CRASSULA - A GROWER'S GUIDE

Blue cloth covers with the title in golden gilt to the front board and spine. 247 pages. The dust jacket has a small tear to one side.

Published in March 2003 by the Cactus & Co organisation. The only other major work on the genus Crassula for collectors was a small 78pp booklet written by Vera Higgins and published in 1964 by Blanford. This new book represents a major review of cultivated Crassulas and is dedicated to Mrs Higgins. The main contents include history and classification of the many types of crassulas, distribution, habitat forms and features, propagation, seed raising, names and naming identification, and complete key to the species, with descriptions of almost 90 cultivated species, including illustrations. One chapter alone has more than 250 gorgeous colour photos, with each species having its own distribution map!. The book also covers many of the attractive cultivars and hybrids which have been produced. There is a glossary, synonymy and bibliography. http://www.cactus-mall.com/bookshop/crassula.html