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The complete book of African-violets.
Author : Helen Van Pelt Wilson
Publisher : Dutton Adult
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 21,29 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780801538582
The complete book of African-violets.
Author : Nancy Robitaille
Publisher : Green Thumb Press Eugenie Robitaille www.eugenierobitaille.com
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 11,11 MB
Release : 2005-05-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0973911409
When you suspect you have a pest or disease in your plant room you need to know what to do about it and fast! This book was written with that in mind. Alls pests, insects and disease of the African violet and how to treat them are included. Usually it is enjoyable to raise the lovely African violet hybrids available today. But at times it seems African violets and other gesneriads have more pests than any other in the plant kingdom. Armed and forewarned you have a good chance to conquer any of these pests or diseases that sometimes daunt us.
Author : Melvin J. Robey
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 23,77 MB
Release : 2010-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1449051006
African Violets: Gifts from Nature-The Series Book One In 1892 while on an evening stroll with his fiance in East Africa, Baron Walter von Saint Paul discovered an unusual plant with delicate purple flowers growing along a stream on his plantation. Legend has it that he picked a bouquet and presented it to his fiance, staring the worlds love affair with the African violet. Today, this plant is indeed the most popular indoor flowering plant grown by gardeners and plant enthusiasts around the world. Whether your goal is to enjoy beautifully flowering African violets in your home, to become an expert grower of these lovely plants, or to develop a deeper understanding of how the plants function, a series of three books are being written to meet your needs. The Series provides you with an authoritative guide, taking you through all the steps necessary for growing elegant African violets and at the same time explaining to you the secrets of why the plants respond to the various growing practices used daily in their care. When writing about African violets, Melvin J. Robeys expertise, pragmatism, humor and love of the subject are clearly evident. The reader will find down-to-earth, up-to-date information in this first of three books in The Series of African Violets: Gifts from Nature. Your African violets wont flower? In this book eight common problems are explored, exposing the secrets to having plants whose crowning glory of blossoms tells everyone you are the superhero of the African violet world. You will also enjoy 44 dazzling color photographs and illustrations, along with several black and white illustrations. A unique chapter on the history of the African violet plant allows the reader to explore the fascinating story of how this spectacular houseplant has captured the imagination of plant-olgists worldwide. For more information on African Violets: Gifts from Nature--The Series visit www.africanvioletbooks.com.
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Page : 472 pages
File Size : 24,15 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Violets
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Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 17,41 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Copyright
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Page : 354 pages
File Size : 48,20 MB
Release : 1948
Category : Horticulture
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Author : British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher :
Page : 1138 pages
File Size : 13,27 MB
Release : 1969
Category : English imprints
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Author : California Horticultural Society
Publisher :
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 36,45 MB
Release : 1948
Category : Floriculture
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Page : 1030 pages
File Size : 50,81 MB
Release : 1948
Category : Libraries
ISBN :
Author : Melvil Dewey
Publisher :
Page : 1874 pages
File Size : 37,89 MB
Release : 1948
Category : Libraries
ISBN :
Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Issued also separately.