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Book Synopsis Proteas of the World by : Lewis J. Matthews
Download or read book Proteas of the World written by Lewis J. Matthews and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 1993 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Native to the southern hemisphere, the members of the family Proteaceae are mostly shrubby and are notable for remarkably varied, often spectacular flowers that are prized in cut floral displays.Published at $45.00 Our last copies available at $22.49
Download or read book Protea written by Lewis J. Matthews and published by Latitude 20. This book was released on 2016-06-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The proteas (Proteaceae) are a large and ancient plant family of Gondwana origins with an impressive diversity of flower and form, and an intriguing distribution pattern throughout mainly the Southern Hemisphere. In his spectacular photography, Lewis J. Matthews captures the exceptional beauty and unique characteristics of a broad range of cultivated species and cultivars—some are well known, while others are either new introductions or lesser-known examples that deserve wider cultivation. For inclusion in Protea, Matthews has chosen a comprehensive selection of the best species and varieties, including a large number not previously seen in print. They are certain to inspire readers to grow them in their gardens where climate and soils are suitable. After The Protea Book by Matthews was published in 2002, numerous outstanding hybrids were introduced; many with exquisite blooms that are very dramatic. The stunning hybrid leucospermums (“Pins”), bred at the University of Hawai`i Research Station on Maui, are a prime example of the successful work being carried out by plant breeders. In this latest book, a multitude of related species and new varieties are described and illustrated: · from the giant king protea of South Africa to the spidery grevilleas of Australia; · from the delicious macadamia nut of Queensland to the unusual New Zealand rewarewa (Knightia); · from the richly colored New South Wales waratah (Telopea) to the dainty blushing bride (Serruria) of South Africa’s Cape; · from the beautiful South American Lomatia ferruginea to subtly colored Australian examples. In climates unsuitable for growing proteaceous plants, the flowers are often imported and featured in exotic, long-lasting floral arrangements. Even gardeners who are unable to cultivate these extraordinary plants will be fascinated by their incredible variation of form and color. Whether for the home gardener, commercial flower grower, or nursery professional, this lavishly illustrated volume is a valuable reference tool, providing a fresh look at the world of proteas. Chapters include advice on growing requirements, propagation, uses in garden situations, which ones attract birds, cut-flower production—all facets of protea are covered in this truly extensive guide. 366 color illustrations A Latitude 20 Book published by University of Hawai‘i Press
Download or read book Proteas written by Maryke Middelmann and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-02-07 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South Africa is situated at the Southern-most tip of Africa and boasts over 21,000 species of plants, all crammed into one country! The Cape Floral Kingdom, the smallest of the six floral kingdoms of the world, occupies a mere 90,000 square kilometers in the south western corner of South Africa, yet it is home to over 8,500 species of plants. By comparison the British Isles, which is three and a half times larger than this, support only 1,400 species. Only the Panama rain forest has a comparable species density to the Cape Floral Kingdom! The earliest record is that of a Dutch missionary who gathered plants in 1624 when his ship replenished its water supply on the return voyage from Batavia to Holland. His descriptions and drawings gave the world its first clues to a treasure house of new and exciting plants along its shores. Various botanists visited the Cape in the years that followed and by the year 1700 nearly 1,000 Cape plants were known. The flowers most commonly associated with South Africa are, of course, the proteas, named by Linnaeus after the Greek god Proteus who was able to assume many different forms. The name is apt, as proteas are found in all shapes. They may, like Protea cynaroides, the South African floral emblem, have enormous flower heads, but there are species that have flowers heads of only 30 mm diameter. They even come as trees, like the world-famous silver tree, Leucadendron argenteum. This tree was reported to be cultivated in Kew Gardens, England, as early as 1789. The Scottish botanist Francis Masson, on a great voyage around the world with Captain Cook, collected no less than 400 species of plants new to scientists of Europe, including 79 specimens of protea and 50 species of Cape pelargonium, commonly but incorrectly known as geraniums. It is difficult to compare the small, sweet-smelling Freesia found in the flora of the Western Cape with the impressive long-stemmed Freesias which are now sold worldwide as cut flowers. At the auctions in Holland, Freesias worth more than 100 million US$ are sold annually. The so-called Guernsey lily is actually just another bulb from the Cape, the Nerine sarniensis. One explanation of how Nerine reached Guernsey is that a Dutch ship, homeward bound from the Far East, was wrecked on the Channel Islands. On board were boxes of Cape bulbs consigned to Holland. Washed ashore on Guernsey, the bulbs took