jr., and his late wife, Roberta, were partners in delightful plant adventures for some four decades. Hardy explorers, they trekked through swamps and woodlands to see and photograph each of the North American Trillium species in the wild. They also grew all the American Trillium species and three of the Asiatic species in their experimental gardens in Saginaw, Michigan.
"After perusing this book, written by two addicted enthusiasts, you
too will carry a torch for trilliums in the wild and in the
garden." --Horticulture "Trilliums is a superb work, a complete
review of all forty-three species that clarifies a muddled taxonomy
while embracing a genuine appreciation for this beguiling. . . .
group of garden-worthy plants." --Pacific Horticulture "Lauded as
'the bible for trillium gardeners.'" --Midwest Living "A
particularly informative and useful source of information.
Wildflower enthusiasts and backyard gardeners will especially
welcome the section dealing with trillium horticulture."
--Northwestern Press "A book that is as beautiful as it is useful.
The drawings and photographs combine to give readers
extraordinarily clear pictures of this genus. These are
complemented by a well-written and thorough text. The authors have
an obvious love and knowledge of their subject. This book belongs
in all but the smallest gardening collections." --American
Reference Books Annual "This is the first book-length treatment of
these lovely flowers." --Garden Gazette "So clearly written and
inspiring that it ought to win something like a Pulitzer Prize in
botany. The appearance, layout and design of the book is superb. It
handles well and is user friendly.. . . . The books is a joy to
behold and thoroughly wonderful to read.. . . . Anyone who has the
least interest in native plants will want to own this book."
--Castanea "The book is a masterful description of all the species
of trillium, their geographic distribution, habitat, and growing
conditions. . . . It is a must-have book for the trillium
enthusiast." --Chicagoland Gardening "Frederick Case, Jr., and
Roberta Case have done a remarkable job in researching and writing
this book and in assembling the photographs and mapping the
boundaries of this widespread genus. Trilliums will be the
definitive work on this genus for a long time to come. Along with
all the other pluses in Trilliums, the text is a treat to read.
This is science at its best: understandable, interesting and
useful. If you're like me, you'll find the only difficult part of
owning this book is closing its covers and putting it down."
--Herbertia "A splendid work." --Taxon "Probably no single person
has so much intimate knowledge of our trilliums who at the same
time could compile such a useful a taxonomic treatment so clearly
written and inspiring-this book ought to win a Pulitzer Prize in
botany." --Rock Garden Quarterly
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