Tropical Trees: Found in the Caribbean, South America, Mexico [Paperback]

Dorothy Hargreaves (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Ross Hargreaves; 1st ed edition (June 1965)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0910690057
• ISBN-13: 978-0910690058
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,923,141 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Tiny, outdated, April 30, 2002

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CRC (Richardson, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tropical Trees: Found in the Caribbean, South America, Mexico (Paperback)

To call this pamphlet "a book" is an exaggeration. It is very small - about 5.5 x 8.25 inches and contains a single tree per page (only 64 pages), along with minimal information. Anyone familiar with the rich diversity of the tropics - Caribbean, South America, Central America, Mexico - knows that 64 pages is cutting the topic short by a good deal. Printed in 1965, most copies you will find (despite being labelled "good") are aged and yellowed. Unless you are desperate for this book, anything over [dollar amount] is robbery.

3.0 out of 5 stars Small, but useful guide to many tropical trees, June 7, 2008

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linda's books "Linda Abbott Trapp, PhD, autho... (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tropical Trees: Found in the Caribbean, South America, Mexico (Paperback)

Compact enough to use as a field guide, this booklet will assist the curious traveler through the tropics, as well as residents planning a garden. Multiple photos of the 60+ trees described here provide ample information for easy identification, with full-size and detail pictures included. In my older copy, there is some fading, but the brilliant colors of the flowering trees are still awesome. Alphabetized for easy use, the text offers the tree's name in several languages, where it is most commonly found, and interesting historical facts as well as some usage suggestions. For newer photos and some updated information, see Ornamental Plants & Flowers of Tropical Mexico.