Ball Publishing
Titles appearing in SciTech Book News — June 2007
Tropical foliage plants; a grower's guide, 2d ed.
Griffith, Lynn P.
Ball Publishing, ©2006 357 p. $69.95 SB431
978-1-883052-51-5
Griffith (president, A&L Southern Agricultural Laboratories Inc., an agricultural testing and consulting firm) gives practical advice on the growth and care of foliage plants (plants intended to be placed in the home or office for an extended period), covering some 75 species from Adenium (Desert Rose) to Zebrina (Wandering Jew). For each species he discusses habitat conditions, interior uses, varieties, propagation, culture (interior environmental conditions), nutrition, diseases, insect and mite pests, disorders, "tricks," and interior care. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
