Author: John PilbeamPublisher:
ISBN: 9780902099784
Category : Cactus
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Ariocarpus Et Cetera
Author: John PilbeamPublisher:
ISBN: 9780902099784
Category : Cactus
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Cacti and Succulents
Author: Graham CharlesPublisher: Crowood
ISBN: 1847977863
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Beautifully illustrated and highly accessible, this essential guide to cacti and other succulents is both a practical manual and a source of reference and inspiration for all enthusiasts. More than 250 different species or genera, and their natural habitats are described.Topics covered include the unique nature of succulents; the natural environment; history, classification and nomenclature; watering, feeding, general care and propagation; pests and diseases; profiles of cacti and other succulents. Beautifully illustrated with 420 colour transparencies.
Dry Exotic Garden
Author: Paul SpracklinPublisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 0719844177
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 901
Book Description
Discover everything you need to know about designing, choosing and planting cacti and succulents to create a drought-tolerant garden in this lavishly illustrated guide with experts forecasting reduced summer rainfall, xeriscaping – the practice of landscaping with minimal water – is now a popular choice for many gardeners. In this comprehensive guide, expert sub-tropical garden designer Paul Spracklin shares his extensive knowledge of creating dry gardens with detailed descriptions of more than 400 varieties, and what you need to know to care for them. Whether contemplating a new design for a complete garden, a makeover for a sunny corner or simply a few containers for the patio, xeriscaping represents a viable option for future-proofing your garden. Written for the gardener, designer, enthusiast and horticulturist, this book provides: • Expert advice on drainage and planting mediums • Design know-how on xeriscaping your garden • Practical advice on planting and caring for succulents in beds and containers • A comprehensive directory of over 400 varieties
Cactus World
Author: Cacti of the Southwest
Author: Del WenigerPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292700008
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Covers Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
Journal of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America
Author: The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants
Author: Christian RätschPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1594776628
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 3143
Book Description
The most comprehensive guide to the botany, history, distribution, and cultivation of all known psychoactive plants • Examines 414 psychoactive plants and related substances • Explores how using psychoactive plants in a culturally sanctioned context can produce important insights into the nature of reality • Contains 797 color photographs and 645 black-and-white illustrations In the traditions of every culture, plants have been highly valued for their nourishing, healing, and transformative properties. The most powerful plants--those known to transport the human mind into other dimensions of consciousness--have traditionally been regarded as sacred. In The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants Christian Rätsch details the botany, history, distribution, cultivation, and preparation and dosage of more than 400 psychoactive plants. He discusses their ritual and medicinal usage, cultural artifacts made from these plants, and works of art that either represent or have been inspired by them. The author begins with 168 of the most well-known psychoactives--such as cannabis, datura, and papaver--then presents 133 lesser known substances as well as additional plants known as “legal highs,” plants known only from mythological contexts and literature, and plant products that include substances such as ayahuasca, incense, and soma. The text is lavishly illustrated with 797 color photographs--many of which are from the author’s extensive fieldwork around the world--showing the people, ceremonies, and art related to the ritual use of the world’s sacred psychoactives.
Peyote
Author: Edward F. AndersonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780816516537
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
What is it in peyote that causes such unusual effects? Can modern medical science learn anything from Native Americans' use of peyote in curing a wide variety of ailments? What is the Native American Church, and how do its members use peyote? Does anyone have the legal right to use drugs or controlled substances in religious ceremonies?
Small Opuntias
Author: John PilbeamPublisher:
ISBN: 9780902099418
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The San Rafael Swell
Author: Emery County ArchivesPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738548371
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The San Rafael Swell is an anticline, or a geological uplift, that originally looked like an oval bowl turned upside down. Over time it has been carved into castle-like formations and deep canyons by erosive conditions. This landscape seemed so formidable to early cartographers that it was the last area in the continental United States to be mapped. The San Rafael Swell itself has no permanent human inhabitants, but small towns are scattered along its northern and eastern borders where first American Indians and later cowboys, ranchers, and miners made their homes. The hardy settlers of these towns familiarized themselves with what they called "the Desert" and gradually discovered its treasures and its secrets.