Japanese violet book

[Hidenobu Funakoshi]

Dear Dr. Vincent,

The information of the book of Japanese violets is as follows:
Author: Eisuke Hama (1975)
Jap. Title: Genshoku Nihon no Sumire
Publisher: Seibundo-shinkosha, Tokyo

Incidentally, as for Japanese violet book, the next book is highly
recommended:

Igari, M. (1996). Wild Violets of Japan. Yamakei Publishers, Tokyo
248pp. JPY2000. ISBN 4-635-07006-9

This book incudes 1100 pictures from 150 taxa of Japanese Viola.
All text except latin names are written in Japanease, though, I bet
it's still a must for violet enthusiasts as the book is full of extremely
excellent pictures. For more information, ask: info at yamakei.co.jp

All the best,
H. Funakoshi

>Dear Taxacomers:

>I am trying to catalog a book which was given to our herbarium, and have
>been unable to do so using any means at my disposal, so I write in case
>anyone out there can assist.

>The book, in Japanese, is a beautiful book of plates of Japanese
>violets.  It is a blue-grey cloth-bound book in a heavy cardboard sleeve,
>on which is an English title:  The Wild Violets of Japan in Color.

>I have searched for a great while now for the title and author of this, but
>to no avail.

>If anyone can provide more information about the book, I'd be forever
>grateful!

>Thank you.

>M.A. Vincent

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Hidenobu Funakoshi
Department of Regional Environmental Science,
Graduate School of Science and Technology,
Shinshu University, Matsumoto 390-8621 Japan
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