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Cacti and Succulents: An Illustrated Guide to the Plants and Their Cultivation

Cacti and Succulents: An Illustrated Guide to the Plants and Their Cultivation

by Graham Charles (Author)

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    Hardcover 2003

    $21.92
Synopsis

In this illustrated and accessible title, the author describes more than 250 differenct species or genera and their natural habitats. Whether you have just acquired your first cacti or are an experienced grower, this book aims to offer a useful source of reference to these remarkable plants. 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; and finding plants and seeds.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 192
 Edition: illustrated edition
 Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
Published: 02 Oct 2003
ISBN 10: 1861266103
ISBN 13: 9781861266101

Media Reviews
Once again Crowood Press have produced an excellent guide to a horticultural group of plants, this time cacti and succulents. Much maligned for being boring and dust collectors, this book should dispel that myth once and for all. Author Graham Charles, a lifelong enthusiast and active proponent of their conservation in the wild, shares his love of these plants in a chatty, informative and addictive way. Aimed at both beginners and experts alike, it is a mix of cultivation and propagation details together with more detailed looks at the rarer and choicer members of the group. Illustrated throughout with lavish photographs clearly captioned, it is an excellent overview of the subject and Graham freely recommends further reading for each genus, displaying the cacti grower's particularly generous trait of share and share alike. Lists of societies, seed and plant suppliers are included to enable beginners to track down particular species together with magazines and periodicals to learn more. A hobby not over-popular in this country, it is one that offers the enthusiast a chance of building up their own special collection, meeting others and learning more about this diverse variety of plants so threatened today in their own environment. - Lucy Watson