[APD] Aquarium plants Reference book

["James Purchase" <jppurchase at sympatico_ca>]

Ramon, Christel Kasselman's book 'Aquarium Plants' is by far the BEST book 
on aquarium plants available today. She has travelled extensively all over 
the world studying and collecting plants for many years and if it is 
available in the hobby, its in her book. The information is rock solid and 
can be relied upon. There are aquatic plants she doesn't list, but that is 
because they aren't suitable for use in an aquarium.

Each plant mentioned in the book is represented by a photograph (at least 
one, sometimes more than one), and she lists the plant family the species is 
from, gives details on the etymology of the name, the natural distribution 
of the plant and a full description of the plant and cultivation details in 
an aquarium.

The last section of the book discusses NEW aquarium plants which were not 
listed in the earlier, German editions.

More than just a lisitng of plants, Kasselmann's book discusses aquatic and 
marsh plants in Nature, ecological factors to consider when growing plants, 
flower morphology and biology, propagation of various aquarium plants, and 
the correct choice of aquarium plants.

It will be a brave (or foolish) person who tries to best this book.

If every member of the APD owned a copy, there would be far fewer "which 
plant is this?" questions.

James Purchase
Toronto 

_______________________________________________
Aquatic-Plants mailing list
Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
http://www.actwin.com/mailman/listinfo/aquatic-plants