Proteas for Pleasure

Author: Sima Eliovson

Number of pages: 228

Year published: 1973

Published by: MacMillan South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Hardcover

ISBN: 0 86954 006 8

Web site: Macmillan Education

The Wildebeest's Review of Proteas for Pleasure

I recently came across a copy of this book that was originally published in 1965. It contains a wealth of information on this special family of plants.

The book covers a wide variety of topics starting with the scientific aspects of their names. After that there are chapters on the cultivation of proteas. These include growing proteas, cultivation around the world, propagation, choosing plants, landscape design and, of course, proteas as cut flowers.

The second section of the book contains species write-ups and photos of various protea species. The text is informative and includes details of the flower and features of the shrub itself. Some details relevant to cultivation are also included. The full-page colour photographs focus on the flower and are of good quality.

Overall, this book deserves a place on the bookshelves of gardeners and nature lovers alike.

Some of the subjects in this publication

King Protea - Page: 64
Giant Woolly-beard - Page: 66
Common Sugarbush - Page: 68
Limestone Protea - Page: 70
Waboom - Page: 72
Brown-bearded Protea - Page: 74
Peach Protea - Page: 76
Narrow-leaved Protea - Page: 78
Laurel-leaved Protea - Page: 80
Sugarbush - Page: 82
Silver Sugarbush - Page: 84
Escarpment Protea - Page: 86
Christmas Protea - Page: 90
Long-leaved Mountain Rose - Page: 92
Cederberg Protea - Page: 94
Nodding Protea - Page: 96
Sulphur-coloured Protea - Page: 98
Stem-clasped Protea - Page: 100
Needle-leaved Protea - Page: 102
Long-leaf Sugarbush - Page: 104
Long-leaf Sugarbush - Page: 106
Bot River Protea - Page: 108
Black-bearded Protea - Page: 110
Stink-leaf Protea - Page: 112
Broad-leaved Protea - Page: 114
Stokoes Protea - Page: 116
Gleaming Protea - Page: 118
Hottentot White Protea - Page: 120
Forest White Sugarbush - Page: 122
Aardroos - Page: 124
Mountain Rose - Page: 126
Apple Green Protea - Page: 128
Small Green Protea - Page: 130
Dwarf Green Protea - Page: 132
Witzenberg Protea - Page: 134
Swartberg Protea - Page: 136
Ground Protea - Page: 138
Heart-leaf Protea - Page: 140
Snow Protea - Page: 142
Grass-leaved Protea - Page: 144
Pincushion - Page: 146
Cederberg Pincushion - Page: 148
Green Pincushion - Page: 150
Fire-wheel Pincushion - Page: 152
Catherine Wheel Pincushion - Page: 154
Mossel Bay Pincushion - Page: 156
Creeping Pincushion - Page: 158
Dwarf Pincushion - Page: 160
Narrow-leaf Pincushion - Page: 162
Silky-haired Showy Pincushion - Page: 164
Small Pincushion - Page: 166
Grey-leaved Fountain Pincushion - Page: 168
Overberg Pincushion - Page: 170
White Pincushion - Page: 172
Silver Tree - Page: 174
Ceres Gold-tips - Page: 176
Gold-tips - Page: 178
Piketberg Conebush - Page: 180
Dune Conebush - Page: 182
Silver-coned Leucadendron - Page: 182
Knobkerrie Bush - Page: 184
Spinning-top Conebush - Page: 184
Silky Conebush - Page: 186
Outeniqua Conebush - Page: 186
Silver Conebush - Page: 186
Leucadendron linifolium - Page: 188
Leucadendron comosum - Page: 188
Hairless Conebush - Page: 188
Red Bottle-brush - Page: 190
Silver-leaved Bottlebrush - Page: 192
Red-and-yellow Bottle brush - Page: 194
Blushing Bride - Page: 196
Silky Serruria - Page: 198
Grey Serruria - Page: 200
Green Bottlebrush - Page: 202
Wild Almond - Page: 204
Aulax - Page: 206
Marsh Rose - Page: 208
Diastella - Page: 210
Boekenhout - Page: 212

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