BROMELIAD STUDY GROUP OF BALBOA PARK
Librarian, Joanne Dossett
Books are loaned to members only; those marked with an (X) may not be removed from the room without a deposit.
Air Plants and Other Bromeliads (1994) by Bill WALL, revised by Clive INNES. ISBN 0-304-32055-2. 64 pages of specimen plants. (2 copies)
Alphabetical List of Bromeliad Binomials, An (1992) by Harry LUTHER and Edna SIEFF. The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, FL. Genus and Species. (X)
Beauty of Bromeliads, The (1984) by Tony LEA. Plant identification, illustrated. Many plants found in the zoo project garden in Balboa Park can be seen in this volume. 32 pages. Glorious pictures.
Biology of the Bromeliad. The (1980) by BENZING. ISBN 0-9-16422-21-6. Eureka, CA. This book is a study of the past and future forms of Bromeliads. There are 300 pages of close analysis of structures, guides for fertilization and polleniation Great Glossary.
Blooming Bromeliads (1994) Written by Ursla and Ulrich BAENSCH. A couple of plant lovers assembled their work with Bromeliads with photographs of tropical beauty gardens featuring the Bromeliacea vivid color photographs of species and plant reproduction. Excellent for plant identification. 270 pages. (X) (2 copies)
Book of Bromeliads & Hawaiian Tropical Flowers (2000) Ronald W. PARKHURST. PacIsle Publishing Company, Box 827, Makawao, Hawaii, 96768. A stunningly beautiful, very high quality book that is non technical, with general information for the hobbyist. (X)
Bromeliad Glossary, A (1977) The Bromeliad Society, Inc. Kerr Printing Co. Arcadia CA. Illustrated and defined. (2 copies)
Bromeliad Hobbyist, The by Kathy DORR, Lakewood CA (16 booklets for sale, $2)
Bromeliad, A Cultural Book (1992) Written by the Bromeliad Society, Inc. Colorful overview of plant care and information. It contains pictures of 17 various genera, articles, definitions and glossary. (109 pages)
Bromeliad, A Wisely Handbook (1988) by Bill WALL. ISBN 0-304-32197-4. Greenhouse of conservatory growing bromeliads. 63 pages with photographs.
Bromeliads (1976) by Bill SEABORN. Published by Future Crafts Today, Glick Pub. Tropical airplants. Pictures of plants from Mexico. (7 copies)
Bromeliads (1977) by Walter RICHER. Bromeliad Society. Biological balance can produce better plants. Aechmea Wilt attacks plants, fungus which emanates from the soil. Plant Hygiene is essential (92 pages). A growing chart is helpful.
Bromeliads (1981) by Jack KRAMER,Harper & Row, NY. ISBN 0-06-038006-3. How to care for and artfully display plants. 175 pages of culture study and comments. Plenty of pictures. (X)
Bromeliads (2000) by Francisco OLIVA-ESTEVE. Armitano Editore, Caracus, Venezuela. 456 pages. Amazing treatment of hundreds of species representing 47 genera, with over 950 beautiful color photos, (X)
Bromeliads and Orchids (1976) in Joy of Living Series, ISBN 0-671-22411-5. Basics for growing these two plant Genera in your home. Pictures and details. 62 pages
Bromeliads Are My Hobby (1974) by Kathy DORR. Kerr Printing, Arcada, CA. Pamphlets, pictures of Kathy's plants identified and beautifully composed.
Bromeliads by Victoria PADILLA. Crown Publishing, NY. 134 pages. Pictures and descriptions of her plant collections. A descriptive listing of the various genera and the species most often found in cultivation. Glossary.
Bromeliads for Home, Garden and Greenhouse (1970) by Werner RAUH. Blandford Press, Poole-Dorest. Which to collect, classification, sub-family. Peru expedition and collection. Colorful illustrations are very helpful for plant identification. 431 stunning pages. (X)
Bromeliads for Modern Living (1977). Requirements for grooming and disorders of Bromeliads. This volume contains 78 pages with display specimens and suggestions for better plants. [7 copies, 5 for sale at $3]
Bromeliads in the Brazilian Wilderness (1993) by Elton M.C. LEME and Luiz C. MARIGO. Rio de Janeiro. Bancode Bahia Investments, SA. This volume includes pictures of Habitat destruction and emphasizes that Biodiversity is essential. 183 pages. (X)
Bromeliads in Cultivation (1963) by Robert and Catherine WILSON. Hurricane House Publishers, Inc. 123 pages. Good general descriptions of species.
Bromeliads of Brazil (1977) by Lyman SMITH XXVI, contribution of Reed Herbarium, Baltimore, MD. 39 new species. Pictures of habitat destruction. 290 pages. (X)
Bromeliads of Columbia by Lyman SMITH XXVII. History to 1977 of plant species collected. Contributions with 88 illustrations by Robert Downs of Reed Herbarium. 311 pages. (X)
Bromeliads of the Atlantic Forest [Canistrum] (1997) by Elton M.C. LEME. ISBN 85-281-0202-5. 107 pages. Neoregilia species of Brazil and Wittrockia. Canistrum distinguished. Nidulariums, Edmundoa habitat along South Atlantic Coastal Brazil.
