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AGAVES, YUCCAS AND RELATED PLANTS
A Gardener's Guide
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Pages: |
380 |
Year: |
2000 |
Color photos: |
100 |
Drawings: |
19 |
Language: |
English |
Size (cm): |
23.7 x 16.0 |
Size (inches): |
9 1/4 x 6 1/4 |
ISBN: |
0881924423 |
Binding: |
hardbound |
List price: |
USD 34.95
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CAD 12.50  |
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 Mary and Gary Irish (former director of public horticulture at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona and photographer / plant geographer, respectively) provide a wealth of information on the cultivation and gardening uses of and, as well as several other American genera in the family Agavaceae, including discussion of their cultivation in more adverse climates. Includes keys for identification and some 100 color photographs and 18 drawings. |
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Table of contents:
PREFACE....................................7
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS..........................11
CHAPTER 1. HISTORY OF THE FAMILIES........13
Agavaceae..............................13
Nolinaceae.............................22
CHAPTER 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE GENERA......25
Agave..................................26
Yucca..................................32
Hesperaloe.............................38
Furcraea...............................40
Manfreda...............................41
Beschorneria...........................42
Polianthes.............................43
Nolina.................................43
Dasylirion.............................44
Beaucarnea.............................46
Calibanus..............................48
CHAPTER 3. HORTICULTURE AND CULTIVATION...49
Ornamental History.....................49
Economic and Ornamental Distribution...55
Ethnobotany............................59
Planting...............................65
Watering...............................68
Containers.............................71
Frost Protection.......................75
Seed Propagation.......................81
Vegetative Propagation.................83
Pest, Disease, and Cultural Problems...88
CHAPTER 4. SPECIES PROFILES...............93
Agave..................................93
Beaucarnea............................184
Beschorneria..........................190
Calibanus.............................192
Dasylirion............................193
Furcraea..............................202
Hesperaloe............................207
Manfreda..............................215
Nolina................................220
Polianthes............................232
Yucca.................................234
KEY TO AGAVE.............................277
KEY TO YUCCA.............................283
PLANTS SUITABLE FOR HUMID GARDENS........285
MAP OF MEXICO AND ADJACENT AREAS.........288
GLOSSARY.................................289
BIBLIOGRAPHY.............................293
INDEX....................................299
COLOR PLATES FOLLOW PAGES 144 AND 208
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