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Foreword by Wilhelm Barthlott and a chapter on cactus cultivation by Roger Brown The most comprehensive single resource on the subject available today, this monumental work includes more than 1000 color photographs in addition to other illustrations. It is both scientifically accurate and highly readable, and includes a chapter by Roger Brown on the cultivation of cacti, making the book useful to growers and hobbyists as well as to taxonomists, ethnobotanists, and conservationists -- indeed, to anyone interested in succulent plants. Media reviews of this book: "I am in debt to Anderson for his painstaking effort to define a group of plants that defy classification. In his monumental work, Anderson has created the best contemporary reference for a huge group of plants that change genera like commuters change trains." --Maureen Gilmer, FortWayne.com, November 7, 2004 "As a typically superior publication of horticultural Timber Press, it will stand for years as the single most important contribution to the understanding of cactus." --Maureen Gilmer, Scripps Howard News Service, October 18, 2004 "This is a very thorough treatment of the subject - there's little more you could learn about cacti after reading this book ... A book like this enriches our knowledge and may encourage people's interest in growing unusual plants." --The American Gardener, May/June 2002 "The long-awaited comprehensive study of Cactaceae. " --The Wisley Bookshop, spring 2002 "This work is a comprehensive horticultural guide that is as much a scholarly handbook as it is a coffee-table picture album. " --Mary Ellen Snodgrass, American Reference Books Annual, 2001 Customer reviews of this book: "This is an excellent book, like all of the Timber Press books that I own, and I certainly own a good number of them!" --M. K. from Rogersville, MO, May 8, 2003 "The pictures were wonderful, too." --A. S. from York, PA, May 8, 2003 "The book overall was done very well; the information, writing, naming conventions and layout were first rate. My only problem with the book was the photography. While there were a few good photos, most left much to be desired, and some of them should never have been considered." --D. B. from Richmond, VA, February 12, 2003 "An excellent comprehensive source of information." --R. F. from Pine Valley, CA, January 28, 2003
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