THE ALOES OF SOUTH AFRICA (1950)

Publisher's green cloth binding with gilt design on front panel and titles on spine. Pictorial dust cover.

xxiv + 520pp. Text profusely illustrated and contains 77 colour plates of South African aloes in their natural habitat.

Binding solid. Contents clean with neat contemporary former owner's name on title page. The original dust jacket is in fair condition with age-associated wear and tears.

'Every South African and visitor must have seen and appreciated the beauty of Aloes in flower in the veld. In one form or another they occur throughout the length and breadth of the country. Among the 77 coloured illustrations in this book, everyone will be able to recognize several at least of those so beautifully portrayed here.

This account of the Aloes of South Africa by Mr. Reynolds is written for everyone interested in South African plants. It traces the history of the discovery of Aloes against a background of the early exploration of the Cape, and of areas further afield.

It will also satisfy the amateur and botanist alike, for never before has a group of plants in the Union been so thoroughly explored, and so faithfully recorded. No one can handle this book without appreciating the immense enthusiasm and energy of the author, and the care for scientific accuracy and detail which has been maintained throughout the work.

It should be on everyone's bookshelf.' - editor's note