Palms Throughout the World

With beautiful illustrations and a truly accessible text, Palms Throughout The World is the essential reference work on the subject. Palms Throughout The World describes 800 species in 123 genera. David Jones, a research botanist and horticulturalist, has concentrated his coverage on palms that offer outstanding prospects for cultivation worldwide. One of the most exciting features of this book is that for many genera, accounts are provided of substantial numbers of species - rather than the usual just one or two. With beautiful illustrations and a truly accessible text, Palms Throughout The World is the essential reference work on the subject.

David L. Jones has had an interest in flora, and particularly orchids, for more than half a century. In 2001 he was presented with the Australian Orchid Foundation’ s prestigious ‘ Award of Honor’ in recognition of his enormous contribution to the study of orchids in Australia and internationally.

4 Acknowledgements 6 Foreword 7 Preface Part One 9 The Nature of Palms 10 Chapter 1 Introduction to Palms 22 Chapter 2 The Structure of Palms 47 Chapter 3 The Economic Importance of Palms 66 Chapter 4 The Biology of Palms 73 Chapter 5 The Cultivation of Palms 82 Chapter 6 Pests, Diseases and Ailments of Palms 97 Chapter 7 The Propagation of Palms 107 Chapter 8 Palms for Containers, Indoor and Out Part Two 115 Alphabetical Arrangement of Palms 382 Glossary 290 Bibliography 397 Index