CP books

From: koudela@ure.cas.cz
Date: Wed Jul 30 1997 - 09:01:03 PDT


Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 16:01:03 +0000
From: koudela@ure.cas.cz
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg2870$foo@default>
Subject: CP books

Hi to all,

I recently found out something which could be useful to many

There will soon be published a book by Charles Clarke about
Nepenthes:

Clarke, Charles: "Nepenthes of Borneo". Natural History Publications
(Borneo) Sdn. Bhd., Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, 1997. ISBN
 983-812-015-4, hardcover + color dust jacket, price not known yet
   Descr.: about 200 pp., 121 figures (107 of which are color
photos). Contents: Introduction; Plant Structure; Ecology; The
Species; The Natural Hybrids; Conservation. (waiting for being
published)

In correspondence with the University of Western Australia Press, the
publisher of "CPs of Australia" follows the third volume of this
series could appear at the beginning of 1998. So far only hardcover
edition is planned. More details:
Lowrie, Allen: "Carnivorous Plants of Australia" Vol. 3. University of
Western Australia Press, Nedlands, W.A., 1998, ISBN 1-87556-059-9,
  hardcover, about AU$ 60.00
Descr.: (waiting for being published, the beginning of 1998)
approx.300 pp.

A new book by Peter D'Amato should appear soon:
D'Amato, Peter: "The Savage Garden : Cultivating Carnivorous Plants".
     Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, California, 1997. ISBN 0-89815-915-6,
     paperbound, $16.95.
   Descr.: 192 pp. Projected publication date September, 1997. The
   book is dedicated to cultivation of CPs.

And finally, a Czech booklet on CPs is still available:
Jezek, Zdenek: "Masozrave rostliny" (Carnivorous Plants). Cesky
zahradkarsky svaz, nakladatelstvi KVET, 1997. ISBN 80-85362-27-9,
color soft cover, 49 Kc (about US $2.00).
   Descr.: in Czech, 64 pp. + 8 p. of plates, 22 color photos, 16
   drawings. The contents: Intro; What the CPs are (2 p.); The most
   important principles of growing CPs (1 p.); Space for growing CPs
   (4 p.); CPs with pitchers (18 p.); CPs catching prey with sticky
   leaves (17 p.); CPs with spring traps (6 p.); CPs with bladders (6
   p.); Organisations of CP growers (3 p. incl. a short bibliography
   and a list of some domestic and foreign suppliers). Quite a good
   booklet concentrating mainly on tips for growing CPs. Showed
   D.affinis is in fact D.adelae.

Best regards,

  Ivo
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