Shrubs and trees for Australian gardens / by Ernest E. Lord.

Includes indexes.

Introduction -- List of colour plates -- Index to plants illustrated -- Botanical families of Australian genera -- Foreword - the living plant -- Section I. Trees -- 1. The management of trees -- 2. Descriptive list of Australian trees -- 3. Descriptive list of the eucalypts -- 4. The Australian wattles -- 5. Non-Australian trees -- 6. The conifers -- 7. Palms, palm-like plants, cycads, tree-frens -- 8. Trees recommended for zone A (cool, mountainous) -- 9. Trees recommended for zone B (Southern Victoria, etc) -- 10. Trees recommended for zone C (Adelaide, Northern Victoria, etc.) -- 11. Trees recommended for zone D (Sydney, etc.) -- 12. The calendar of flowering trees -- 13. Autumn foliage trees -- 14. Trees for seaside planting -- 15. Trees suggested for over-wet soils -- Section II. Australian shrubs -- 16. The culture of Australian shrubs -- 17. Descriptive list of Australian shrubs -- Section III. Shrubs --18. The management of shrubs -- 19. Descriptive list of non-Australian shrubs -- 20. Erica - the heath -- 21. Garden shrubs for zone A (cool, mountainous) -- 22. Garden shrubs for zone B (Southern Victoria, etc.) -- 23. Garden shrubs for zone C (Adelaide, Northern Victoria, etc.) -- 24. Garden shrubs for zone D (Sydney, etc.) -- 25. Hedges and breakwinds -- 26. Shrubs for seaside gardens -- 27. Shrubs of various types and uses -- Section IV. The hot, dry inland -- 28. Trees for hot, dry conditions -- 29. Shrubs for hot, dry conditions -- Section V. Climbing plants -- 30. Descriptive list of Australian climbers -- 31. Descriptive list of non-Australian climbers -- 32. Climbers for various purposes -- Section VI. Garden Planning -- 33. Garden layout in relation to trees and shrubs -- 34. Model selections for small and large gardens -- Index to botanical names -- Index to common names.

Shrubs and trees for the Australian gardens is the first comprehensive and authoritative reference book on shrubs and trees to be published in Australia. This fourth edition has been almost completely re-written, and there are now over 3,500 different shrubs and trees from this country, New Zealand and overseas, described in detail and classified for growing under every possible condition. Written by an expert horticulturist and botanist (see back flap), the language of the book is simple and plain. In this edition names have been brought up to date, and a very large number of new plants, chiefly Australian natives which are rapidly coming into cultivation, have been added. To conserve space, especially in the Australian shrub section, some of the less familiar common names have been dropped. A feature of this edition is the correct printing of all 'Cultivar Names' in order to conform with Internation Rules of Plant Nomenclature now adopted by all countries. At the suggestion of Sir Edward Salisbury, C.B.E., D.SC, F.R.S., who reviewed an earlier edition, and for the benefit of an increasing number of readers overseas, the botanical families of all Australian species have been included. Precise details for recognition, added advice on cultural requirements and name revisions are also included, making this volume the most up to date reference work of its kind. Most of the shrubs and trees referred to may be known by a standardized common name, and every name, common or botanical, has its place in the comprehensive index system of over 6,650 names.

RBG copy 3: reprinted 1974.