ORO VERDE by Sadhu Govardhan - is a thought-provoking publication
that convincingly explains why locally grown
and processed food is better for your health,
our small-scale farmers, the environment
and the local economy.
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Fruit & Nuts
A Comprehensive Guide to the Cultivation, Uses and Health Benefits of
Over 300 Food-producing Plants By Susanna Lyle
An informative and comprehensive guide to growing and using more than
200 species of fruits and nuts, this A–Z reference will inspire gardeners
to grow and use a wider variety of edible plants. Each entry includes
a brief history, detailed description, and authoritative information
on propagation, as well as helpful advice about harvesting times and
methods, cultivation and location needs, pruning, pests and diseases,
nutrition and health benefits, and medicinal uses. An extensive, annotated
list of cultivars will help gardeners and growers select the most appropriate
plants for their location and needs. Suitable for home gardeners, horticulture
professionals, orchardists, and nutritionists.
About Susanna Lyle
Susanna Lyle has over 25 years of practical and academic experience
with plant and soil studies. She has taught horticulture, plant science,
and garden design, and has edited many scientific and educational books
and journals. Born in England, she earned her doctorate with a focus
on wetland plants from Exeter University and spent several years doing
horticultural and ornamental work, from laboring to planning and designing
gardens and woodlands. Now a full-time author, she continues doing horticultural
research in her new homeland, New Zealand. The unique New Zealand climate
has allowed her to experiment with the unusual temperate and subtropical
species of fruit and nuts that have become her area of focus. In particular,
she has become fascinated with the many health benefits of these unusual
plants.
An Illustrated Reference to Garden
Plants of the World:
Over 4,250 of the World's Most Popular Plants
by Don Ellison
With over 4,250 internationally grown trees, shrubs, and climbers listed-every
one shown in close-up photographs and alphabetized for quick and easy
visual identification--this pictorial dictionary is the most exceptional
guide to cultivated plants ever. Rather than providing lengthy and confusing
botanical descriptions, the entries get right to the point with information
on the country of origin, climatic preference, planting use, and propagation
methods. Under each genus, its most relevant species appear, with their
common name or names, typical characteristics, and growth habits. The
thousands of examples represent all types-tropical, sub-tropical, temperate,
mild, cold, desert, and wetland. Home gardeners will find this an excellent
way to acquaint themselves with, or enlarge their knowledge of, the
wide and amazing range of available flora; nursery owners will gratefully
reach for it when helping customers; and it's a must for landscapers,
botanical societies, or anyone who simply appreciates the beauty of
plants.
Hortus Third : A Concise Dictionary
of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada
by Bailey Hortorium (Author)
Book Description
Hortus Third The one essential authoritative reference work to the plants
of North American horticulture
1,312 pages
23,979 entries with description for families, genera, and species
10,326 cross-indexed synonyms
A large but uncounted number of entries for subspecies, varieties, forms,
and cultivars
Notes on use, culture, and propagation
187 general articles
260 illustrations
3,293 authors of botanical names cited
1,105 glossary definitions of botanical terms
10,408 common names
From Library Journal: Still recognized as one of the foremost plant
encyclopedias, Hortus Third consists primarily of alphabetically arranged
botanical (Latin) plant names along with physical descriptions. It also
has an excellent common name index and glossary. (Copyright 1999 Reed
Business Information, Inc.)
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Tropical Plants for Home and Garden
by William Warren
The author and photographer of The Tropical Garden, first published
by Thames and Hudson in 1991, combine forces again in this book devoted
to the presentation of flowers and plants native to the tropical area
of the world--plants that are now also widely appreciated and cultivated
in America. Tropical Plants is divided into flowering shrubs and annuals,
foliage plants, ornamental trees, ornamental vines and creepers, palms
and palm-like plants, exotics, water plants, ground covers, ferns and
fernlike plants, and orchids. It functions as a guide, an aid to identification,
and a horticultural survey. Tettoni's remarkable photography of plants
and flowers meticulously observed and documented is the perfect instrument
for capturing the beauty of plants and their backgrounds.
Plants for Tropical Landscapes:
A Gardener's Guide
by Fred D. Rauch, Paul R. Weissich
Plants for Tropical Landscapes will help you select and group plants
to create a successful tropical garden tailored to your needs and tastes.
Gardeners and landscapers will find this treasury of more than 500 common
plants easy to use and one of the most comprehensive guides available
today.
Plants are organized by size (ground covers, low shrubs, medium shrubs,
small trees) and are fully illustrated with more than 600 color photographs
to aid in their identification. The book presents guidelines on plant
characteristics, soil and water requirements, and suggested landscape
use for each species. In addition, appendices list plants suitable for
special uses (xeriscapes, windbreaks, night gardens) and sites (beach
gardens, lanai, and houseplants).
The Tropical Look: An Encyclopedia
of Dramatic Landscape Plants
by Robert Lee Riffle
This book just received the American Horticultural Society's Garden
Book of the Year Award. It's filled with over 400 color photos of tropical
and tropical-looking plants from both coasts -- Lotusland in Santa Barbara,
the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek CA, the UC Berkeley Botanical
Garden, Fairchild Tropical Garden in FL, David Fairchild's home in Coral
Gables (The Kampong), Texas gardens and various other locations around
the country and the world.
The plants are easily found in alphabetical order, first by genus and
then by species (with nearly 5,000 species, cultivars and hybrids listed)
and the pronounciation of each has been mercifully included. The encyclopedia
portion of the book also includes the plant's family name, the plant's
common name, the growing zone, light and moisture requirements, special
considerations of the plants and how to propagate. The author's obvious
love of these plants shows through in the lively descriptions, and when
you're reading about a new discovery you have Mr. Riffle sharing your
passion for the plant and telling you what you need to know to ensure
its survival.
Tropical Plants of the World
by Jens G. Rohwer (Author)
Sumptuous color photographs capture the breathtaking lushness of some
of the world's most striking plant forms, while meticulous scholarship
details their important features. More than 250 of the most dazzling
tropical species have been selected from under the dense canopies of
rain forests, grasslands, and mountainous terrains of Southeast Asia,
Latin America, Africa.everywhere shimmering midday heat, copious rainfall,
and lengthy days convene to nurture the seductively fragrant blossoms
and luxuriant foliage. Whether you are planning a journey to exotic
climes or a visit to your nearby botanical garden, the in-depth information
on palms, shrubs, vines, herbs, ferns, water plants, and, of course,
magnificent, vibrant blooms indigenous to the tropics will prove invaluable
to your venture. Descriptions of their characteristics, occurrence,
biology, ecology, and history, as well as general and anecdotal information
worth knowing, combine to make you an expert on exotic vegetation the
world over.
Gardeners are moving away from the traditional gardens in favor of
vibrant colors, dramatic shapes, and lush plantings. In this celebration
of the new, adventurous style of gardening, glorious photographs complement
the down-to-earth text. Practical advice, a directory of exotic plants,
and instructions on plant care equip readers with the tools they need
to integrate subtropical and Mediterranean-style plants in their own
temperate gardens.
The Tropical Garden
by William Warren, Luca Invernizzi Tettoni (Photographer), Luca Invernizzi
From Library Journal
Oversized and lavishly illustrated with 365 color photos, this book
opens with an essay tracing the historical interest in tropical plants
and in conservatories and glass houses. Royal and religious, private
and public tropical gardens are discussed. A chapter on "Contemporary
Gardens" profiles 14 gardens in Hawaii, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia,
Mauritius, and Sri Lanka. A chapter on garden features shows walks,
statuary, lighting, and pools; a chapter on tropical plants gives botanical
and common names plus color photos for approximately 100 plants. Not
a guide to gardening like Myles Challis's The Exotic Garden (Trafalgar
Square, 1989), this title is for special collections.
- Laura Lipton, Miller Horticulture Lib., Seattle
Landscape Plants for Subtropical
Climates
by Bijan Dehgan
Reviewer: A reader from Galveston, TX
This is the first book I have found which provides useful information
about gardening on the Gulf of Mexico. I live on the Texas coast, Galveston
Island to be exact, and the weather and climate here is truly special!
Forget the "zone 9" stuff. This text provides information
about plants which will survive--and thrive--here on a barrier island
where many "normal" plants perish. "Salt tolerance"
is listed for each plant as well, which is so helpful as I live two
blocks from the Gulf. Thank you, thank you Mr. Dehgan for this book
which has made such a difference for me. I don't buy plants anymore
without checking here first! I believe this book is a "must"
for coastal residents all along the Gulf.
Exotic Plants: For House and Garden
by Julia Frances, Morton
An out of print Golden Guide series was found in the estate of the
author when she died. A guide to the showy ornamentals found outdoors
in tropical and subtropical regions and indoors in cooler climes in
homes and offices. Here are the outstanding plants that attract attention
because of their colorful flowers, consipcuous foliage or decorative
fruits. More than 380 species, prized members of 83 families, are illustrted
in splendid full color.
Hortica: Color Cyclopedia of Garden
Flora and Exotic Plants Indoors
by Alfred Byrd Graf
From Library Journal
With their immense number of high-quality color photographs (Hortica
has 8100; Tropica, 7000), these are the best sources for identifying
and choosing tropical and indoor (Tropica) as well as garden plants
(Hortica). Plant descriptions are very limited, but that's not the focus.
(Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.)
From Book News, Inc.
Still a useful volume, though on the brink of being supplanted by newer
references, this hefty work (now ten years old) first presents a photo
gallery of thousands of color photographs taken by the intrepid author
"in nearly every inhabited region on earth." The photos, occasionally
of snapshot quality but nonetheless mostly adequate, are divided into
16 categories, including exotic indoor plants, bulbs and tubers, perennials,
bamboos and grasses, trees, and more; then subdivided by family
This classic 504 page reference book on tropical fruits is out of print.
But now it is available on CD-ROM. The book has entries for 124 fruits,
giving extensive information on the more common ones. It also has listings
of local and alternate names for many of the fruits.
Cultivar - 2004
Unusual forms of cacti and other succulents
A unique edition about exotic forms of cacti (colored, crested, monstrous
etc.), with colored pictures!
The world-only publication!
Contents:
Colored forms of cacti: peculiarities, propagation, and cultivation
(by Valery Kalishev)
Unusual cacti in Japan (by Larisa Zaitseva)
How are we to call them? (by Valery Kalishev)
Endogenous variability of photosynthetic pigments contents in the
colored form of Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var. friedrichii 'Multicolor'
(by Igor Skoulkin)
Homemade forms of colored cacti (by Vitaly Derevaynko)
Experiments in obtaining variegated sprouts (by Nikolay Shemorakov)
My new colored Gymnocalycium seedlings (by Nikolay Shemorakov)
Five curiosities in one pot (by Valery Kalishev)
Stocks for grafting cacti (by Valery Serovaisky)
Variety of colors in leaf succulents (by Peter Lapshin)
European diary. Traveling through collections: Donetsk, Ukraine
(by Innokenty Sinev and Peter Lapshin)
Unusual in your collections (by Valery Kalishev)
The Cultivar magazine is published electronically every quarter
in English and Russian
For more info see Cultivar page
and Cultivar
Website.