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Author: Libor Kunte
Publisher: Booksales
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789036614948
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn illustrated reference that provides information on all types of cacti, including notes on care and cultivation.
Author: Clive Innes
Publisher:
Published: 1997-12
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781840130676
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe sight of a tall, spiny cactus silhouetted against a sun-parched desert landscape has always evoked a certain mystique. This visual directory is the ultimate guide to the fascinating world of cacti. The colorful photographs allow for identification and informative captions include soil, light and maintenance requirements and pest control facts for over 1200 types of cacti. A handy illustrated guide allows the reader to identity plants based on their shape and spine characteristics. Enhance your own landscape or garden with this impressive and hearty species of exotic plant life.
Author: Miles Anderson
Publisher: Hermes House
Published: 1999-06-01
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781840387926
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Graham Charles
Publisher: Crowood
Published: 2014-04-30
Total Pages: 534
ISBN-13: 1847977863
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBeautifully illustrated and highly accessible, this essential guide to cacti and other succulents is both a practical manual and a source of reference and inspiration for all enthusiasts. More than 250 different species or genera, and their natural habitats are described.Topics covered include the unique nature of succulents; the natural environment; history, classification and nomenclature; watering, feeding, general care and propagation; pests and diseases; profiles of cacti and other succulents. Beautifully illustrated with 420 colour transparencies.
Author: Terry Hewitt
Publisher:
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780751300499
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on the author's 30-year study with over 50,000 plants, The Complete Book of Cacti and Succulents offers a photographic A-Z which profiles more than 300 plants, with practical advice for propagating and cultivating them and imaginative ideas for display. The expert advice, supported by step-by-step photographs, covers subjects ranging from handling spiky plants to identifying pests and diseases. Catering both to enthusiastic beginners and ardent cactophiles around the world, this should be a useful sourcebook of plant species advice, ideas and inspiration.
Author: J. Říha
Publisher: Conran Octopus
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780706414929
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA valuable and attractive reference book for anyone with an interest in this fascinating and ever-popular group of plants. The world-wide selection of species is very comprehensive, covering over 400 species-from the curious "living pebbles" of southern Africa, to the giants of the central American deserts. The species descriptions are accompanied by magnificent photographs, many of outstanding beauty. Succulence as a botanical adaptation is fully explained, and there is detailed information on how to grow cacti and other succulents in the home. -Jacket
Author: Edgar Lamb
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
Published: 1970
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn authoritative handbook for growing and caring for cacti and succulents, with descriptions of species.
Author: Miles Anderson
Publisher: Southwater
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781780190921
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe definitive reference to identification, care and cultivation, with a directory of 400 varieties and 700 photographs.
Author: Ken Preston-Mafham
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781554072613
DOWNLOAD EBOOK500 species from all cactus groups, including cacti, succulents, caudiciforms and euphorbs, alphabetically by genus. Each species has its own page and includes at-a-glance detail on size, distribution, spination, flowering, varieties, growing advice.
Author: Fred Dortort
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2014-11-19
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781604693577
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe plants are organized into 28 intuitively logical groups, such as succulent euphorbias, mesembryanthemums, bulbs, succulent trees, aloes, agaves, and haworthias. Each entry includes information on the plant's native habitat, its cultivation requirements, and its horticultural potential. As useful to novice growers as to collectors and those with an existing interest in succulents, this will be the standard reference for years to come.
