Pests and Diseases of Alpine Plants.

P.R. Ellis, A.R. Entwistle and D.G.A. Walkey.

A very comprehensive account of all that can afflict alpine plants in cultivation, by experts in their respective fields. All three worked together at Horticultural Research International for about twenty years. There are three main chapters; on pests, fungi and bacteria and viruses, together with another on methods of control. The final chapter has practical information and recommended reading. Colour plates.

Alpine Garden Society, Pershore, Worcestershire, UK. 1993.

Hardback, printed boards, no dust jacket. 320 pages.

SECONDHAND. Fine condition.