Description

Al Fujisawa & Associates, Published 1976. Wraps, 88 pp (pp. 86-88 blank); 22 cm; First Edition (stated September 1976); staple bound; illustrated with black-and-white photographs throughout by Rick Golt. In Good+ condition. Color pictorial paper covers show light bumping to edges and mild surface wear, with some color loss along the edges and spine, and light toning to the back cover. Binding tight, staple bound. Original Liberty House price sticker partially attached at the top corner of the inside front cover with some adhesive residue. Pages mildly toned, otherwise clean and unmarked.A practical handbook of container gardening adapted to the Hawaiian climate, written by University of Hawaii horticulturist Dr. Horace F. Clay (trained under David Fairchild, Wilson Popenoe, and the plant explorer Joseph Rock) and illustrated throughout with black-and-white photography by Rick Golt. Includes period Hawaii-specific advertising at the rear.Contents: Plants Indoors and Outdoors (Apartment Gardening; Foolproof Indoor Plants; More Foolproof Plants; Panax; Heavenly Bamboo; Geraniums; Bougainvillea; Fuchsias; Cactus; Bromeliads; Bizarre Plants; Fruit Trees in Containers; Dwarf Citrus; Vegetables in Containers; Chinese Narcissus; Indoor Water Fountains; Water Lilies; Other Water Plants); Bonsai and Dish Gardens (Bonsai; Miniature Bonsai; Instant Bonsai; Tropical Dish Gardens; Succulent Dish Gardens; Tiny Dish Gardens; Terrariums); Hanging Baskets (Getting The Hang Of It; True Ivies; Other Ivies; Ferns; The Wandering Jews; Blue Angel Tears); Plant Propagation (By Seed; By Cuttings; By Division; By Air Layering; By Grafting).