Cacti A Golden Guide Author:Frank D. Venning Of all the plants in the world, few are more remarkable than cacti for their strange forms, spectacular flowers, and amazing adaptations for survival. Modern cacti are by no means all desert dwellers. Some species became tolerant to cold, and now grow in grasslands on the plains and prairies, or live high up in the mountains, even far above th... more »e timberline. Others now prefer the seacoast, while still others have returned to the jungle, where they take the form of scrambling vines, or cling as air-plants high in the forest trees. This book surveys the cactus family by illustrating and describing selected species and varieties to show the range of form and adaptation within it, and includes many species and varieties native to the United States.« less