Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest, in five parts, offers the
first complete guide, with keys, to the ferns, fern-related, and
seed-bearing plants of Washington, northern Oregon, Idaho north of the
Snake River plains, the mountainous western part of Montana, and
southern British Columbia. Each volume gives complete regional synonymy,
type collections, geographic ranges, "genuine" common names, and
chromosome numbers for each species, as well as economic importance and
horticultural features.
Part 4 covers the families of plants, other than sunflowers, that have
united petals. Since this volume includes many of the plants most useful
as ornamentals, gardeners, both amateur and professional, will be
interested in the comments concerning species suitable for cultivation
in rockery, woodland, and moist or general garden areas.
Illustrated by Jeanne R. Janish.