Seed Propagation of Native California Plants

About this book

This easy-to-use reference is designed for the increasing numbers of serious home gardeners, commercial nurserymen, and members of the professional horticultural and botanical community who want to propagate the native flora of California. Such information is vital if we are to meet the challenges of limited water for our landscapes, revegetation of our open space, and the preservation of endangered species

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Biography

Dara E. Emery (1922-1992) was recognized as one of the foremost experts on the propagation of California's native plants. Mr Emery joined the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden in 1950 as its first horticulturalist and in that capacity, he was responsible for growing the thousands of plants propagated annually for the Garden. Mr Emery learned to successfully grow all types of California natives over 20 years of experiments. In addition to his propagation studies, Mr Emery initiated a native plant selection and breeding program at the Garden and more than a dozen new cultivars have been introduced into the nursery trade as a result of his work. Mr Emery is widely acknowledged for his contribution to the advancement of native plant horticulture throughout California.