Books about Hostas

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BOOKS ABOUT HOSTAS AND HOSTA GARDENING

Aden, Paul, ed. and comp. The Hosta Book. 2d ed. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1990. -- JMS

Barrett, Rosemary. Hostas. Buffalo, New York: Firefly Books, 2004. -- JMS

Grenfell, Diana. Hosta: The Flowering Foliage Plant. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press

Grenfell, Diana. Hostas. RHS Wesley Handbooks.

Grenfell, Diana. The Gardener's Guide to Growing Hostas. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1996. -- UK Young Lib. SB413.H73 G74 1996

Grenfell, Diana, and Michael Shadrack. The New Color Encyclopedia of Hostas. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press

Grenfell, Diana, and Michael Shadrack. Timber Press Pocket Guide to Hostas. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 2007. -- JMS

Schmid, W. George. An Encyclopedia of Shade Perennials. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press

Schmid, W. George. The Genus Hosta. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1991.

Shadrack, Kathy Guest, and Michael Shadrack. The Little Book of Hostas: 200 Small, Very Small, and Mini Varieties. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 2010. -- JMS

Zilis, Mark R. The Hosta Handbook. New Rochelle, Illinois: Q & Z Nursery, Inc.

Zilis, Mark R. The Hostapedia: An Encyclopedia of Hostas. New Rochelle, Illinois: Q & Z Nursery, Inc., 2009. -- JMS

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Many books contain Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication (CIP) Data, which provides libraries with suggested subject headings and classification numbers. Knowing these can be helpful in finding books in searching library catalogs and browsing through library collections. A summary of CIP data found in some of the books listed above is provided below.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Hostas

Hostas -- Varieties

Miniature plants

Library of Congress Classification Numbers

SB413.H73

Dewey Decimal Classification Numbers

635.93432 (dc22)

635.934324 (dc20)