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A completely revised and updated edition of the most comprehensive study of the genus Cyclamen ever undertaken, this book covers species both in the wild and in cultivation, along with analyses of the many culrtivars. The book is beautifully illustrated with 200 colour photographs as well as line drawings and maps showing the distribution of the various species in the wild. A chapter is specially devoted to the very important florists' cyclamen, Cyclamen persicum, as well as detailed notes on cultivation and propagation. Cyclamen have become ever more popular as garden plants, and the number of nurseries specializing in them has increased. However, in its natural habitat, the Mediterranean r...
This guide in this series of botanical monographs aims to provide a comprehensive account of the 19 species of the genus cyclamen. The genus cyclamen comprises of a group of very distinct species native to parts of Europe and western Asia, as well as North Africa. It belongs to the primrose family, the primulaceae, and although the flowers bear some resemblance to other genera in the family, especially dodecatheon and soldanella, cyclamen has no obvious affinities and holds a rather isolated position.
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This book is a celebration of cyclamen, a genus of only 23 species popular amongst gardeners, growers, botanists and enthusiasts alike. Native to parts of Europe, western Asia and parts of North Africa; cyclamen are also highly cultivated plants. Genus Cyclamen covers the botany of all taxa, including taxonomic description, flowering period, distribution and habitat based on scientific studies and fieldwork by cyclamen experts. Information is provided on cyclamen cultivation and propagation, with dedicated sections on cultivation in North America, Japan and Australasia. Other chapters cover the history of cyclamen, including a review of its use in botanical art from 1st Century AD to present, cyclamen in literature, and the use of cyclamen in ceramics, pottery, glassware, stamps, jewellery and postcards.
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The contents of Tiptoe Through the Garden of Cyclamen traverse the intricacies of human emotion and thought, enveloped in a lexicon of arcane profundities and esoteric metaphors. My intent is not to mollify, but to challenge the conventional paradigms of interpretation. Any resemblance to real persons, living or deceased, is purely coincidental and emerges solely from the reader's own volitional projections. The complex symbolism and abstruse language may evoke varied interpretations; thus, I disclaim all responsibility for subjective inferences or psychological reverberations. This collection, while personal, transcends the individual, offering a universal exploration of existence, beauty, sorrow, and the ineffable. Approach this garden of cyclamen with love and excitement, for its blossoms may hold both the fragrance of hope and the thorns of despair.