Simon & Schuster's Guide to Cacti and Succulents: An Easy-to-Use Field Guide With More Than 350 Full-Color Photographs and Illustrations | 
|  | | | Title: | Simon & Schuster's Guide to Cacti and Succulents: An Easy-to-Use Field Guide With More Than 350 Full-Color Photographs and Illustrations | | Author: | Pizzetti
Stanley Schuler (Editor) | | Publisher: | Fireside | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 15 December, 1985 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0671602314 / 9780671602314 | | List Price: | $16.00 | | You Save: | $8.35 | | Amazon Price: | $7.65 (via Amazon marketplace seller) | | | |
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Fascinating, informative, and user-friendly, Simon & Schuster's Guide to Cacti and Succulents is a stunning reference to an intriguing category of plants. A thorough introduction describes the history of Cactaceae (the largest of the many plant families known as succulents because they store water in their leaves, stems, and roots) and provides general guidelines for their cultivation. Then, each of the more than 300 detailed entries describes an individual species, including its place of origin and ideal conditions for its growth. Full-color photographs enable easy identification of the plants in the field. Whether for the casual gardener or the serious horticulturist, this beautiful and comprehensive guide will be an invaluable resource.
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Customer Reviews:
• Pretty Good Guide 30 May, 2007
I bought this because I have a cactus & succulent collection and wanted to i.d. some of them. The pictures are very colorful and clear, and the descriptions of the plant are always next to the picture on the facing page. It shows the temperatures the plant tolerates, the origin, cultivation, and the shape (or habit) of the plant. Many of the pics show the plant in flower.
My only complaints are that there isn't as many succulents as there are cacti listed, and they don't list the plant's common name - only the scientific name. Plus many of the pics are close-ups so you don't get to see the whole plant. Otherwise it's a great book at an affordable price.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2GJWZB361XS9I
• Best Cactus Photo Guide 11 January, 2007
This book has the best photos I have ever seen. The descriptions are wonderful but if you collect cactus you know that pictures are the defining way to know exactly what you have. This book is #1 for me.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2YBGG9OCCXSWN
• Simon & Shuster's Guide To Cacti & Succulents 24 September, 2005
THIS IS A MUST HAVE FOR THE SERIOUS CACTUS COLLECTOR. SMALL, FAT, SUPER CLEAR AND CONCISE MODULARIZED ENTRIES WITH PICTURES, AND SPECIFICATIONS OF EACH CACTUS TYPE. THE ONLY THING I HAVE SEEN BETTER IS THE HUGE ANDERSON BOOK TITLED "THE CACTUS FAMILY", A BEHEMOUTH DEFINITIVE VOLUME. THIS LITTLE BOOK IS THE NEXT BEST THING I HAVE SEEN ANYWHERE.
- Reviewed by customer ID: AQSESS5QXNLYA
• Simon & Schuster's Guide To Catci & Succulents 20 July, 2005
I know that Cacti are succulents, but what about the other succulents?? There is no mention of plants which are succulents but not cacti. I am going to return this book, as it certainly is not complete according to its title.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A19XPKJJ9S5Z5V
• Simon & Schuster Guide To Cactus And Succulents 17 December, 2004
If I had looked through this book before buying it online I never would have wasted the money on it. Nomenclature is totally out-of-date, temperature guides are just plain wrong, pictures are okay for close up but useless as to identifying overall form and structure. Since so many cactus are mis-identified or misnamed the pics don't help in identification without a more accurate book to cross-reference the plant name with. In terms of coverage of the cactus family this book is woefully inadequate. Entire genuses are omitted and/or only have one plant covered when there are actually dozens of species.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1GBEACBEOI9ME
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