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I was similarly distressed to find Peyote the Divine Cactus absent from the list. Did someone trip up there?
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Don Juan I expect.
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Mike P wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:41 am Don Juan I expect.
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Actually I think it may have been Al Kaloid
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Colin Walker wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:08 am I'm mortified to see that so far no one's mentioned the best ever book on aloes, but I'm far too modest to mention it by name. :grin:

Is this it?
2011 Aloes- The Definitive Guide S. Carter, J.J Lavranos, L.E Newton, C.C Walker

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ragamala wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:35 am I was similarly distressed to find Peyote the Divine Cactus absent from the list. Did someone trip up there?
Awful pun there. You are not getting away with that.... :grin:
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Colin Walker wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:00 am Wow Ralph, I've never heard of the Japanese Echeveria book. How much was this if you don't mind me asking? Also what's the publication date?
The cover price is 2300 Yen (£16 or so), but assuming you won't be popping to Japan to pick one up soon, it seems to be available here (albeit at a heck of a markup):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Guide-To-Echev ... 3425622182

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ISBN 9784864900386
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Nick_G wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 8:41 am Is the Lobivia booklet any good Ralph? I was too late, got my money refunded as it was sold out.
It's got a good set of habitat pictures, with text also in English. There are a few typos, but on the whole it's got some useful info and good photography in it.
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ralphrmartin wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 5:26 pm
Colin Walker wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:00 am Wow Ralph, I've never heard of the Japanese Echeveria book. How much was this if you don't mind me asking? Also what's the publication date?
The cover price is 2300 Yen (£16 or so), but assuming you won't be popping to Japan to pick one up soon, it seems to be available here (albeit at a heck of a markup):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Guide-To-Echev ... 3425622182

Published 2016

ISBN 9784864900386
Thanks for the info Ralph. I'll check this out. Can't let a good book on Echeverias pass me by.

I actually have few Japanese C & S books, But my word there are loads and loads of publications from that country. When we catalogued and packed up Gordon Rowley's library 2 years ago I was amazed how many Japanese books and journals he had that I'd never bothered to look at during my many Cactusville sojourns.

On this topic, I only have 2 books in Chinese. Bet you've got shed loads of these.

In contrast I've got mountains of Russian literature, none of which I can read of course. This accumulated through an exchange arrangement I had, long since finished.
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Chris L wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:12 pm
Colin Walker wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:08 am I'm mortified to see that so far no one's mentioned the best ever book on aloes, but I'm far too modest to mention it by name. :grin:

Is this it?
2011 Aloes- The Definitive Guide S. Carter, J.J Lavranos, L.E Newton, C.C Walker

:oops:
Yes Chris, that might, just might, be the one. :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Hello Ralph thank you for the tip, thought I'd better get it straight away. It'll be five times as much in no time at all. Like(" aloe the definitive guide""") which I don't think I'll be purchasing any time soon .hohum
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