Ficus: The Exotic Species — Ira J. Condit, Ph.D.

by Ira J. Condit

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First edition

Ficus: The Exotic Species — Ira J. Condit, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Department of Horticultural Science, Citrus Research Center and Agricultural Experiment Station, University of California, Riverside Foreword by Dr. William S. Stewart, Los Angeles State and County Arboreta University of California, Division of Agricultural Sciences, 1969. Softcover, 363 pages. The standard reference on the exotic and ornamental Ficus — the fig species outside Ficus carica. In Stewart's foreword, "the only modern book to deal exclusively with this subject." 108 species described in full — growth habit, characters, climatic requirements including cold tolerance, economic and domestic utility 170+ additional species treated in chapter XVI with notes and synonymy cross-references Two identification keys (chapter V) — one on vegetative characters, one on fruit characters 50 text figures and 35 plates of original drawings: leaves, buds, twigs, and fruit U.S. Plant Introduction (PI) numbers, regions of origin, and introduction dates per species Ira J. Condit spent his career at UC Riverside's Citrus Experiment Station and was known in the literature as "the High Priest of the Fig." Long out of print, never reprinted, and no digital edition is publicly available — HathiTrust holds it under limited view only. A used physical copy is the only way to read it. Condition — Good, with defects described in full. Please read before buying. Binding: the text block is separating from the spine in two places.

• Publisher: University of California, Division of Agricultural Sciences
• Year: 1969
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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