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Agaves, Yuccas, and Related Plants: A Gardener's Guide
Mary Irish and Gary Irish |
$34.95
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These exotic natives of the Americas are among the most striking of drought-tolerant plants, and they make wonderful accents in the landscape, providing excellent contrasts to flowering perennial plantings. They can also be massed effectively, and many of the species are small, ideal for use in containers.
The authors point out that innovative nurseries and gardeners in cool, humid regions have shown that many of these plants may be suitable for areas with climates very different from their native range. Full information on cultivation and propagation is provided.
384 pp, 100 color photos, 18 line drawings, 1 map, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 2000
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Cacti: The Illustrated Dictionary
Rod Preston-Mafham and Ken Preston-Mafham |
$27.95
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This dictionary concentrates on the globular cacti, particularly Mammillaria, but includes some popular columnar cactus forms such as Echinocereus.
224 pp, 1109 color photos, 8 1/2 x 10 3/4", paperback, © 1991
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The Cactus Family
Edward F. Anderson
Foreword by Wilhelm Barthlott and a chapter on cactus cultivation by Roger Brown
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$99.95
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The most comprehensive single resource on the subject available today, this monumental work includes more than 1000 color photographs in addition to other illustrations. It is both scientifically accurate and highly readable, and includes a chapter by Roger Brown on the cultivation of cacti, making the book useful to growers and hobbyists as well as to taxonomists, ethnobotanists, and conservationists --- indeed, to anyone interested in succulent plants.
776 pp, 1008 color photos, 6 b/w photos, 3 drawings, 8 maps, 8 1/2 x 11", hardcover, © 2001
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A Cactus Odyssey: Journeys in the Wilds of Bolivia, Peru, and Argentina
James D. Mauseth, Roberto Kiesling, and Carlos Ostolaza
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$39.95
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This book presents the stories of three avid field biologists who over the course of 15 years frequently traveled together in search of cacti in Bolivia, Peru, and Argentina. The conversational style of this travelogue allows us to share in the authors’ excitement as they encounter plants that have rarely, if ever, been written about. Nearly 195 remarkable color photographs accompany the vivid descriptions of unusual cacti growing alongside non-succulent plants, at altitudes of 8000 feet or more—and even in rainforests! A Cactus Odyssey will interest gardeners, travelers, and conservationists from around the world who wish to learn more about these irresistible plants, and it is the hope of the authors that this book will inspire others to undertake their own cactus odyssey.
306 pp, 191 color photos, 4 maps, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 2002
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Gasterias of South Africa: A New Revision of a Major Succulent Group
Ernst J. van Jaarsveld
Illustrations by Ellaphie Ward-Hilhorst
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$39.95
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Closely related to aloes and haworthias, gasterias are shade-loving, drought-tolerant succulents endemic to southern Africa. They adapt well to indoor conditions and have therefore become popular house plants.
96 pp, 24 color paintings, 41 color photos, 10 line drawings, 1 map, 9 1/4 x 12", hardcover, © 1994
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The Plantfinder's Guide to Cacti and Other Succulents
Keith Grantham and Paul Klaassen
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$34.95
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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.
192 pp, 106 color photos, 5 b/w illus.,
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Succulents: The Illustrated Dictionary
Maurizio Sajeva and Mariangela Costanzo
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$29.95
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Real succulent enthusiasts will want both of these highly illustrated books. The newer volume includes 900 species not covered in the first volume. Where species are duplicated, new photographs illustrate other aspects of the plant, whether in its habitat or in cultivation. The original volume remains a splendid introduction to succulents. The format of the two books is similar, with brief descriptions accompanying the excellent color photographs.
240 pp, 1212 color photos, 8 1/2 x 10 3/4", paperback, © 1994
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Succulents for the Contemporary Garden
Yvonne Cave |
$29.95
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Succulents, with their striking forms, unusual colors, and easy-care reputation, are becoming an increasingly important design element in many contemporary gardens. Whether planted en masse, used as specimens in the garden, or featured in containers, they have much to offer landscapers and home gardeners. Succulents for the Contemporary Garden is a book for beginners, enthusiasts, and connoisseurs alike, presenting old favorites along with an enticing range of less-common, more collectable examples of these intriguing plants. Descriptions and cultivation information for hundreds of species and cultivars in more than 60 genera, from Adenia to Yucca, will help gardeners choose plants that are best suited to their design requirements and garden conditions.
176 pp, 346 color photos, 8 1/4 x 9 3/4", hardcover
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Succulents II: The New Illustrated Dictionary
Maurizio Sajeva and Mariangela Costanzo
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$49.95
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The authors earlier collaborated on our bestselling Succulents: The Illustrated Dictionary. This new book does not replace the original, which continues to be available, but rather supplements it in several ways. It includes 900 species that were not covered in the first volume, and although it includes some species that were covered earlier, this second volume supplies new photographs that illustrate other aspects of the plant, whether in its habitat or in cultivation. The format of the two books is similar, with brief descriptions accompanying the excellent color photographs.
Real succulent enthusiasts will welcome the additional coverage and improved photographs offered by this new volume, which should take its place on the shelf next to the original.
234 pp, 1222 color photos, 8 1/2 x 11", hardcover, © 2000
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