10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROTEAS»
Discover the use of
Proteas in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Proteas and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Native to the southern hemisphere, the members of the family Proteaceae are mostly shrubby and are notable for remarkably varied, often spectacular flowers that are prized in cut floral displays.Published at $45.00 Our last copies available ...
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The Protea Book: A Guide to Cultivated Proteaceae
A spectacular guidebook offering advice on cultivation, propagation, garden uses, and commercial cut flower production.
This authoritative text provides a wealth of information on buying and caring for protea, flower arrangements, and general and historic information on the plant.
Angela Kay Kepler, Jacob Mau, 1988
This book covers all aspects of growing proteas, including propagation, site selection, planting, fertilizing and pruning. A chapter on growing proteas for profit discusses marketing strategies, and picking and handling the cut flowers.
New Zealand Jack Harré published his very successful book 'Proteas' intended to
help potential growers to establish proteas in cultivation. Thirty years of
experience in growing, eight years of research, and careful observations
onfrequent ...
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Southern African Agribusiness: Gaining Through Regional ...
Box 2: Going Native: Proteas Besides roses, there are other flowers grown in
Southern Africa for export. One of these-proteas— is native to the region and was
the focus of floriculture exports dating to the early 1970s. Protea flowers belong to
a ...
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The
Proteas of Tropical Africa
Artwork is by the illustrator of 'Flora Zambesiaca', 'Flora of Iraq' and 'Flora of Cyprus'. This book marks the completion of a survey of the genus Protea covering the species found in tropical Africa.
John Stanley Beard, Lura Ripley, 1992
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Positive Interactions and Interdependence in Plant Communities
proteas (species in the Proteaceae), and understory species are much more
complex. Vlok and Yeaton (1999) found that when α-diversity in fynbos was
measured using small quadrats (< 5 m2); overstory proteas decreased the
number of ...
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Vegetation of Southern Africa
6, this volume). The effect of fire on protea demography has been extensively
studied. Non-sprouting proteas can be eliminated from an area by burning at
short fire frequencies before plants have accumulated seed reserves (Kruger
1977; ...
R. M. Cowling, D. M. Richardson, S. M. Pierce, 2004
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Caring for Cut Flowers
Botanical names A wide range of Proteas are used as cut flowers, including
Protea neriifolia, P. cynaroides, P. magnified, P. grandiceps, P. repens, P. eximia,
P. scolymocephala. Common names Pink Mink, White Mink, Pink Ice, King Protea
, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROTEAS»
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Proteas is used in the context of the following news items.
Bangladesh hold slight edge over Proteas
CAPE TOWN – Bangladesh have the slight edge over the Proteas after day two of the first test in Chittagong. South Africa only managed to take four wickets on ... «Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
Proteas crumble in Chittagong
Cape Town - Temba Bavuma scored his maiden half-century in his third Test match to hold a teetering Proteas first innings together on the opening day of the ... «Sport24, Jul 15»
Mustafizur enjoys dream Test debut as Bangladesh bundle out …
Mustafizur enjoys dream Test debut as Bangladesh bundle out Proteas for 248 ... Bangladesh made a strong start in the first Test against the top-ranked Proteas. «Firstpost, Jul 15»
Proteas in danger of slipping up
Cape Town - The Proteas move to Chittagong on Wednesday in danger of losing the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh. After two T20s and the first ... «Sport24, Jul 15»
Proteas begin ODI transition
Cape Town - The Proteas' One-Day International (ODI) squad begins their post-Cricket World Cup transition when they take on Bangladesh in the first ODI at the ... «Sport24, Jul 15»
Proteas too strong for Bangladesh
Dhaka - Faf du Plessis led from the front with an unbeaten 79 off 61 balls as the Proteas opened their tour of Bangladesh with a 52-run victory over their hosts in ... «Sport24, Jul 15»
No choke: Proteas waltz to victory
Victory meant the Proteas had, after several heartbreaking reverses that started at the SCG with a rain-affected semi-final loss to England in 1992, finally won a ... «Sport24, Mar 15»
Proteas romp to easy win
Wellington - South Africa's bowlers backed up a solid batting performance led by captain AB de Villiers' 99 to ensure they qualified for the knockout phase of the ... «Sport24, Mar 15»
Proteas brush aside Ireland
Amla scored 159 off 128 balls to become the fastest man to reach 20 ODI centuries and du Plessis made 109 as the Proteas piled up a massive 411 for four after ... «Sport24, Mar 15»
Proteas fined after Melbourne clash
Melbourne - South Africa have been fined for maintaining a slow over rate during Sunday's World Cup match against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the ... «Independent Online, Feb 15»
