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Agaves, yuccas, and related plants : a gardener's guide / Mary & Gary Irish ; illustrated by Karen Bell ; photographs by Gary Irish except where noted.
- Title
- Agaves, yuccas, and related plants : a gardener's guide / Mary & Gary Irish ; illustrated by Karen Bell ; photographs by Gary Irish except where noted.
- Author
- Irish, Mary, 1949-
- Publication
- Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2000.
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- Additional Authors
- Irish, Gary
- Description
- 312 p., [72] p. of leaves : ill. (some col.), map; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Provides information on the cultivation and gardening uses of agave and yucca, as well as several other American genera in the family Agavaceae, with discussion of their cultivation in more adverse climates. Includes keys for identification and some 100 color photographs and 18 drawings.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Field guides
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-297) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Chapter 1 History of the Families 13 -- Chapter 2 Description of the Genera 25 -- Chapter 3 Horticulture and Cultivation 49 -- Chapter 4 Species Profiles 93 -- Key to Agave 277 -- Key to Yucca 283 -- Plants Suitable for Humid Gardens 285 -- Map of Mexico and Adjacent Areas 288.
- ISBN
- 0881924423
- LCCN
- ^^^99037292^
- OCLC
- 41966994
- SCSB-10664238
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library