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Discovering Fruit & Nuts
A comprehensive guide to the cultivation, uses and health benefits of over 300 food-producing plants

Susanna Lyle
David Bateman
$NZ89.99

Northland's Susanna Lyle has undertaken a huge task in putting together this painstaking, comprehensive A - Z guide of 220 species of fruits and nuts.

Dr Lyle's practical and academic experience of more than 25 years in plant and soil studies contributes to an authoritative book. The horticultural requirements of each plant is fully described along with their uses and information about their health benefits.

With more than 250 full-colour photographs, this book is inspiration for gardeners to grow and try new foods.

Weekend Gardener, Issue 205, 2006, Page 34

Reproduced with permission from the former Weekend Gardener magazine. The views expressed here are not necessarily those of the RNZIH

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