A gallery of 686 pictures of all 57 genera of this popular group of succulent plants.

Which theories of the experts to follow is a major headache, and with an ever deepening divide of expert opinion, there seems to be only one way to produce a work for the enthusiast and grower of these plants, to show the variety and beauty of them, especially in their flowering, and give some indication of the varying opinions. And so all the genera in use and championed by the different experts in this field in the last few decades have been included, with cross reference in the captions of the pictures to indicate alternative opinions.

An informative background on aech genus, chapters on the distribution, use and abuse, cultivation, checklist, glossary and species index.

207 pages, 686 photographs. Hardcover with dustjacket.