New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture

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The best horticultural encyclopedia available..........2000-03-07

I have been through every horticultural encylopedia available at university libraries and public libraries, and this one is by far the most complete, accurate, practical and interesting.

Photographs of many, many plants, full details of expert growing methods, history of origin of species, varieties and cultivars; origin of the Latin botanical names and common names, common names in many languages, great general information on horticulture useful to any gardener, and tremendous detail on growing common food crops, foliage plants and more.

Volumes are available separately.

A fabulous value and a must-have for botanical gardens, or anyone serious about gardening who wants to do it right.

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The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture

Manufacturer: Garland
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Gardening | Encyclopedias | Reference | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000HFJPE0

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The full set consists of 10 volumes, bound in green cloth hardcover. Hundreds of photographs accompany detailed text. Book trim size 9.25 x 12.5 x 1.25 inches . Each of the volumes has its own ISBN, and may be sold separately

The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture (Volume 1 [ A - Be ])

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The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture (Volume 1 [ A - Be ])

Manufacturer: Garland Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Gardening | Encyclopedias | Reference | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000HCHCR0

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Green covers, 9.25 x 12.25 x 1.25 inches.

The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture (Volume 3, Cha-Di) (3)

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The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture (Volume 3, Cha-Di) (3)

Manufacturer: Garland Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Gardening | Encyclopedias | Reference | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000HCMY46

New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture (Complete Set) (Volumes 1-10)

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New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture (Complete Set) (Volumes 1-10)

Manufacturer: New York Botanical Garden
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Gardening | Encyclopedias | Reference | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000BUC7GY

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Complete set of 10 volumes A through Z of the Encyclopedia of Horticulture published by the New York Botanical Garden. Various printing dates early 1980's. Large green clothbound hardcovers with with gilt writing, illustrated throughout with color and black/white photographs and drawings.

The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture (Volume 7 - Ma-Par)

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The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture (Volume 7 - Ma-Par)

Manufacturer: Garland Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Gardening | Encyclopedias | Reference | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000HCQDJS

The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture (Volume 8, Par-Py) (8)

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The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture (Volume 8, Par-Py) (8)

Manufacturer: Garland Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Gardening | Encyclopedias | Reference | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000HCQFVE

The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture. Volume 3 (Cha-Di) Only

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The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture. Volume 3 (Cha-Di) Only
Thomas H. Everett
Manufacturer: Garland Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Gardening | Encyclopedias | Reference | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000QAAOV4

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City-Smart(tm) Guidebook: Cleveland shows travelers Cleveland's diverse and exciting attractions from the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame and nightlife hot spots, to recreation options along the south shore of the majestic Lake Erie. Sidebars reveal insider secrets, local history, and city trivia, and detailed maps lead readers to accommodations and restaurants.

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This handsomely illustrated book gives you a wealth of information on bird purchase, caging, health care, and much more. Books in the Complete Pet Owner's Manuals series present basic information about pets for new or soon-to-be owners, as well as detailed information for other animal hobbyists. Advice and instruction covers purchase, equipment, general care and maintenance, and much more. Texts emphasize the basics and are easy for all readers to understand, but most titles in this series also present facts that even experienced owners and hobbyists will find new and useful. All books in this series are filled with high quality full-color photos and instructive line drawings. Length averages between 64 and 104 pages. Paperback / 64 Pages / 6 1/2 x 7 7/8 / 2000

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Misleading, confusing and out-dated.......2007-07-04

I also found this book extremely outdated (the original version was written in 1987 and there has been an enormous amount of research and experience with captive parrots since then that has revolutionized the way parrots are perceived and kept), with much information that is contradictory, confusing or incomplete. This is indeed a "dangerous" book for someone who knows little or nothing about Amazons (or parrots in general) and is looking for advice and information. Examples: In considering "Amazons as pets" the "warnings" are incomplete and/or euphemistic (most Amazons will outlive their care-takers; they not only "soil things", they are outright destructive if not constantly supervised; owning an Amazon, or any parrot, is a major committment to a labor-intensive responsibility that is time-, energy-, money- and attention-consuming and should not be undertaken lightly); the "Advice for buying" is terrible!! and any parrot book written these days, especially for the American market, is not complete if it does not mention the thousands of parrots that are given up every year to shelters and rescues - many of these birds are desperately in need of a good home and can be adopted by serious people; under "Dangers for your Amazon", fumes from Teflon pans in the kitchen are not mentioned and these can be speedily fatal; the diet advice is simply awful!; advice to breed to preserve the species that are threatened with extinction is completely wrong - parrots bred in captivity do not contribute in any way to preserving the species, as is now recognized by conservationists.
At least one of the addresses given under "Information" is completely out of date; a large number of the references have nothing to do with Amazon parrots, but are about budgies, African grays or Australian parrots - Amazons, as the name implies, come from South and Middle America.
Yes, the pictures are lovely, but the incorrect and misleading information make this book one that should be removed from the shelves.
Anyone looking for good up-to-date parrot information can best consult the Internet - there are a myriad of excellent sites, with forums for questions. Here you can also get recommendations for books that will really be helpful, informative and up-to-date. Be sure to look at many RELIABLE sites to get a good over-view the pro's and con's of parrot owning before beginning - we are talking about living, intelligent beings here, not playthings.

