Free download: The Sansevieria Book by Hermine Stover
B&W, 72 pp, 1983
The Sansevieria Book
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The Sansevieria Book
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"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"
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Re: The Sansevieria Book
That was the first one I ever read, downloaded online for free. It's a fun read, and Hermine has a wonderful sense of humor. For me reading it when I knew next to nothing, the knowledge gained was very worthwhile.
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Re: The Sansevieria Book
Seems to be the only Sansevieria book out there, and it is absolutely a wealth of information.
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"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"
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Re: The Sansevieria Book
I have "The Splendid Sansevieria" by Juan Chahinian. It wasn't easy to find, but I finally did, and it probably is the most authoritative book on the subject, in an apparent virtual vacuum regarding specifically Sansevieria. I'm going to go by memory, but before that... Brown's book circa 1911 (???) was the previous "bible" on the subject, and clearly out-dated. In any case, really very little readily available information in the way of a book that's out there. Hermine Stover's e-book version is very much the wealth of information as you mention, and for free, that's pretty awesome.
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Re: The Sansevieria Book
I found a Google book preview of this one. Can't read but one or two words of it, but I still found the photos to be very interesting. I was able to preview the sections on pests and diseases, propagation and potting.Gee.S wrote:Seems to be the only Sansevieria book out there, and it is absolutely a wealth of information.