Cargo Report

Vol 13 No 1 - March, 2003

THE BOOK OF BROMELIADS and Hawaiian Tropical Flowers ©2000 Ronald W. Parkhurst 216 pages, 8½ x 11, hardcover, . A stunningly beautiful, high quality, non technical coffee-table-style book with general information and over 650 outstanding large color identification photos. $39.95 #B40			The Amazing Aglaonema ©2002 Dr. B. Frank Brown 140 pages, 200 color phots. A fascinating new book on Aglaonema covers horticulture, taxonomy, pests and diseases, and hybridizing in the USA, in Thailand, and in the Philippines. Well suited for aroid enthusiasts, to taxonomists, and nurserymen. $18.95 #B51
New Tillandsia Handbook ©1998, Hideo Shimizu and Hiroyuki Takizawa. 134 pages, high quality glossy paper, 7 x 10in, soft cover with a dust jacket. 380 excellent quality color plates, include many habitat photos. Text and photo captions are in both English and Japanese with technical names in Latin. The best available book on Tillandsias! $27.00 #B33			The Cordyline (Ti Plant) "King of Tropical Foliage" by B. Frank Brown ED. D, ©1994 A magnificent color compendium of this fascinating and colorful plant. 105 pages, 205 color photos, descriptions, history and culture of most cultivated varieties. 8½ x 12in, hardbound. $24.95 #B2

Tillandsia 1, Beginning With Tillandsias Half in Czech and half in English. A refreshing treatment of the Tillandsia hobby, with close attention paid to their culture. A good book for beginners, written in an easy to understand, non-scientific manner, with information on morphology, distribution, mounting and care. ©2001 By Antonin & Ondrej Lukscheiter, 5.5 x 8in, 145 pages, soft cover, many line and color plates. $12.50 #B46			CYCADS: Their Cultivation and Propagation, ©1995 by Guy Wrinkle, is a concise little 26 page book on home growing of cycads. Packed with essential information. B&W photos. $7.00 #B25
Canistropsis - Bromeliads of the Atlantic Forest ©1998 by Elton M.C. Leme The second of 3 on the revision of Nidularium. Hardbound, 140 pages, 100 color plates, 30 black and white and over 20 illustrations, covering the genera Canistropsis, Protoregelia and Neoregelia sub. longipetalopsis. $59.95 #B34			Bananas You Can Grow Waddick & Stokes ©2000 128 pages, soft cover. What a great book! Everything a hobby grower of bananas could want to know. Beautiful color photos of over 60 varieties, both edible and ornamental. All kinds of useful and fun data on culture, recommended species, FAQ’s and even recipes! Only $19.95 #B44
Agaves, Yuccas, and Related Plants: A Gardener's Guide, Mary Irish and Gary Irish, 384 pp, 100 color photos, 6 x 9in, hardcover, ©2000 This new book outlines the gardening use of a wide variety of Agave’s and Yuccas, and some other related species. A must-have book for all those interested in this diverse and horticulturally important group of plants. $49.95 #B41			Crotons of the World by B. Frank Brown ED. D, ©1995 A fantastically beautiful book detailing the many colorful forms of Codiaeum. History, culture and use are covered in an easily read and interesting format. Lavishly color illustrated with 450 color photos. Outstanding! $39.95 #B7
CAUDICIFORM & Pachycaul Succulents, ©1987/1993, Rowley The bible for caudex lovers. 10 x 10in hardbound, 282 pages, 400 color photos and informative, often humorous text covering every aspect of these weird and wonderful plants, including cultivation and propagation. You'll love this book. Very limited. $95.00 #B17			CARNIVOROUS PLANTS OF THE WORLD, ©1996, J & P Pietropaolo. A complete overview of these fascinating plants, covering all known carnivorous genera with comprehensive treatment of cultural requirements. 8½ x 11in hardbound, 57 color plates. Now in paperback! Only $25.00 #B19
SUCCULENTS, The Illustrated Dictionary, ©1994, Sajeva & Costanzo, an extremely useful book listing plants by genus and species and lavishly illustrated with 1,212 color photos. 239 pages, 9 x 11in Softbound. An incredible value for all this information and color. On sale! Save $5.00, now only $24.95 #B18			THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ORCHIDS, Alec Pridgeon, ©1992. A beautiful book. Amateur and pro alike will find this volume infinitely useful. 304 pages, 9½ x 12½ , 1,000 color photos for easy identification and capsule information that is understandable to all, only $45.00 #B22
Succulents II, The New Illustrated Dictionary. Sajeva & Costanzo, 234 pp, 1222 color photos, 8 ½ x 11”, hardcover, ©2000. A supplement to the original, includes hundreds of species not covered in the first volume. $49.95 #B38			ORCHIDS, A Kew Gardens Guide by Joyce Stewart, 124 pp, 57 color illustrations, 18 line drawings, 7 x 9½”, hardcover, ©2000 An excellent primer for the beginner or hobbyist that covers in layman’s terms cultivation, propagation, pests and diseases. Almost half the book is devoted to an A-Z listing of recommended species and hybrids for various conditions. This is the book you need if you are just starting out. Priced reasonably at only $19.95 #B42
SUCCULENT COMPOSITAE, Growers Guide To The Succulent Species Of Senecio and Othonna. ©1994, Rowley. Over 80 species represented with complete cultural information, synonyms and keys. 7½ x 10in hardbound, 238 pages with 332 color photos and many line drawings. $53.00 #B20			Manual of Orchids Editors: Joyce Stewart and Mark Griffiths, 448 pp, 107 line drawings, 6 x 9 ½”, hardcover, ©1995 This is the most complete guide to cultivated orchids currently available. A summary of each genus, with cultural information, is followed by descriptions of the species. $49.95 #B43
THE SANSEVIERIA TRIFASCIATA VARIETIES, ©1986, B. Juan Chahinian. Information packed, color illustrated. Everything you ever wanted to know about how to cultivate, propagate and identify Sansevieria trifasciata. 109 pages, Hardbound $27.95 #B26			Vandas, Their Botany, History and Culture ©1997, Martin R Motes, Dr. Motes is a second generation orchidist and his insight and expertise is reflected in this complete treatment of the botany, breeding, care and cultivation of Vandas. A beautiful 6x9in hardcover book with 188 pages and 113 color photos. $32.95 #B36

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