Very disappointing, and dangerous.......2006-11-23

The book not only provides scant and outdated information, some of it is erroneous, and quite a part of it harmful. I am quoting the ones I can remember: amazons, like all parrots, do NOT need to be fed grit; not only cherry, but a lot of other types of fruit tree wood are poisonous to parrots, including apple and apricot; acorns and celery are both harmful to parrots, and should not be fed to them. All in all, this is a guide to quickly and painfully disposing of your pet, and ought to be avoided. I don't give it one star mainly because it has some pretty pictures.

Amazon Parrots Complete Owner's Manual.......2002-06-21

After purchasing just about every Amazon Parrot book out there and being disappointed, I found this one. Instead of pretty photos and general narrative fluff, this book has good solid information for anyone interested in the species. Thank you.

Disappointing and outdated; wonderful pictures though!.......2000-09-25

As a new Amazon owner I was looking for a species-specific book that would give me detailed information about my blue-front. Unfortunately this book seemed superficial, simplistic, and somewhat out-dated (with some information actually contrary to what is widely recommended now). It has some wonderful pictures, and fragments of useful species information, but overall I think there are better general care books available (certainly more detailed), and this book's Amazon-specific information was sketchy.

Nice Pictures, but the information is very out of date.......1999-04-18

I bought this book to help me learn more about the amazona genus that I was considering as a pet. But what I found was a book written before 1992 which was around the time importation was banned and hand raising and breeding birds within the United States had became more common. This resulted in very little information about todays common amazons. Also, this book described all the the precautions one must take to ensure the saftey of your wild caught bird, precautions that are now just plain useless! Though if what you are looking for is a picture book about amazons, this is almost a good book for you.

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Vague

Amazon Parrots, Training
Risa Teitler
Manufacturer: TFH Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Birds | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 0876668813

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Vague.......2000-05-12

I didn't rate this well because; Ifelt it should be more directly relating to it's title. It had a bunch of nice pictures (which could of had species info), but really didn't talk as much of training or taming as it cuold have. Very brief on this info for being titled such.

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Amazon Parrots in Your Home
Helmut Pinter
Manufacturer: Tfh Pubns Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NXY36G

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Encyclopedia of Amazon Parrots
Klaus Bosch , and Ursula Weede
Manufacturer: TFH Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Birds | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
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Amazon Parrots Complete Owner's Manual

ASIN: 0876668716

Guide to Owning Amazon Parrots: Breeding, Feeding, Training, Habits, Health, Choosing

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TFH=Awful & Outdated
unbelievable
A book cantaining no useful informations
GREAT BOOK!

Guide to Owning Amazon Parrots: Breeding, Feeding, Training, Habits, Health, Choosing
John Bales
Manufacturer: TFH Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Birds | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

General | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 0793820006

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TFH=Awful & Outdated.......2005-11-10

As with almost all TFH Publications, the books are woefully outdated and contain erroneous information. You are better off with the more recently published books by Barron's Educational Series or Howell House (John Wiley). TFH's book are a waste of money.

unbelievable.......2000-09-26

I was shocked at some of the unbelievably bad advice in this book. I worry about the woman who said she learned all she needed to know about her amazon - if she thinks she did she needs to find some real information so that she can care for her amazon correctly. Aside from the basic info that applies to most parrots there is so much bad info that it totally baffled me.

A book cantaining no useful informations.......1998-09-26

The book don't contain informations really useful: the text could refer to many other parrot species. The photographs are very good, but the legends are so incomplete that it is not possible to use the illustrations to identify the amazons species shown.

