Author :
Publisher : Abbott Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,52 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781599712529
Hundreds of full-color photos of beautiful tropical plants, with common and scientific names, use and care information, cultivation and propagation tips, flowering habits, history, and little-known facts for many of the species.
Author : W. Arthur Whistler
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,86 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Plants, Ornamental
ISBN : 9780881924480
"Tropical Ornamentals: A Guide covers more than 400 of the plants most frequently encountered in gardens of the tropics. The accurate descriptions and more than 450 color photographs make it ideal for identifying ornamental plants grown in the tropics and sub-tropics, and often in temperate climates. Each description includes information on propagation methods and ideal growing conditions, making it useful for gardeners in determining how and where to cultivate the plants."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author : Katharina Kreissig
Publisher : Springer
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 47,59 MB
Release : 2019-05-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 366258817X
This book is a practical, compact guide for the identification of common tropical and subtropical ornamental plants by flower colour. It is intended for anyone who is interested in plants and would like to get to know the attractive flowering plants of warm regions while travelling. Certainly everyone in a foreign country has at some point admired a particularly exotic flower and wished to know which plant it is. With appealing photos and comprehensible texts, this book provides the answer - quickly and easily. The author is an experienced tour guide and is regularly asked for eye-catching, ornamental plants on the way. She photographed the frequently requested plants and arranged them according to colour in this nature guide. This book is also suitable for beginners without previous botanical knowledge due to its illustrations and simple sorting.
Author : Phil Clark
Publisher :
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 19,82 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Botany
ISBN :
Author : Eusebio Cano Carmona
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 29,26 MB
Release : 2019-12-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 1839682523
This book consists of several thematic groups, including botany, zoology and topics related to human health. In regards to botany, chapters discuss endemic plants of Bolivia, Mexico, Italy and the Caribbean. They show the diversity, distribution and conservation of many species. In regards to zoology, the book highlights endemic primates and reptiles. Additionally, the book presents other environmental issues relevant to conservation. This volume also presents topics related to health, some of which are relevant for their implications on health and the economy, is the case of the presence of toxins in the Pacific plankton.All chapters present relevant content for future research or because they are fundamental for territorial management.
Author :
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 18,88 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780881925852
This book bridges a long-standing gap between obscure references in tropical botany and the gardener's need for an accurate, practical guide. Incorporating the latest advances in plant taxonomy, the book is a rare work of scrupulous research — and magnificent photography — that will be as useful to the gardener as it is to the botanist.
Author : Ida Kaplan Langman
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 1020 pages
File Size : 47,70 MB
Release : 2018-01-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1512803375
This bibliography is a guide to the literature on Mexican flowering plants, beginning with the days of the discovery and conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards in the early sixteenth century.
Author : Barbara Perry Lawton
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,14 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780881926545
Discover the plant suitable for your conditions with this treatment of tropical, subtropical, and warm-temperate plants, as well as the hardy perennials and shrubs.
Author : Helen O'Gorman
Publisher :
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 14,6 MB
Release : 1961
Category : Botany
ISBN :
Author : Jens G. Rohwer
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 43,90 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780806983875
Sumptuous photos show off more than 250 dazzling tropical species from the lush terrain of Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa...everywhere the climate nurtures seductively fragrant blossoms and luxuriant foliage. The in-depth information on palms, shrubs, vines, herbs, ferns, water plants, and of course, magnificent, vibrant blooms will prove invaluable to gardeners wanting something special.
