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Bibliography on Dianthus
The following is a list of interesting books about Dianthus.
Many are now out of print but may be found in secondhand bookshops or for sale on the internet. Ebay and Abebooks are useful sources to keep an eye on.
“Carnations and Pinks for the Garden and Greenhouse” John Galbally with Eileen Galbally: Timber Press 1997 ISBN 0-88192-382-6
“Carnations for Garden and Greenhouse” Peter Sitch: John Gifford Ltd 1975 SBN 0-7071-0507-2
“Border Pinks” by Richard Bird 1994; Batsford IBSN 07134-7060-7
“Growing Carnations” by Joy Jarratt 1988; Kangaroo Press IBSN 0-86417-200-1
“Perpetual Flowering Carnations” by Steven Bailey 1971; Faber IBSN 0-571-09616-6
“Carnations for Everyman” by Montague Allwood 1931
“Plant Breeding for Gardeners” by F R McQuown 1963; Collingridge
“Garden Pinks” by Roy Genders 1962; John Gifford
“Carnations” by Peter Allwood Fenn 1956; New Edition 1976 Redwood Burn Ltd IBSN 0-7071-0588-9
“The Dianthus” by Will Engwersen 1949; Collins
“The Complete Guide to Border Carnations” by John Galbally 1966; Collingridge
“Perpetual Flowering Carnations” by R J Morton 1953; Collingridge
“Guide to Carnations” by W E Shewell-Cooper 1953; English Universities Press
“Carnations and Pinks” by J H Cook, James Douglas and J T McLeod Undated; J C and E C Jack”Carnations for Amateurs” by J L Gibson 1926; Collingridge
“Carnations for Every Garden and Greenhouse” by Montague Allwood 1926; Country Life
“Border Carnations” by J H W Galbally 1957; Collingridge
“The ABC of Carnations and Pinks” by W E Shewell-Cooper 1960; English Universities Press
“Carnations and Pinks” by Richard Bird 1988; Collins Aura IBSN 0-00-412360-8
“Carnations Today” by Stanley B Whitehead 1956; The Garden Book Club
“Pictorial Practical Carnation Growing” by Walter P Wright 1912; Cassell and Co
“Growing Carnations and Pinks” by Fred C Smith 1994; Ward Lock IBSN0-7063-7262-X
“Carnations and Pinks” by F R McQuown 1965; Collingridge
“Mr Cuthberts Guide to Carnations and Pinks” 1954; Cassell (booklet)
“Carnations and Pinks” by Sophie Hughes 1991; Crowood Press IBSN1-85223-744-9
“Old Carnations and Pinks” by Oscar Moreton 1955; Collins
“Dianthus and Old Fashioned Pinks” by Mark Trenear 2001; NCCPG ISBN 0-9533875-4-2
“Carnations under Glass” Bulletin 151 Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food 1961 HM Stationary Office“Carnations and Picotees” by H W Weguelin 1900; George Newnes
“Carnations Picotees and Pinks” by T W Sanders 1910; Collingridge
“Carnation Production” by W D Holley and Ralph Baker 1963; WM C Brown Co
“The Carnation Manual” by The National Carnation and Picotee Society (Southern Section) 1897; Cassell
“The Book of the Carnation” by R P Brotherston 1903; John Lane
“Carnations in Colour and Cultivation” by T C Mansfield 1951; Collins
“The Carnation and Picottee” by E S Dodwell 1885; W Bacon
“Old Cottage Pinks” by Mary McMurtrie 1988; Antique Collectors Club Ltd IBSN 1 870673 50 6