Stanley Scott THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF CACTI & OTHER SUCCULENTS No 27 1962 Reprint

Reprint hardback of THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF CACTI & OTHER SUCCULENTS by Stanley Henderson Scott and published by Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., London in 1962. The Observer's pocket series No.27. Describing over 300 species with 16 plates in full colour and 66 photographs in black and white. It was first published in 1958.

The book is in good condition (bright yellow boards and green lettering to spine and front) with slight creasing to the spine corners and a couple of small stains. The book is in a very good unclipped dust jacket which has minor creasing, slight rubbing and chipping to the top spine corners and to the top corner and a small stain inside the jacket. Internally, the pages are clean and tight and there are no tears and no inscriptions.

 Within recent years, more and more people have been discovering the fascination of collecting and growing cacti and other succulent plants, an ideal hobby for those for whom time to look after a collection and available space in which to house it are in short supply. This book describes all the common species that can be cultivated indoors or in a greenhouse, as well as some of the more spectacular species. For the beginner, there is advice on how to start a collection, and useful notes on cultivation and propagation. The variety and often unexpected beauty of these interesting plants is illustrated by 16 full colour plates and 48 photographs in black and white. 

Pocket size 5.75 x 3.75 inches. 159 pages. Illustrated with full colour plates and black & white photographs.

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