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Title: Carnivorous Plants by Adrian Slack ISBN: 0-262-69089-6 Publisher: MIT Press Pub. Date: 15 September, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Great for the collector, but probably not for a beginner
Comment: This book takes a look at the various types and species of carnivorous plants. It is not an all-encompasing field guide and doesn't try to list every known species, but is a good introduction to carnivorous plants and the methods they use to trap prey and some of the more common species in cultivation at the time.
Practical growing advice is at a minimum - for that it's better to see the author's later work "Insect-eating plants and how to grow them," or a more recent book such as D'Amato's "The Savage Garden." As I understand it, this was the first serious book devoted specifically to the study of carnivorous plants since the 1940's. As such it is probably more suitable to the collector of carnivorous plants (and books about them) than someone who is trying to grow them.
But still, I've heard Slack called the "Father" of modern carnivorous plant cultivation, and his books deserve respect for that alone. The photos in the book are superb, although there are few, and most are B&W.
Rating: 5
Summary: Informative and comprehensive, great photos
Comment: The book is outstanding. It covers most types of carnivorous plants, and has many excelent color photos. It has a section on how to grow & care for each type of plant. From pot size, soil, light, humidity, fertilizers, growing period and more.
A minor negative - some additional information would have been useful. I wish it had a little more information on the optimal pot size for the plants, some have this info, some don't. And don't expect it to have every complex Sarracenia Hybrid covered, although it does have a lot of them.
Ive read many (most?) books on CPs published in the last 50-60 years, and this one covers more, provides more info, and has better pictures. This deserves 5 stars, unlike the typically inflated rating. I use it to research any plants I consider buying. If you're interested in CPs this book would be worth buying. It's a steal at its current price. ... .
Rating: 4
Summary: One of the best
Comment: This book is one of the best books on carnivorous plants (CP). Slack writes in an easy fluid style that reads well, although occasionally his British terminology can confuse the reader. The book covers a wide variety of species and techniques for growing each of them. My only major complaint (and my reason for giving it only 4 stars) is the small number of colored pictures. These plants are some of the most beautiful plants on earth but it is hard to grasp their beauty from line drawings. Slack's second book (Insect-Eating Plants and How to Grow Them) and D'Amato's book (The Savage Garden) do better in this regard. I would recommend this book both to the beginner and experienced CP grower for its wealth of useful information.
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Title: The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants by Peter D'Amato ISBN: 0898159156 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Pub. Date: May, 1998 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada by Donald Schnell ISBN: 0881925403 Publisher: Timber Pr Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Gardening With Carnivores: Sarracenia Pitcher Plants in Cultivation & in the Wild by Nick Romanowski ISBN: 0813025095 Publisher: University Press of Florida Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Carnivorous Plants of the World by James Pietropaolo, Patricia Pietropaolo ISBN: 0881923567 Publisher: Timber Pr Pub. Date: April, 1996 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Carnivorous Plants by Tony Camilleri ISBN: 0684871998 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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