Bromeliads of Venezuela (1987) by Francisco Oliva ESTEVA and Julian A. STEYERMARK, Caracas Venezuela. A thorough study of native and cultivated Bromeliad, including pictures of Puya, Tillandsias, Guzmmania, Vriesea and Quesnelia. We have several in Balboa Park zoo garden. 397 pages. (X)
Bromeliads, A Guide to the Beautiful Neoregilia (1994) by Shane ZAGTIENI. ISBN 0-646-17509-2. Pictures of Neos with names, 30 pages. California Flora.
Bromeliads, Beautiful, Impressive and Easy to Grow (1973) by Victoria PADILLA. Crown Publishers, NY. ISBN 0-517-500450. 150 Illustrations in black and white. (X)
Bromelias, Manual Practico de Cultivo by Ana Recagno de Rousse. Portuguese 72 pp. Many colorful pictures.
California Garden Magazine (1986-1996) Comprehensive issues published by San Diego Floral Association. 51 issues. (X)
Catalog of Earth Stars and Tropical Collection. Southern Exposure, Bob WHITMAN. 93 pages of plant information -- species and prices.
Colorful Bromeliad, Their Infinite Variety, The (1891) by Victoria PADILLA, The Bromeliad Society. 111 pages. Photographs of exquisite Neoregelias, Guzmania and Aechmea. (X)
Cryptanthus (1977) by Kathy DORR. One of the Bromeliad family; pictures and descriptions of her personal plant specimens along with Ruthledge and McGanns Nurseries. 2 copies, 1 sale $2]
Flora Neotropica #14 Monograph (1974), by Lyman SMITH and Robert J. DOWNS. Part 1, Pitcairnivideae, The New York Botanical Garden. (X)
Flora Neotropica #14 part 2 (1977), by Lyman SMITH and Robert J. DOWNS. Part 2, Tillandsioidae, The New York Botanical Garden. (X)
Flora Neotropica #14 part 3 (1979), by Lyman SMITH and Robert J. DOWNS. Part 3, Bromelioidae, The New York Botanical Garden. (X)
Genus Tillandsia (1979) by Paul ISLEY. Tips on growing Tillandsia, plus pictures of Central American varieties.
Growing Bromeliads (1990) by WILLIAMS & HOGSON. Timber Press, Portland OR. ISBN 0-88192-182-3. 150 pp. Pictures and practicum of growing varieties.
Growing Bromeliads of Australia (1988) Kangaroo Press. 112 pages by the Bromeliad Society of Australia. Contains photographs and suggestions of where to grow these plants; practical and picturesque.
In Search of Flowers of the Amazon Forest (1988) by Margaret MEE, Nonesuch Expeditions, LTD, Suffolk, England. A great explorer artist who spent 30 years in South American adventures in search of flowers, orchids and billbergias. 256 pages. (X)
Journal of the Bromeliad Society. (1990-1998). 17 issues with articles about new finds. Pictures, information and stories.
Names of Bromeliads (1982). 3 copies of zoo listing of plants in Balboa Park.
National Wildlife (1988) June-July. Snatching life from the air.
New Tillandsia Handbook by Hideo SHIMIZU and Hirayuki TAKIZAWA. Great pictures. 133 pages. (X)
Nursery and Plant Guide (1996) San Diego County.
Pineapple, The (1979) by Jack KRAMER (1979) ISBN 0-13-676288-3. 76 pages. Top grower's handbook. Step by step to grow pineapple, watering and care.
Plant Life (1945) by Racine and Mulford FOSTER. The American Plant Life Society. Plant drawings from Columbia, Ecuador and Brazil.
Plant Monograph Reprints (1972, London reprint 1889) by J.G. BAKER. ISBN 3-7682-0752-8. Descriptions of Pitcairnia, Tillandsia and Puya.
Studies in the Bromeliaceae I-XXVL (1930-1954), (1977) by Lyman B. SMITH, Compiled by Clyde F. REED. From Harvard and US National Herbarium. 548 pages. (X)
Sunset Magazine (May 1995). 54 pages. Features Bromeliad Study Group's Zoo Garden at Balboa Park.
Tillandsia I, beginning with Tillandsias (2001) by Antonin and Ondrej Lukscheiterovi. 145 p. Text in Dutch & English. Lots of nice pictures.
Tillandsia Handbook (1990). 120 pictures of Tillandsias from Brazil & Mexico. Written in Japanese and English. [3 copies]
Tillandsias, The World's Most Unusual Airplants (1987) by Paul Isley III. Botanical Press, Gardena, CA. Species, photographs, botanyu and taxonomy by a partner of Rainforst Flora, Inc. near Lois Angeles, CA. South American and Mexican tillandsias. (X)
Tropical Gardening (1996). by David Bar-Zvi, Pantheon Books,NY. Fairchild Tropical Garden, Miami FL. 223 pages. Pictures and botanical descriptions of trees and plants.
Tropicals by Gordon COURTRIGHT. ISBN 0-88192-332-x 153 pages of plants and trees. Pp.23-24 are pictures of Bromeliads.
Video Tapes:
Bromagic, The Magical World of Bromeliads
e-mail Lynn (forage4@yahoo.com)