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Agaves, Yuccas, and Related Plants: A Gardener's Guide
Mary Irish and Gary Irish
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$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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Bulbs for the Rock Garden
Jack Elliott
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$29.95
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An excellent introduction to small bulbs for use in the rock garden, including some unusual and somewhat tender bulbs for warmer climates.
160 pp, 64 color photos, 36 line drawings, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 1995
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Cacti: The Illustrated Dictionary
Rod Preston-Mafham and Ken Preston-Mafham
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$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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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., 7 1/2 x 10 1/4", hardcover, © 1999
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The Rock Garden and its Plants: From Grotto to Alpine House
Graham Stuart Thomas
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$34.95
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An exposition of every aspect of the subject, from the underlying geology of rocks and history of the art of rock gardening to the practical matters of creating a rock garden. The color illustrations include some of the author's own watercolors.
266 pp, 38 color paintings, 212 b/w photos, 8 x 10 1/2", hardcover, © 1989
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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 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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