Simon & Schuster's Guide to Cacti and Succulents

Simon & Schuster's Nature Guide Series

by Mariella Pizzetti, Stanley Schuler (Other Contributor)

Book by Pizzetti, Mariella

Genres: Reference, Gardening, Nonfiction, Field Guides, Plants

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Christina]

Weeding my gardening books. While this book has some general information on growing cacti and succulents, the bulk of the text is focused on information to help identify specific cacti and succulents. It seems a fairly extensive list, and large, good quality color photos of each cactus (2 listings per page) are helpful.

Verdict: Keep

[David Corleto-Bales]

Mostly excellent and handy reference guide to cacti and other succulents for the avid cacti hobbyist; does not always provide the layman's name for certain species of cacti, and shows many photographs of cacti in their rather rare flowering phase, which is a little optimistic. Still good, though.

[Craig Bolton]

Simon & Schuster's Guide to Cacti and Succulents: An Easy-to-Use Field Guide With More Than 350 Full-Color Photographs and Illustrations by Pizzetti (1985)

[Isabel]

dated (1985) not as user friendly as it might be but fairly encyclopedic

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