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Book Review: 1001 Pelargoniums

1001 Pelargoniums Author: Hazel Key Photos: Martin Ambery-Smith Publisher: B.T. Batsford, London 184 Pages This book is mostly a picture book but, oh, what pictures! Each chapter has a brief introduction neatly defining which Pelargoniums belong in that group. Each picture is captioned with the Pelargonium name and a short description. This book makes a nice 'coffee table book'. You can spend five minutes with it or an hour. It is also very useful for Pelargonium lovers to help them develop an understanding of the various types of plants that make up this wonderful genus.

click to enlarge	Front cover of 1001 Pelargoniums
click to enlarge	Content page. Did you know there were this many distinct groups of Pelargoniums?
click to enlarge	Page 51. This is the first page of the Scented-Leaf Pelargoniums chapter.
click to enlarge	Page 62. Another page in the Scented-Leaf Pelargoniums chapter. MMMmmm! Yummy!
click to enlarge	Page 181. It turn's out the author's favorites are the Pelargonium species plants. I think I shall require a few of these!