GREAT BOOK!.......1998-05-19

If you want an amazon that is well trained, healthy, and a great pet, this book is a must-have. It helped me understand everything I would have questioned before buying an amazon parrot. An all around excellent book!

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AMAZON PARROTS
PARADISE
Manufacturer: TFH Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000GU6BQQ

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Not worth it

Amazon Parrots (Birds)
James E. Gerholdt
Manufacturer: Abdo & Daughters Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Library Binding

Zoology | Science, Nature & How It Works | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Ages 9-12 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Birdwatching | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 1562395874

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Not worth it.......2006-05-12

Have I read this book? "no" is the answer.
But if someone knew alot about amazon parrots and was going to make a book about them wouldn't you think they would at least put the right specie of parrot on the cover??

You may say "Well maybe it's a book about parrots in the amazon." Nope,not that eather,beacuse the parrot on the cover is a Blue Naped Parrot found in the Philippines and Indonesia. (I even found the same photo used as the cover on the web)

Need I say more? I woulddn't trust anybody who got two completealy seperate species mixed up who are suppose to be the "educated" ones telling you what to do.

If you want an up-to-date book I suggest for you to keep searching.

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general but correct
Not recommended!

Amazon Parrots As a New Pet
Anmarie Barrie
Manufacturer: TFH Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Birds | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

General | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0793801842

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general but correct.......1999-03-23

not quite enough information if one were to actually buy an amazon and only this, a little too general but all information was correct

Not recommended!.......1999-02-18

Not informative enoug

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Beautiful book

Genus Amazona
John Stoodley , and P. Stoodley
Manufacturer: Abk Pubns
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Veterinary Medicine | Medicine | Subjects | Books

Animal Husbandry | Agricultural Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0947756027

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Beautiful book.......2002-07-16

A friend loaned me a copy of this book, and I
knew immediately I wanted a copy. The photos
are fantastic, the printing excellent, and
the book is authoritative on many topics.
Worth the money for someone who admires
amazon parrots.

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Book collecting for fun & profit: Building a book collection : building a book business
Bill McBride
Manufacturer: McBride/Publisher
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Book Collecting | Books & Reading | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
Book Industry | Books & Reading | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
Booksellers & Bookselling | Books & Reading | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
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Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions

Points of Issue: A Compendium of Points of Issue of Books by 19Th-20th Century Authors

The Home-Based Bookstore: Start Your Own Business Selling Used Books on Amazon, eBay or Your Own Web Site

ASIN: 0930313321

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Book Collecting for Fun & Profit
Bill McBride
Manufacturer: Mcbride Pub
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Antiques & Collectibles | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0930313054

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Comic Book Collecting for Fun and Profit (1985)
Mike Benton
Manufacturer: Crown Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000U398FU

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Collecting books for fun and profit
Arthur H Minters
Manufacturer: Arco Pub
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Book Collecting | Books & Reading | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
General | Library & Information Science | Social Sciences | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0668045981

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Collecting Books for Fun and Profit
Arthur H. MINTERS
Manufacturer: Arco Publishing, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OPQK2I

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Collecting Books for Fun and Profit
Minters Arthur H.
Manufacturer: Arco
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000UD8YUK

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Productive approach to the problematic Islamic Law.......2004-03-23

As a short monograph amounting to a mere 150 pages, it is hardly worth the exhorbitant price exceeding $80. Still, Gerber once again demonstrates productive approach to the question of 'kadi law' in the Ottoman context and the issue of its compatibility with modernity and secularism. Though some of his efforts to give a positive answer to this question are deeply problematic, his treatment of the literature and new examinations of the social practice of law in the empire is insightful and an invalueable resource for all interested in the topic.

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the best of tejano selena.......2004-03-01

the reason i read the book because her life was a really bad and they event teake care ver well they even have security like all kind of artist right know i thikn if she you even die her concert will be continu thats my opinio so i miss her so much that was my fan.

interesting.......2000-03-28

Coming up on the 5th anniversary with Selena's death, we have time to reflect on her life and the story of her struggle. It is appropriate that her memory is still everywhere. Selena's trajectory and her impact in the Tex-Mex world is demonstrated in the interesting "Billboard Guide to Tejano and regional Mexican Music," on Billboard Books. Selena was only one of several rising stars which helped change the market

This book is great for children ........1998-12-01

This is a wonderful book for hispanic students or students learning about different cultures. It includes great pictures and factual information in a non-threatening way. Great addition to personal library.

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