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    South African Wild Flowers - Illustrated by A. Beatrice Hazell
    South African Wild Flowers - Illustrated by A. Beatrice Hazell
    South African Wild Flowers - Illustrated by A. Beatrice Hazell
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    South African Wild Flowers - Illustrated by A. Beatrice Hazell

    By Herbert Tucker

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    This vintage book contains a guide to various South African wild flowers. For each flower dealt with there is a beautiful illustration as well as a small verse of poetry and botanical notes. Only the most well-known and beautiful varieties have been chosen in order to create an interest in the subject. Highly recommended for novice botanists and those with an interest in wild flowers. Contents include: "Antholyza Lucidor", "Erica Mammosa", "Disa Uniflora", "Richardia Africana", "Rochea Coccinea", "Amaryllis Belladonna", "Protea Cynaroides", "Leucospermum Conocarpum", "Neriné Sariensis", "Protea Lepidocarpodendron", "Protea Mellifera", "Protea Speciosa", "Watsonia Angusta", "Watsonia Meriana", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with its original artwork and text. Illustrations by A. Beatrice Hazell, E. Ritter and D. Barclay.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWhite Press
    Release dateNov 9, 2017
    ISBN9781473340589
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      South African Wild Flowers - Illustrated by A. Beatrice Hazell - Herbert Tucker

      SOUTH AFRICAN

      WILD FLOWERS.

      SOUTH AFRICAN

      WILD FLOWERS

      Illustrations by

      A. BEATRICE HAZELL,

      E. RITTER and D. BARCLAY.

      Verses by

      HERBERT TUCKER

      Botanical Notes by

      E. P. PHILLIPS, M.A., D.Sc., F.L.S.

      CONTENTS

      INTRODUCTION.

      GLADIOLUS BREVIFOLIUS.

      ANTHOLYZA LUCIDOR.

      ERICA MAMMOSA.

      DISA UNIFLORA.

      RICHARDIA AFRICANA.

      ROCHEA COCCINEA.

      AMARYLLIS BELLADONNA.

      PROTEA CYNAROIDES.

      LEUCOSPERMUM CONOCARPUM.

      NERINÉ SARNIENSIS.

      PROTEA LEPIDOCARPODENDRON.

      PROTEA MELLIFERA.

      PROTEA SPECIOSA.

      WATSONIA ANGUSTA.

      WATSONIA MERIANA.

      HARVEYA CAPENSIS.

      ERICA SPP.

      GERBERA JAMESONI.

      DISA GRAMINIFOLIA.

      BOTANICAL NOTES

      INTRODUCTION.

      THE Publishers do not pretend that this souvenir of South African Wild Flowers is in any way representative of the flora of the country. Only a few specimens have been selected, hap-hazard as it were, of some of the most well-known and beautiful varieties in order to create an interest in the subject, and to form a

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