root and in due course, to the astonishment and delight of the inhabitants, flowered. One of the first flowers to be shipped commercially to Europe was the Ornithogalum (or Chincherinchee), which because of its extremely long shelf-life could be sent by sea. They were in high demand in the early 1950s and seem to have made a come-back with new varieties. Countries such as the Netherlands, Japan, and Germany have developed enormous horticultural industries over the years by focusing their efforts on breeding and selection of plants, many of which are native to South Africa, including gladioli, freesias, lobelia to name but a few. Proteas were not commercialised until much later, because they were difficult to propagate. The author had access to numerous magazine and newspaper clippings from around the world, which came into her possession after the death of Walter Middelmann who was known by the family to be a great collector of books and cuttings on the many subjects that interested him. This together with documents of the South African Protea Producers and Exporters Association (SAPPEX) and the International Protea Association, (IPA) as well as other associations world-wide, makes for an interesting history. It all started with wild harvesting in the early 1960s to cultivar development up to 2010. The author was the chairman of both SAPPEX and IPA for many years. She was also editor of both SAPPEX News (quarterly) and the IPA Journal (bi-annually) from which a wealth of information was available. Apart from these documents, she also relied on
Book Synopsis Horticultural Reviews by : Jules Janick
Download or read book Horticultural Reviews written by Jules Janick and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-04-07 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horticultural Reviews presents reviews on various topics in the horticultural sciences. The articles perform the valuable function of collecting, comparing, and contrasting the primary journal literature in order to form an overview of the topic. This detailed analysis bridges the gap between the specialized researcher and the broader community of horticultural scientists.
Book Synopsis Proteas for Pleasure by : Sima Eliovson
Download or read book Proteas for Pleasure written by Sima Eliovson and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Cultivation and diseases of 'Proteaceae' : 'Leucadendron', 'Leucospermum' and 'Protea' by : Pedro Willem Crous
Download or read book Cultivation and diseases of 'Proteaceae' : 'Leucadendron', 'Leucospermum' and 'Protea' written by Pedro Willem Crous and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Around the World in 80 Birds by : Mike Unwin
Download or read book Around the World in 80 Birds written by Mike Unwin and published by Laurence King Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07-13 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautiful and inspiring book tells the stories of 80 birds around the world: from the Sociable Weaver Bird in Namibia which constructs huge, multi-nest 'apartment blocks' in the desert, to the Bar-headed Goose of China, one of the highest-flying migrants which crosses the Himalayas twice a year. Many birds come steeped in folklore and myth, some are national emblems and a few have inspired scientific revelation or daring conservation projects. Each has a story to tell that sheds a light on our relationship with the natural world and reveals just how deeply birds matter to us.
Book Synopsis Proteaceous Ornamentals by : International Society for Horticultural Science
Download or read book Proteaceous Ornamentals written by International Society for Horticultural Science and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Recognizing the importance of these plants, Dr. Jules Janick, editor of the 'Horticultural reviews' series, enlisted a number of authors to prepare reviews of four genera: Dr. Margaret Sedgley (1998) to cover Banksia, Dr. Richard Criley (1998) to cover Leucospermum, Drs. J. H. Coetzee and Gail Littlejohn (2001) to cover Protea and Drs. Jaacov Ben-Jaacov and Avner Silber (2006) to cover Leucadendron. ... these authors have brought to the fore syntheses of the taxonomy, culture, breeding, propagation, nutrition, disease and insect pests, and postharvest practices that would otherwise remain out of the grasp of most readers. ..."--Preface, p. 7.
Book Synopsis Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates by : Peter R. Dallman
Download or read book Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates written by Peter R. Dallman and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a wonderful overview of the landscape and vegetation of the five regions of the world that have a Mediterranean climate. In addition to the Mediterranean Basin itself, this climate of mild, rainy winters and dry, warm summers is found in California and parts of Chile, South Africa, and Australia. 30 maps. 18 tables. 46 line illustrations. 75 color and 90 b&w photos.
Book Synopsis The Proteas of Tropical Africa by : John Stanley Beard
Download or read book The Proteas of Tropical Africa written by John Stanley Beard and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Survey with detailed descriptions of each species of Protea, attractively illustrated with paintings, line drawings and colour photographs. Discusses the discovery, distribution, ecology, taxonomy and cultivation of each species. Includes 'bibliography and 'index. By the Perth-based author of 'Plant Life of Western Australia'. Artwork is by the illustrator of 'Flora Zambesiaca', 'Flora of Iraq' and 'Flora of Cyprus'.
