Flowers of the Caribbean


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Flowers of the Caribbean


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Anyone visiting the Caribbean for the first time cannot fail to be impressed by the richness and luxuriance of the vegetation. This book includes photographs that have been taken of plants growing in their natural surroundings in the Caribbean, particularly of flowering trees as they appear to be especially exotic when in blossom.




Flowers of Jamaica


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Flowers of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands


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Provides a useful reference not only to experienced botanists but also to everyone who is interested in identifying the flowering plants of The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands. Here, the flowers are grouped into colours and within each group they are listed alphabetically according to family and species.




Tropical & Garden Flower Identification


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Tropical & Garden Flower Identification is an overall photographic resource guide for the identification, history and growing of tropical plants and flowers in the greater West Indies: Caribbean, Bahamas, Central America, plus Florida and south Georgia.More than 530 award winning photographs allow easy identification by everyone and are arranged in common sense, colour-coded chapters that include English & Spanish common names, all weights and sizes in both standard and metric, with common name and scientific taxonomy indexes, geographical map & official websites for each country covered, wipeable pages, handy garden & travel size, durable plastic slip cover.




Seashore Plants of South Florida and the Caribbean


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Seashore Plants of South Florida and the Caribbean is a complete source for information about which plants grow best in nearshore environments. It includes extensive characteristics of each plant, including: Form, flower and fruit date Geographic distribution and habitat Reproduction and propagation Ornamental uses Medicinal and toxic properties, including modern and folkloric beliefs and uses Ecological aspects This guide is a must-have for backyard gardeners and serious naturalists alike.




Flowers of Cuba


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This small book has been written for nature-lovers who are visiting Cuba and are interested in identifying the islands flowering herbaceous plants, vines, bushes and trees, whether they be in cities, on the beach, or in the islands woods, savannas or mountains. This book covers over a hundred flowering plants and includes a glossary of botanical terms, although efforts have been made to avoid verbal technicalities. In each case there is explanatory text.




Caribbean Wild Plants and Their Uses


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Exotic Gardens of the Eastern Caribbean


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Showing a wide spectrum of West Indies gardens, from a tiny garden in an urban backyard to spectacular places designed by renowned landscapers, this book provides a fascination and passion for tropical gardening with a lively touch and detailed research. The texts are lightly translated to French, making it a bilingual book for a wider audience. The gardens on display here includes the Montreal Gardens on St. Vincent, Diamond Gardens on St. Lucia, and Hunte's Gardens on Barbados. The final chapter demonstrates ideas for flower arrangements using tropical flowers and step-by-step instructions of three flower arrangements done by fine flower designers from Grenada, with their original comments.




Flowers of Trinidad and Tobago


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