1/01/1957 Exotica is a comprehensive and contemporary pictorial record of ornamental plants introduced from far-flung tropical and warm-climate regions of the world. The object of this reference work is to acquaint friends of horticulture with the vast variety of interesting decorative plants which may be...
Key Resource 1/10/1998 Third Edition [library also has 2 copies of the 1975edition] People interested in tropical gardening or botany will find this an indispensable guide to several hundred species of plants with edible leaves. Leaves can provide high-quality food, and in the tropics, many are from perennials...
1/01/1988 Written for the general public, this is a practical guide to the most-noticed trees, shrubs, vines, and flowers of the American tropics --an immense amount of useful and interesting information in an easy-to-carry form. The 748 photographic illustrations show the general appearance of each...
1/01/1991 An enormous encyclopedia of tropical gardening that will be of interest not only to gardeners in tropical and subtropical areas but also to greenhouse enthusiasts everywhere. Included are detailed, illustrated listings of herbaceous plants, shrubs and climbers, trees and palms, foliage plants,...
1/01/1978 Alfred Byrd Graf is probably the most widely traveled plant explorer of the world's tropics and subtropics. Horticulturist, botanist, and professional photographer, he has roamed the earth in the spirit of Von Humboll, Darwin, and David Fairchild earlier in the 19th and 20th centuries, in search...
1/01/1977 A guide to the showy ornamentals found outdoors in tropical and subtropical regions and indoors in cooler climes in homes and offices. Here are the outstanding plants that attract attention because of their colorful flowers, consipcuous foliage or decorative fruits. More than 380 species, prized...
1/01/1986 Stresau, Frederic B. Florida, My Eden - Exotic and Native Plants for Use in Tropic and Sub-Tropic Landscape. Florida, Florida Classics Library, 1986. 23cm x 15.2cm. VIII, 301 pages. With illustrations of beautiful trees, plants and flowers. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor...