Offers a definitive account of palms that may be grown in the garden and landscape.
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Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms, An
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Cowritten by the author of the award-winning The Tropical Look, An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms offers a definitive account of palms that may be grown in the garden and landscape. Because palms are often underutilized as a result of their unfamiliarity — even to tropical gardeners — Robert Lee Riffle and Paul Craft have exhaustively documented every genus in the palm family. Approximately 890 species are described in detail, including cold hardiness, water needs, height and special requirements. Generously illustrated with more than 900 photos, this volume is as valuable as an identification guide as it is a practical handbook. It even contains photos of several palm species that have never before appeared in a general encyclopedia. Interesting snippets of history, ethnobotany and biology inform the text and make this a lively catalogue of these remarkable plants.
528 pp, 215 x 280 mm, 929 colour photos, 1 b/w photo, 2 line drawings, hardcover
ISBN13 9780881925586
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A readable, colourful and reasonably-priced book that provides a ready reference to most palms found in cultivation and will certainly set the standard for many years to come.
This book would be a valuable reference to anyone with a non-academic interest in palms. It also should provide several hours of casual browsing for any palm enthusiast.
An in-depth study and is a must have for all interested in these plants. . . . An excellent book for those who live in areas where palms are grown.
A valuable reference to anyone with an non-academic interest in palms. It also should provide several hours of casual browsing for any palm enthusiast.
A readable, colourful and reasonably-priced book that provides a ready reference to most palms found in cultivation and will certainly set the standard for many years to come.
Far and away the most comprehensive book now available on palms.
Bravo! Finally, there is a book with easy reference on the palms of the world. The photography is superb, detailing the intricate leaves and stem structure. The text is crisp, clear, and very readable. . . . This book is highly recommended.
Cause for celebration among tropical gardeners.
Highly useful for beginning and advanced gardeners, Cultivated Palms is a great value and the best current popular palm encyclopedia.
This book will be useful to palm fanciers everywhere.
It is clearly the best popular account of palms to date.
You'll drool.
This ultimate, expansive resource on cultivated palms will guide horticulturists with all levels of expertise.
This definitive account of tropical, subtropical, and even temperate (down to 5 degrees F) landscape and garden palms . . . is well suited to the amateur or professional grower
This ultimate, expansive resource on cultivated palms will guide horticulturists with all levels of expertise . . . Highly recommended.
An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms deserves a place on everyone's bookshelf or coffee table, and should be seriously considered by anybody who has a love of plants.
Tops in specialized plant books.
No gardener or landscaper who reads this book should ever again lose a palm solely because of lack of horticultural information.
Contains a great deal of information that will be of value to botanists, horticulturists and gardeners wishing to know more about this extensive and economically very important plant family.
As a horticultural librarian, I am constantly looking for good books on palms, and I can tell you that this book is at the top of the list. Not only is it useful, accurate, and authoritative, but the authors' poetic language brought life to the book.
Palm enthusiasts, whether professional or amateur, will find everything there is to know about cultivated palms in this thoroughly researched encyclopedia.
Palm enthusiasts, whether professional or amateur, will find everything there is to know about cultivated palms presented in this thoroughly researched encyclopedia.