Spring and Winter Flowering Bulbs of the Cape

Jeppe, Barbara; Graham Duncan
ISBN: 0195705351 Categories: ,

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First Edition. pp. viii, 143 indexed, illus with 64 full page colour plates, map endpapers. 13.8 x 9.8 x 1.3 inches This large format coffee-table book describes and illustrates 420 species of flowering bulbs found at the western Cape Province in South Africa. It includes 62 full color plates reproduced from water colors, painted by Barbara Jeppe, a well-known floral artist. The descriptive text which faces each plate gives comprehensive botanical information, including Latin and common names, size and color of the inflorescence, number and arrangement of leaves, and period of flowering and distribution patterns. A comprehensive glossary of terms is included, making this an ideal book for both amateur and professional botanists, and all flower lovers. #060416

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AuthorJeppe, Barbara; Graham Duncan
PublisherOxford University Press, Capetown
Year Published1989
Book Condition

FINE

Binding Type

Hardcover in Dustjacket (in protective sleeve)

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