A Tropical Garden Flora
Author : George Staples
Publisher :
Page : 956 pages
File Size : 27,14 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Gardening
ISBN :
Garden Flora
Author : Noel Kingsbury
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 33,44 MB
Release : 2016-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1604697733
Book Description
“A beautifully illustrated reference book covers the origins, ecology and history of popular garden plants.” —Shelf Awareness The oldest rose fossil was found in Colorado and dates to 35 million years ago. Marigolds, infamous for their ability to self-seed, are named for an Etruscan god who sprang from a ploughed field. And daffodils—an icon of spring—were introduced to Britain by the Romans more than 2,000 years ago. Every garden plant has an origination story, and Garden Flora, by noted garden designer Noel Kingsbury, shares them in a beautifully compelling way. This lushly illustrated survey of 133 of the most commonly grown plants explains where each plant came from and the journey it took into home gardens. Kingsbury tells intriguing tales of the most important plant hunters, breeders, and gardeners throughout history, and explores the unexpected ways plants have been used. Richly illustrated with an eclectic mix of new and historical photos, botanical art, and vintage seed packets and catalogs, Garden Flora is a must-have reference for every gardener and plant lover.
Tropical Plants of Costa Rica
Author : Willow Zuchowski
Publisher : Comstock Publishing Associates
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 13,40 MB
Release : 2022
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781501763076
Book Description
"This second edition is in a smaller format than the first, with additional photos and a new section on the Osa Peninsula. More than 800 photographs, taken in the field, show entire plants and closer views of flowers, fruits, and seeds. Pen-and-ink drawings depict botanical details. The text covers identifying characteristics, natural history, chemical properties, economic importance, medicinal uses, conservation, ethnobotany, and ecology"--
Hawaiian Plant Life
Author : Robert J. Gustafson
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 30,20 MB
Release : 2014-10-31
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0824846699
Book Description
Hawaiian Plant Life has been written with both the layperson and professional interested in Hawai‘i’s natural history and flora in mind. In addition to significant text describing landforms and vegetation, the evolution of Hawaiian flora, and the conservation of native species, the book includes almost 875 color photographs illustrating nearly two-thirds of native Hawaiian plant species as well as a concise description of each genus and species shown. The work can be used either as a stand-alone reference or as a companion to the two-volume Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai‘i. Learning more about threatened and endangered plants is essential to conserving them, and there is no more endangered flora in the world today than that of the Hawaiian Islands. Striking species complexes such as the silverswords and the remarkable lobeliads represent unique stories of adaptive radiation that make the Hawai‘i a living laboratory for evolution. Public appreciation for Hawaiian biodiversity requires outreach and education that will determine the future conservation of this rich heritage, and Hawaiian Plant Life has been designed to help fill that need.
Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants
Author : Ahmed Fayaz
Publisher : UNSW Press
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 11,22 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Tropical plants
ISBN : 9781742232904
Book Description
A superb reference for anyone interested in the world's tropical flora.
A Field Guide to Tropical Plants of Asia
Author : David Harris Engel
Publisher : Timber Press (OR)
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 18,97 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780881925425
Book Description
"A Field Guide to Tropical Plants of Asia is an excellent companion for the traveler, backpacker, plant hobbyist, or botanist interested in learning about tropical plants, whether studying them in Indonesian rain forests or the glass houses of an American botanical garden. More than 300 color photos--both close-ups and habitat shots--accompany the listings and provide a key piece of the identification process.
Tropical Foliage Plants
Author : Lynn P. Griffith
Publisher : Ball Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,23 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Foliage plants
ISBN : 9781883052515
Book Description
Previously illustrated with black and white photographs, this reference now provides professionals with a colorful guide to the production of commercial foliage crops. Featuring updated and expanded information, including cultural changes, new technological advances, and eight new foliage crops, the guide now covers more than 70 species of foliage appropriate to commercial environments--anthuriums, bromeliads, ferns, bamboos, birds-of-paradise, and African violets. In addition to exploring each plant's natural habitat, varieties, and propagation, this reference also counsels growers on uses, nutrition, pests, disorders, interior care, and the most common problems affecting these types of foliage. Tables also list leaf analysis rating standards for nutrients for many of the crops discussed.
The Tropical Garden
Author : William Warren
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 38,58 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780500017333
Book Description
More than 350 full-color photographs complement a tour of the most beautiful gardens of Hawaii, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Bali, presenting a wide array of public and private gardens along with a detailed discussion of garden design, plant selection, history, and cultural traditions.
Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Plants
Author : Elisabeth Chan
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 21,25 MB
Release : 2012-10-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1462907296
Book Description
Learn all about tropical plants and flowers with this with this useful and portable reference book. This handy field guide introduces approximately 60 plant species found in the Tropics. Trees, shrubs, flowers and fruits are all presented in full color. Included are exotic and beautiful blooms, plants with utilitarian uses and some of the more extraordinary members of the plant kingdom. Each entry is described in detail, and the expert botanical information is included, along with interesting historical anecdotes. This book will delight lovers of tropical flora. Periplus Handy Pocket Guides are practical field guides, useful for identifying various natural objects ranging from plants and animals to gemstones and seashells. Each page of each title throughout the series is filled with clear, precise photographs and informative text. Scientific and local language names are given.
Tropical Plant Collecting
Author : Scott A. Mori
Publisher : Tecc Editora
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,58 MB
Release : 2011
Category : BOTANICA.
ISBN : 9788565005005
Book Description
Tropical Plant Collecting provides field biologists with information about carrying out fieldwork in tropical America, gathering botanical collections, managing specimens in herbaria, making information about plants available on the Internet, and raising money to fund both expeditions and the preparation of floras and monographs. The book is based on over 40 years of tropical plant collecting in Central and South America by the senior editor and his colleagues. Although traditional field and herbarium techniques are discussed, the book emphasizes how new techniques provided by digital photography, databases, and the Internet have revolutionized plant collecting and data presentation in systematic botany. The audience for this book is tropical biologists and students who, as part of their research, need to gather botanical specimens to document their scientific studies.
