The Hostapedia Encyclopedia Review

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The Hostapedia Book is here for all of you that enjoy Hosta gardening.
This is for people that are business owners in the gardening industry.
This book is for you the home owner, collector, hobbyist.
You name it you will love this book.
The Hosta industry has well over 7000 different hosta species.
You will find many beautiful Hosta photos and descriptions in this book.
The Hostapedia was written by Mark Zilis, Mark describes every hosta he has been around in the past 30 years.
Included in this book is Hostas he has studied around United States and those too in Japan where he observed them in their natural habitat.
All hosta cultivars registered with the American Hosta Society, with a unbelievable number of photos, 1897 photos in the Hostapedia are showing the most important hostas, plus many unusual collector's plants and hosta oddities all included inside this book.
Pages of interest within the first few pages of the hostapedia takes you through the introduction of the book.
Here is what is covered, Materials and Methods, Developing New Hostas, How Hostas are Named, Plant Patents, Plant Breeder's Rights and Trademarks, Hosta Societies, Hosta Publications, and Guide to Reading Descriptions.
As you get through the introduction pages the Hosta Descriptions begin, here is where the beauty of this book shines through.
There is Over 7400 hosta descriptions listed A-Z, 1897 color photos and Complete index of hosta names.
Photos are beautifully displayed in this book, it will definitely get your juices going and excited to find and add more varieties to your collection.
As we move through the book, next is the Bibliography, from there is a General Index, and finally the Hosta Name Index.
The Hostapedia is no whimpy book, You will be pleased to know it is a hardcover, with a outside cover to protect the book.
You will be thrilled at it's 1125 pages.
The size of the Hostapedia Book is 9" x 12".
Nicely put together with no fear of falling apart.
This hosta book is a must for anyone involved in the gardening industry and or home owner.
A great resource for adding to your gardening book collection.
The Hostapedia Encyclopedia is a hosta lovers dream book, a nurseryman, catalog of knowledge, a gardeners resource for identifying Hostas.
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