Keith L wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2023 6:51 am
From your description I wonder if it was Barthlott's book with the simple title "Cacti" published in 1979 - it is the only one I can think of that size and at the time quite widely available which covers a wider range of aspects of cacti than others.
habanerocat wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 2:05 am
Sounds to me like this one.
A 'remarkable' book.
9780195084153-uk.jpg
Is it possible for you to expound on the outstanding merits which you used to arrive at the conclusion which is deserving of that complimentary adjective?
habanerocat wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 2:05 am
Sounds to me like this one.
A 'remarkable' book.
9780195084153-uk.jpg
Is it possible for you to expound on the outstanding merits which you used to arrive at the conclusion which is deserving of that complimentary adjective?
i'd take a wild stab at this and say it is based on the book title.
habanerocat wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 2:05 am
Sounds to me like this one.
A 'remarkable' book.
9780195084153-uk.jpg
Is it possible for you to expound on the outstanding merits which you used to arrive at the conclusion which is deserving of that complimentary adjective?
Could be that one. I remember it being fairly technical with descriptions of how areoles form etc, pictures of habitat etc
I bought this one as late as 1992 (a reprint of the 1981 Prague edition) for £8.99.
Tony Roberts
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Kent
(Gasteria, Mammillaria, small Opuntia, Cleistocactus and Sempervivum are my current special interests)
Could be that one. I remember it being fairly technical with descriptions of how areoles form etc, pictures of habitat etc
I bought this one as late as 1992 (a reprint of the 1981 Prague edition) for £8.99.
Although it's rather brief on most plant descriptions. the collection of unusual photos, and rarely cultivated succulent plants, made it "a keeper" until the present. As a matter of fact I was so impressed by a barrel cactus shown, that I had never seen photographed (Ferocactus schwarzii), that I soon made it a priority to add to my collection. I now own several.