Book Synopsis Horticultural Reviews, Volume 26 by : Jules Janick
Download or read book Horticultural Reviews, Volume 26 written by Jules Janick and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-03-14 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Horticultural Reviews" ist eine Fortsetzungsreihe zu Forschungsartikeln über kommerzielle Nutzpflanzen im Bereich Gartenbau, wie z.B. Obst, Gemüse, Nüsse und Zierpflanzen mit kommerzieller Bedeutung. Band 26 gibt einen Überblick über diese spezielle Thematik. Eine Vielzahl von Artikeln aus einschlägigen Fachzeitschriften wurde hier zusammengetragen, miteinander verglichen und einander gegenübergestellt. Darüber hinaus gibt es eine Fülle von Literaturverweisen, die einen einfachen, zeit- und geldsparenden Zugriff auf die aktuellste Information bieten. Dabei wird der spezialisierte Forscher ebenso angesprochen, wie die große Gemeinschaft der Gartenbauexperten.
Book Synopsis The Protea Book by : Lewis J. Matthews
Download or read book The Protea Book written by Lewis J. Matthews and published by Virago Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Indigenous Plant Palettes by : Marijke Honig
Download or read book Indigenous Plant Palettes written by Marijke Honig and published by Quivertree Publications. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At last: a South African how-to with everything you need to know to create a dream indigenous garden. Accomplished landscape designer and botanist Marijke Honig puts forward the fundamentals in this comprehensive reference that is at once inspirational, practical and easy to use. This book is all about choosing the right plants for a particular space and purpose in your garden. Marijke shares her vast bank of knowledge and experience to help you assess the conditions in your garden, select the perfect plants and grow them successfully. The book is divided into three clearly organised, superbly illustrated sections, which together provide all the information you need to plan and plant a flourishing garden entirely suited to its setting and climate.
Book Synopsis Questions and answers for the classroom Gr 10-12 by : Samestelling
Download or read book Questions and answers for the classroom Gr 10-12 written by Samestelling and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2024-08-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hierdie boek is ideaal vir onderwysers en ouers! Onderwysers sal die tekste in die klaskamer kan gebruik omdat daar meer as 50 tekste in ’n verskeidenheid afdelings is, soos begripstoetse, visuele tekste, luister-toetse en opsommings. Ouers kan ook die boek vir kinders aankoop –dit is uitstekend vir addisionele materiaal en vir gebruik in tuisskool.
Author :Faf Du Plessis Publisher :Penguin Random House India Private Limited ISBN 13 :9357080953 Total Pages :426 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (57 download)
Book Synopsis Faf Through Fire by : Faf Du Plessis
Download or read book Faf Through Fire written by Faf Du Plessis and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2023-05-29 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faf through Fire is far more than just a book about cricket. It is the story of a man who happened to play the sport at the highest level. This brutally honest, fascinating, introspective work provides a unique insight into the mind and heart of one of South Africa's most interesting and charismatic cricketers. There is the public persona-the tattooed, fashion-conscious, mentally tough, immensely popular and yet, at times, misunderstood Du Plessis. And then there is the authentic Faf. It took him years to connect with this side of himself, but when he did, it shaped his relationships with people and, ultimately, his captaincy of the Proteas. In this book, Du Plessis lays bare the story of his growth, from a youth with a questionable moral compass outside of cricket to a leader known for his integrity, values, honesty and empathy for his teammates. He reflects on how influential leaders, such as Gary Kirsten, Stephen Fleming, Doc Moosajee, Graeme Smith, A.B. de Villiers, Owen Eastwood, Russell Domingo, Ottis Gibson and M.S. Dhoni, helped mould him into a man who leads with grit, purpose and a love of people. He also explores the destructive relationships, offering his perspective, in devastating detail, on his final years of international cricket. Neither the changing room nor the boardroom is off limits in this no-holds-barred account.
Download or read book Research Extension Series written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Fynbos Year written by Michael Fraser and published by New Africa Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The southern and south-western Cape, which has a richer plant life than that of the whole British Isles, forms one of the major floral kingdoms of the world, and is home to a wide variety of birds, mammals, reptiles and insects. Liz McMahon's illustrations are complemented by Michael Fraser's text.
