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Painting by Jeanette Loedolff
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This painting by Jeanette Loedolff adorned the cover of Veld&Flora, June 1997.
It is available as a poster from the
Botanical Society of South Africa


Petra Vandecasteele:
In Celebration of Fynbos

Books on the Flora and Fauna

of the Western Cape

Only a few of the many excellent books can be shown here:

Fynbos calling by the cellist and composer, Hans Huyssen (www.huyssen.de). African and European Early and Contemporary Music performed on traditional and period instruments; CD / CD-R with booklet, mucavi records © 2002, 2nd edition
It can be ordered via this link: order@mucavi.com

A guide to the reptiles of Southern AfricaGraham Alexander; Johan Marais:
A guide to the reptiles of Southern Africa

Bill Branch
Southern African Snakes and other Reptiles, Struik Publishers, 2001

Vincent Carruthers
Frogs and frogging in Souththern Africa, Struik, 2001
Southern Africa has almost 130 frog species that occur throughout the region. The accompanying audio CD features 50 frog calls.

Sasol proteas: A field guide to the Proteas of South Africa: Field Guide to the Proteas of South AfricaTony Rebelo:
Sasol proteas: A field guide to the Proteas of South Africa
Fynbos: Eco guideJohn Manning: Fynbos: Eco guide

John Manning, Peter Goldblatt, Dee Snijman
The Colour Encyclopedia of Cape Bulbs
Timber Press, 2002

Colin Paterson-Jones
The Cape Floral Kingdom, New Holland Publishers, 1997
Wild flowers of Southern Africa, Struik Publishers
The Protea family in Southern Africa, Struik Publishers, 2001

Una van der Spuy,
Wild Flowers of South Africa for the Garden, Hugh Keartland Publishers, First edition 1971

Marie Vogts
South Africa's Proteaceae
Know them and grow them

Photography: Colin Paterson-Jones
Struik, 1982

     Ericas in Southern Africa

H.A. Baker & E.G.H. Oliver
Ericas in Southern Africa, 1967

Dolf Schumann,Gerhard Kirsten
with collaboration of E.G.H. Oliver
Ericas of South Africa
Fernwood Press, 1992

Michael Fraser and Liz Mc Mahon,
  • A Fynbos Year
    David Philip, 1988

  • Between Two Shores
    Flora and Fauna of the Cape of Good Hope
    David Philip, 1994

    Drosera and Wurbea
    Drosera trinervia and
    Wurmbea spicata
    painted by
    Liz McMahon
    in Jonkershoek

    Margo & George Branch
    The Living Shores of Southern Africa
    Photographs by Anthony Bannister
    Struik

  • Cowling/Richardson
    Fynbos S.A. unique Floral Kingdom

    Niel Du Plessis and Graham Duncan
    Bulbous plants of Southern Africa

    Barbara Jeppe
    Spring and Winter Flowering Bulbs of the Cape
    additional text by Graham Duncan
    Oxford University Press, Cape Town, 1989

    Peter Goldblatt, John Manning
    Gladiolus of Southern Africa

    Graham Duncan
    Growing S.A. Bulbous plants

    Ernst van Jaarsveld
    Plectranthus Handbook

    Els Dorrat
    Restios of the Fynbos

    WILD FLOWER GUIDE SERIES:
    M. Maytham Kidd, No. 3 Cape Peninsula
    Nr. .3 Kaapse Skiereiland
    Burman & Bean, Nr.5 Hottenttots Holland tot Hermanus

    Margaret Roberts
    Indigenous Healing Plants
    Southern Book Publishers

    Anton Pauw, Steven Johnson
    Table Mountain - A Natural History

    Van Wyk & Van Wyk
    Field guide to trees of Southern Africa

    More books on trees

    Books on: Birds  Cats , Dogs , the Region , Reptiles , Stellenbosch , Trees in Stellenbosch

    If you have suggestions, please contact me !


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