ReviewsAs identification tools or pre-buyer shopping lists, the [dictionary is] superb. . . . As inspiration for buying plants for your planter, rock garden, greenhouse or coffee table, [this] illustrated [dictionary offers] years of information and enjoyment., A must buy for anyone interested in succulents, either for horticulture or mere botanical curiosity., I am aware of no other volume for succulent identification of such comprehensive scope that has been published in the last decade., "A first of its kind, this unique book features an impressively wide range with varieties from 195 different succulent genera." --Lynette Walther, Palatka Daily News , October 4, 2000
Dewey Edition21
SynopsisA time-tested reference, this first volume includes some of the best-known and most cultivated genera such as Agave , Haworthia , Kalanchoe , and Yucca ., Succulents are among the most popular and fascinating plants - with their extraordinary variety of forms, they can be found in the wilderness and cultivated in homes and gardens. A time-tested reference, this first volume includes some of the best-known and most cultivated genera such as Agave, Haworthia, Kalanchoe, and Yucca., Succulents are among the most popular and fascinating plants -- with their extraordinary variety of forms, they can be found in the wilderness and cultivated in homes and gardens. A time-tested reference, this first volume includes some of the best-known and most cultivated genera such as Agave, Haworthia, Kalanchoe, and Yucca.
LC Classification NumberSB438.S29 1997