500 Cacti: Species and Varieties in Cultivation |
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| Title: | 500 Cacti: Species and Varieties in Cultivation |
| Author: | Ken Preston-Mafham |
| Publisher: | Firefly Books |
| Type: | Book / Hardcover |
| Publication Date: | 12 April, 2007 |
| ISBN / ISBN-13: | 1554072611 / 9781554072613 |
| List Price: | $29.95 |
| You Save: | $10.18 |
| Amazon Price: | $19.77 |
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Product Description
A visual reference to 500 cacti. The cactus family includes more than 2,500 species of cacti, succulents, caudiciforms and euphorbs. Native to the Americas, they are at least 50 million years old and highly advanced in their evolution. Not all are desert plants. Some are found in the rainforest, where they enjoy the heavy rainfall and grow much more vigorously than their desert cousins. Many cacti are very popular with rock gardeners and houseplant enthusiasts. This new book features 500 species representing all cactus groups. The cacti are arranged alphabetically by scientific genus, with an entire page devoted to each species. At-a-glance information includes size, distribution, spination, flower and flowering time, plus varieties and synonyms used. Detailed descriptions reveal the amazing adaptations cacti have made, such as: - Stems with waterproof skin to store water
- Far-reaching, shallow root systems
- Leaves that are shed during a drought
- Spines toward off predators.
The author provides professional advice on growing these plants at home. Among the 500 color photographs that appear in the book are stunning shots of cacti in bloom. 500 Cacti is a useful reference for all who admire these long-living and distinctive plants. (20080101)
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Customer Reviews:
• A Very Handy Book To Have Around.
08 June, 2007
This is quite an impressive little book. As the title tells us, it addresses 500 cacti. Now no book can cover them all. There are thousands of cacti genus out there. This work though goes along way in giving good information to the amature collector, grower, or in my case, photographer of these wonderful plants. The book is set up alphabetically by genus, but the wonderful photographs are just as valuable indentification. The book is filled with good growing and collecting tips. It is set up more like a field guide than a gardening book, something I find quite useful. The photographs are of good quality and when ever possible, show the plant in bloom. This is certainly one you will want to add to your collection.
- Amazon Customer Review
• 500 Cacti
25 December, 2009
Excellent book. Love how its organized. Gave this as a gift to my son who collects cacti. He loved it.
- Amazon Customer Review
• That's A Good Book About Cacti
29 March, 2008
This book has many photos and objective description.
Good option to cati's student.
- Amazon Customer Review
• Great Photographs And Cactus Reference All In A Great Size!
05 July, 2009
I collect and grow cactus and feel this would be a great book to have in anyone's library of reference books. I cross checked some of this book's data with Edward Anderson's book, The Cactus Family "The Cactus Family" and found them to be accurate. "The Cactus Family" is considered by most to be THE definitive cactus resource.
Nearly all the photographs include a flower, but also have at least some of the body of the cactus which helps for identification purposes. The book is also laid out very nicely. Each page has a sidebar that includes anatomical data such as spine count, flowering time, and geographical distribution.
- Amazon Customer Review
• Very Informative Book
11 September, 2009
This book is a very good reference for cactus growers and also very good for identifying different species of cactus.
- Amazon Customer Review
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