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Heirloom Harvest. Modern Daguerreotypes of Historic Garden Treasures. Amy Goldman (Author), Jerry Spagnoli (Photography), M Mark (Afterward), 2015. Bloomsbury. 192 pages. List price US $85.00/CAN $97.00. Hardcover. ISBN: 978-1-62040-777-6.

Heirloom Harvest is a book of three distinct parts, each of which can stand alone. The first, fruits of the earth, is a glimpse into the author’s history with a house that “seemed quirky and off-kilter” and the farm that she quickly came to love. This part is a tale of the loving- and time- consuming restoration of the Abraham Traver house and the careful planning and planting

Handbook of Plant Nutrition. 2007. Allen V. Barker and David J. Pilbeam (eds.). CRC Press, 600 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487. 613 p., $139.95 hardcover. ISBN 0-8247-5904-4.

For almost half a century Chapman's Diagnostic Criteria for Plants and Soils has been the reference of choice for those needing concise, reliable information on plant nutrition. Over time, however, much new data have been developed by horticulturists, agronomists, and soil scientists. Accordingly, a 21^st century reference was sorely needed and that need is fulfilled with publication of Handbook of Plant Nutrition

The Drawings of Antoine Nicholas Duchesne for his Natural History of the Gourds. Harry S. Paris. 2007. Museum National d'Historie Naturelle, Publications Scientifiques, CP39, 57, Rue Cuvier, F-7505 Paris France. 454 pp., 258 color plates, List price $257. hardbound. ISBN 978-2-85653-604-9.

This gigantic book weighing about 6 kg and measuring 32 cm x 44 cm is the result of nearly two decades of research by eminent cucurbitologist, Harry S. Paris of the ARO, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Israel. The search, with many disappointments along the way, finally led to the discovery of manuscript 5007 consisting of two voluminous portfolios

Underutilized and Underexploited Horticultural Crops. Vol. 2. K.V. Peter (ed.) 2007. New Indian Publishing Agency, Pitam Pura, New Delhi, India 110 088. 355 p., 35 color plates. $99.95 hardcover ISBN 81-89422-69-3.

This book is the second volume on underutilized horticultural crops of the Indian subcontinent. Local authorities have prepared 20 chapters beginning with a general introduction on In situ Conservation of Horticultural Crops. The introduction is followed by chapters on specific underutilized crops, including six fruits, five vegetables, one root and tuber crop, two flowers, three trees, and two spices. Thus, there is something for horticulturists of