Exotic Plant Manual; Fascinating Plants to Live With--Their Requirements, Propagation, and Use

East Rutherford, N.J.: Roehrs Co, 1970. 2d ed. Quarto in green illus jacket; 842 pages; heavily illus in b&w and color photos; 25 cm. Weighs 4 lbs 3 oz before packing. Fine in about very good(++) jacket in archival mylar. Slight must. Hardcover. ISBN: 0911266046; 9780911266047

A massive, heavily photo-illustrated tome.. Botany; gardening. Flowers.. Tropical plants -- Pictorial works. Plantes d'intérieur -- Ouvrages illustrés. Plantes tropicales -- Ouvrages illustrés. House plants. Tropical plants. Illustrated works. Pictorial works. Illustrated works. Ouvrages illustrés. ** A heavy book extra postage may be needed.** ¶ "Alfred Byrd Graf (1901-2001) was a renowned horticulturist and author. Born in Switzerland, Graf migrated to the United States in his early twenties. He developed a deep interest in botany and horticulture and dedicated his life to the study and classification of plants. Graf is particularly well-known for his impressive "Exotica" series, encyclopedic photo reference books that document thousands of plant species from around the world. The series, also known as the "bible" for plant lovers, features numerous color photographs taken by Graf himself during his global explorations, along with detailed descriptions of each species. His other works include "Tropica," "Tropica Color Cyclopedia of Exotic Plants and Trees," and many others."