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Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada

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The book is a nice in-depth look at the carnivorous plants that are native to the United States and Canada. The coverage is expecially thorough for Sarracenia, although still adequate (and probably more extensive than any other book available) on Drosera and Pinguicula.

The pictures included are mostly excellent, showing the plants in habitat when possible, instead of just using cultivated plants. And although the distribution maps may be a bit dated, they are helpful to understand the general areas where the plants might be found. Also, included with each section is some basic cultivation advice that I've found very helpful.

This isn't a book for a novice grower of carnivorous plants, but rather for someone who's been growing them for a while and wants more information on their native habitats and environments, as well as more technical information on each plant. An excellent book.

This expanded second edition of Carnivorous Plants Of The U.S. And Canada is a 'must' for any reference library which specializes in botany or nature: it provides photos and comments on the natural history of a variety of carnivorous plants, from common species to rarities. It's organization and language lends to easy use by lay gardeners as well as researchers, while photos and vivid descriptions of plant biology make Carnivorous Plants Of The U.S. And Canada an excellent library reference.

This book will surely replace Dr. Schnell's first edition as the bible for North American carnivorous plants. Excellent photos, descriptions, and distribution maps. It is a book needed by all CP'ers.

To our great disappointment the photos in the softcover version were in black and white, and of poor quality to boot. Evidently the color photos of the original publication were simply reprinted in black and white with the expected poor results.

I bought this book for my son, an avid carnivorous plant grower since his high school days. He had seen the 2nd edition hardcover version (2002) in the library and wanted a copy of his own. I had preferred to buy the hard cover edition, but that seemed to be no longer available.

The sample pages of the book on the Amazon Web site show color pictures, with a disclaimer that the pages shown are from the hardcover edition, but without mention that they are B/W in the book offered for sale. Fortunately Amazon agreed to the return of the book. They even provided a mailing label for free return shipping via the US Mail. I ordered a "like new" used copy of the hardcover 2nd edition via Amazon from a third-party bookseller at a reasonable price. The book arrived in excellent condition, so all is well that ends well!

Incidentally, some sellers are offering the hardcover book for sale at ridiculous prices. If the book is in such strong demand, I wonder why the publisher doesn't prepare a new edition

WOW! recommended for someone with at least some experience in carnivore plant keeping, rather more advanced knowledge but very good review over native plants of North America, its worth buying if u want to know more about native american carnivorous plants.