Cacti. A Gardener's Handbook for their Identification and Cultivation
by Borg, J
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(London, Blandford Press, 1956). 8vo; original green cloth gilt; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 487, incl. index; black-and-white photographs. Dustwrapper somewhat edgeworn, with short tears, and sunned on spine; moderate, scattered foxing. Good condition. "In the second edition of Cacti a further 312 species have been added, bringing the total number of species described to 1,500, and there are 36 additional illustrations. . . . This book will be of the greatest assistance to growers of Cacti and its scientific accuracy will also commend it to botanists interested in these plants." .
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1531
- Title
- Cacti. A Gardener's Handbook for their Identification and Cultivation
- Author
- Borg, J
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (London, Blandford Press, 1956)
- Keywords
- Cacti. Succulents. Propagation. Horticulture. Botany. Gardening. Flora. Flowers. Americas Gardening
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gardening;
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Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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