Author: Dan Torre
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780237693
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Cacti are full of contradictions. Although many are found in the driest and most barren environments on earth, some grow exclusively in the branches of the rainforest canopy. Many species bristle with ferocious-looking spines, while other varieties are perfectly smooth. And while they might strike us as the most austere plants on earth, nearly all of them exhibit remarkable floral displays—some even larger than the plant itself. In Cactus, Dan Torre explores these unique plants as they appear all around the world and throughout art, literature, and popular culture. As Torre shows, cacti have played a prominent role in human history for thousands of years. Some species were revered by ancient civilizations, playing a part in their religious ceremonies; other varieties have been cultivated for their medicinal properties and even as a source of dye, as in the case of the prickly pear cactus and the cochineal insect, the source of red carmine used in everything from food to lipstick. Torre examines how cacti have figured in low-footprint gardens, as iconic features of the landscapes of Westerns, and as a delicious culinary ingredient, from nutritious Nopal pads to alluring Pitaya—or Dragon—fruits. Entertaining and informative, this book will appeal to any of us who have admired these hardy, efficient plants.
Cactus
Author: Dan Torre
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780237693
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Cacti are full of contradictions. Although many are found in the driest and most barren environments on earth, some grow exclusively in the branches of the rainforest canopy. Many species bristle with ferocious-looking spines, while other varieties are perfectly smooth. And while they might strike us as the most austere plants on earth, nearly all of them exhibit remarkable floral displays—some even larger than the plant itself. In Cactus, Dan Torre explores these unique plants as they appear all around the world and throughout art, literature, and popular culture. As Torre shows, cacti have played a prominent role in human history for thousands of years. Some species were revered by ancient civilizations, playing a part in their religious ceremonies; other varieties have been cultivated for their medicinal properties and even as a source of dye, as in the case of the prickly pear cactus and the cochineal insect, the source of red carmine used in everything from food to lipstick. Torre examines how cacti have figured in low-footprint gardens, as iconic features of the landscapes of Westerns, and as a delicious culinary ingredient, from nutritious Nopal pads to alluring Pitaya—or Dragon—fruits. Entertaining and informative, this book will appeal to any of us who have admired these hardy, efficient plants.
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780237693
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Cacti are full of contradictions. Although many are found in the driest and most barren environments on earth, some grow exclusively in the branches of the rainforest canopy. Many species bristle with ferocious-looking spines, while other varieties are perfectly smooth. And while they might strike us as the most austere plants on earth, nearly all of them exhibit remarkable floral displays—some even larger than the plant itself. In Cactus, Dan Torre explores these unique plants as they appear all around the world and throughout art, literature, and popular culture. As Torre shows, cacti have played a prominent role in human history for thousands of years. Some species were revered by ancient civilizations, playing a part in their religious ceremonies; other varieties have been cultivated for their medicinal properties and even as a source of dye, as in the case of the prickly pear cactus and the cochineal insect, the source of red carmine used in everything from food to lipstick. Torre examines how cacti have figured in low-footprint gardens, as iconic features of the landscapes of Westerns, and as a delicious culinary ingredient, from nutritious Nopal pads to alluring Pitaya—or Dragon—fruits. Entertaining and informative, this book will appeal to any of us who have admired these hardy, efficient plants.
Teratopia
Author: Shawn O'Toole
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781979738392
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
People hide in their cities from a world teeming with monsters. A Shining Darkness becomes the god of the cities... and the citizens invite the monsters in. Human life is made inhuman or is deemed "useless" and fed to horrors. Men and women flee into the perilous wilderness and hide in the ruins of an earlier civilization. Their own people come after them, costumed as monsters and with murderous intent. The fight for survival becomes a strange war that shall decide the fate of humanity.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781979738392
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
People hide in their cities from a world teeming with monsters. A Shining Darkness becomes the god of the cities... and the citizens invite the monsters in. Human life is made inhuman or is deemed "useless" and fed to horrors. Men and women flee into the perilous wilderness and hide in the ruins of an earlier civilization. Their own people come after them, costumed as monsters and with murderous intent. The fight for survival becomes a strange war that shall decide the fate of humanity.
Teratopia
Author: Gordon Rowley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788895018089
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788895018089
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Cactus World
Journal of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America
Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) in Southern Africa
Author: Gideon F. Smith
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128140089
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) in Southern Africa: Classification, Biology, and Cultivation provides a highly readable, illustrated account of the Kalanchoe species. The book includes an overview of the family Crassulaceae and genus Kalanchoe in global and subcontinental contexts that is followed by information on the taxonomic history of the genus. The characters and ecology of the species are also discussed, including their distribution ranges, where they occur, their habitat preferences, and where the species were formally recorded for the first time. For each indigenous and naturalized species, comprehensive taxonomic, descriptive and other information of interest is provided. This is the must-have resource for plant scientists, plant taxonomists, ethnobotanists, herbarium curators, ecologists, pharmacologists, invasions scientists, horticulturalists and landscape designers. Includes currently accepted scientific names and synonyms, common names in English, morphology, cytology, chemistry, toxicology, biogeography, pollination biology, dispersal, cultivation, biocultural applications, and more Contains a dichotomous identification key and descriptions, providing much needed tools for accurate species identification Provides an extensive sets of illustrations for all species
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128140089
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) in Southern Africa: Classification, Biology, and Cultivation provides a highly readable, illustrated account of the Kalanchoe species. The book includes an overview of the family Crassulaceae and genus Kalanchoe in global and subcontinental contexts that is followed by information on the taxonomic history of the genus. The characters and ecology of the species are also discussed, including their distribution ranges, where they occur, their habitat preferences, and where the species were formally recorded for the first time. For each indigenous and naturalized species, comprehensive taxonomic, descriptive and other information of interest is provided. This is the must-have resource for plant scientists, plant taxonomists, ethnobotanists, herbarium curators, ecologists, pharmacologists, invasions scientists, horticulturalists and landscape designers. Includes currently accepted scientific names and synonyms, common names in English, morphology, cytology, chemistry, toxicology, biogeography, pollination biology, dispersal, cultivation, biocultural applications, and more Contains a dichotomous identification key and descriptions, providing much needed tools for accurate species identification Provides an extensive sets of illustrations for all species
Sketch's Sketch Book
Author: Vicki Dobbs
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781883871031
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781883871031
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Melocacti of Cuba
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Succulents
Author: Gordon D. Rowley
Publisher: Crown
ISBN:
Category : Succulent plants
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Information on the natural history, propagation, evolution, classification, and cultivation of succulents is combined with studies of specific families and species of plants.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN:
Category : Succulent plants
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Information on the natural history, propagation, evolution, classification, and cultivation of succulents is combined with studies of specific families and species of plants.
The Cosmo Tarot
Author: Cosmopolitan
Publisher: Hearst Home & Hearst Home Kids
ISBN: 1950785513
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Publisher: Hearst Home & Hearst Home Kids
ISBN: 1950785513
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description