The definitive new work of reference for the genus Galanthus, describing both wild species and horticultural cultivars in an accessible and interesting way. The book enables anyone to identify a named snowdrop by simple observation of its flowers and leaves. Cultivation and propagation are covered, including a section on the modern technique of twin-scaling. Another chapter presents potted biographies of eminent galanthophiles.
This 2006 reprint has been updated with a revised section of on snowdrop suppliers and gardens, and an additional easy to use alphabetical index to the cultivars has been provided.