This book combines botanical illustration and general summaries of flowering plant family characteristics. Part2 includes 37 figures of illustrations. Each family discussion includes a diagnosis and summary of characters, distribution data, important economic members, pollination ecology, and...
Key Resource01.11.2006 Turn your Florida yard into a beautiful cornucopia of delicious fruit. You can grow many of the world's best-tasting fruits in Florida's subtropical environment. Complete profiles of 80 native and non-native fruiting plants, ranging from the familiar, such as the strawberry and orange, to the...
This book is no longer in print. It discusses native Floridian plants - ferns, palms, wild flowers, shrubs, trees, water plants and vines. A Florida gem.
01.01.1996 The south Florida region is a hodge podge of latino, caribbean and anglo cultures. Chef Tony Merola of Brooks Tropicals takes the foods of these three cultures and fused them into one new cuisine. Floribbean The result is a combination of the familiar with the notso new and creating totally...
Examines the pest problems peculiar to Florida, identifies a variety of harmful insects as well as beneficial spiders, and includes advice on pest control.A handy guide for identifying and dealing with common pests. Includes information on pests that infest your home and garden. 312 pgs, pictures...
01.01.1998 Veteran gardener and best-selling author Lois Trigg Chalplic and expert Florida gardener Monica Moran Brandies recommend hundreds of plants for hundreds of uses, noting the best growing zones and sharing helpful hints and insights. To aid you in making the most of Florida's temperate and tropical...
01.01.1989 Gardening in Florida is quite different from that in the North. This book answers most of your questions and some you hadn't considered. Although not a new book, it is current in its facts and tips. A must for people who want to start backyard gardens in Florida.
01.01.1960 It is hoped all gardeners in Florida will find this book a valuable source of information that will make their gardening more interesting and rewarding.
01.01.1993 From the dazzling beaches of Canaveral National Seashore to the subtropical sawgrass prairies of world-famous Everglades National Park, the Florida Wildlife Viewing Guide will lead you to 96 premier wildlife viewing areas and will better your chances of seeing wildlife once you get there....
01.06.1960 This book will not attempt to cover either all tropical fruits or citrus fruits, but will deal primarily with the more popular varieties of the small fruit and pnut trees which will thrive and produce fruit in the state. 59 pages, illustrated