Book ID: 99534
Rix, Martyn
Parasitic Plants. 2010. (Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Volume 26, Part 4). col. illus. gr8vo. Paper bd.
Published within the Botanical Magazine series, this issue deals with cultivated ornamental parasitic plants. With descriptions and illustrations of species as diverse as Orobanche, Nuytsia, Lathraea and Cytinus, the study gives an insight into the classification, biology and distribution of these plants, with particular reference to their present use and future possibilities in horticulture. With 7 flower paintings and many colour photographs and line drawings.