Like the other titles in this series, this handsome full-color book is accessible but provides sufficient depth and detail to satisfy more experienced cactus enthusiasts. It includes an extensive A–Z listing, with useful information on cultivation and propagation.
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"With increasing American interest in a southwestern gardening style, the publication of The Plantfinder's Guide to Cacti & Other Succulents couldn't have come at a better time.[T]his book provides very useful information on cacti and succulents and will, I believe, spawn more interest in these often-overlooked garden plants."
—David Salman, American Gardener, September/October 1999 (American Gardener )
"One of the best on the subject for beginners and experienced growers alike."
—George Cohen, Booklist, July 1, 1999 (Booklist )
—David Salman, American Gardener, September/October 1999 (American Gardener )
"One of the best on the subject for beginners and experienced growers alike."
—George Cohen, Booklist, July 1, 1999 (Booklist )
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Third in a new full color series written at an intermediate level, beginner-accessible but providing sufficient depth & detail to satisfy more experienced enthusiasts.
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This review is from: The Plantfinder's Guide to Cacti & Other Succulents - 1999 publication (Hardcover)
This is a book that you can get your teeth into. Plenty of excellent text content, that is enjoyable to read. For instance there is a chapter on micro-propagation, not something many hobbyist will become involved in, but very interesting never the less. There are articles on correct plant labelling and the reallocation of certain plants into different genera and the usual soil preparation, watering and general care requirements needed to keep the plants healthy. There is an excellent article which allows you to work out your own climate conditions, including a map of the different zones. The photographs are of very good quality and the descriptions of the plants themselves are clear and accurate. This book goes further than many of the books on the subject and for those who like something with a bit more meat to it, rather than just pretty pictures, the book is an excellent buy. I am pleased to have it in my collection.
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The term succulent applies in botany to a group of plants with thick and fleshy stems or leaves that are designed to retain water and minimize evaporation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
epiphytic cacti, other succulents, flower tube, plants arc, succulent plants, mealy bugs, monotypic genus, plant body, central spines Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Africa, South America, Cactaceae Checklist, Baja California, North American, Central America, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Canary Islands, Gordon Rowley, New World, West Indies, Costa Rica, Grow Succulents, Native Americans, Old World, Peruvian Andes New!
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The term succulent applies in botany to a group of plants with thick and fleshy stems or leaves that are designed to retain water and minimize evaporation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
epiphytic cacti, other succulents, flower tube, plants arc, succulent plants, mealy bugs, monotypic genus, plant body, central spines Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Africa, South America, Cactaceae Checklist, Baja California, North American, Central America, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Canary Islands, Gordon Rowley, New World, West Indies, Costa Rica, Grow Succulents, Native Americans, Old World, Peruvian Andes New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Cacti and Succulents (Illustrated Encyclopedia) by Miles Anderson in Back Matter
- Monte Carlo by Linda C. Wright in Back Matter
- The Cactus Primer by Arthur Gibson in Back Matter
- Big Bend National Park (Symbols of Freedom: National Parks) by M.C. Hall in Back Matter
- Santa Barbara (How to Discover America's Eden Series) by Pauline J. Thompson in Back Matter
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