Kirstenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa

 

“the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations
on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light.”

“a repeated decorative design, or a regular or discernible form,
or order in which a series of things occur”

"the external form or outline of someone or something"

“the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface, substance, or fabric”

"the arrangement of and relations between the parts of something complex"

“delicate texture or structure, or the quality of being delicate”

“graceful and stylish, pleasingly ingenious and simple”

“free from disturbance, a feeling of calm, an absence of agitation
or excitement, a state of peace and quiet”

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Copyright: Dr Harris Steinman


Images in the book include those of:

PRELIMS
(Half-title page) Euryops tysonii
(Title spread) LEFT Fragrant spearleaf conebush Leucadendron salignum CENTRE Protea leaves RIGHT Langeberg pincushion Leucospermum mundii
(Imprint page) Common cabbage tree Cussonia spicata
(Contents page) LEFT Du Toit’s conebush Leucadendron daphnoides RIGHT Aloe leaves
(Page 6) LEFT Candelabra tree Euphorbia ingens CENTRE Gold lobelia Monopsis lutea RIGHT New leaves of honey flower Melianthus major
(Page 7) New leaves on proteas
(Page 8) Featherhead Phylica pubescens
(Page 9) Featherhead Phylica pubescens
(Page 10) Panoramic views of Kirstenbosch
(Page 11) Part of the garden
(Page 12) Ribbon pincushion Leucospermum glabrum

COLOUR
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PREVIOUS SPREAD King protea Protea cynaroides ABOVE Seed capsules of falling stars Crocosmia aurea

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Bush-willow tree Combretum erythrophyllum

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Parachute daisy Ursinia cakilefolia. RIGHT Lightning bush Clutia pulchella

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OPPOSITE Mountain dahlia Liparia splendens LEFT Heath Erica sp. CENTRE Fonteinbos Berzelia lanuginosa (dead bush) RIGHT Thesium sp. (dead leaves)

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LEFT Dwarf coral tree Erythrina humeana RIGHT Bitter aloe Aloe ferox OPPOSITE Coral tree Erythrina caffra

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OPPOSITE Pig’s ears Cotyledon orbiculata var. oblonga LEFT Oily conebush Leucadendron glaberrimum RIGHT Kei cycad Encephalartos princeps

PATTERN
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PREVIOUS SPREAD Pincushion Leucospermum cordifolium x tottum OPPOSITE Overberg pincushion Leucospermum oleifolium LEFT and RIGHT Purple wild tibouchina Dissotis princeps

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ABOVE Oily conebush Leucadendron glaberrimum subsp. erubescens OPPOSITE Pincushion Leucospermum sp.

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OPPOSITE Coulter bush Athanasia crithmifolia ABOVE Coffee bush Brunia albiflora
FOLLOWING SPREAD: LEFT Pompom tree Dais cotinifolia RIGHT Buchu Agathosma sp.

SHAPE
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PREVIOUS SPREAD Corkscrew flower Strophanthus speciosus ABOVE Western sunbush Leucadendron sessile OPPOSITE Spicy sunbush Leucadendron tinctum

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LEFT Limestone sugarbush Protea obtusifolia RIGHT Rocket pincushion Leucospermum reflexum OPPOSITE Common sunshine conebush Leucadendron salignum

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OPPOSITE Conebush Leucadendron sp. LEFT Gousblom Arctotis sp. CENTRE Spicy sunbush Leucadendron tinctum RIGHT Yellow rocket pincushion Leucospermum refrexum var. luteum

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LEFT and RIGHT King protea Protea cynaroides OPPOSITE Jade plant Crassula ovata

TEXTURE
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PREVIOUS SPREAD Elim conebush Leucadendron elimense subsp. elimense LEFT Red crassula Crassula coccinea RIGHT Lesser candelabra tree Euphorbia cooperi

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Sandveld spiderhead Serruria decipiens

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ABOVE Cape scabious Scabiosa africana OPPOSITE Langeberg pincushion Leucospermum mundii

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OPPOSITE Ribbon pincushion Leucospermum tottum LEFT Rocket pincushion Leucospermum reflexum CENTRE Piketberg conebush Leucadendron discolor RIGHT King protea Protea cynaroides

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LEFT Overberg pincushion Leucospermum oleifolium RIGHT Limestone sugarbush Protea obtusifolia OPPOSITE Blue squill Merwilla plumbea

STRUCTURE
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PREVIOUS SPREAD Crane flower (bird of paradise) Strelitzia reginae AVOVE Ribbon pincushion Leucospermum glabrum OPPOSITE Gousblom Arctotis hirsuta

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LEFT Euphorbia ledienii RIGHT Seed capsules of large wild iris Dietes grandiflora OPPOSITE Coffee bush Brunia albiflora

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OPPOSITE Flame lily Gloriosa superba LEFT Coral aloe Aloe striata CENTRE Red hot poker Kniphofia sp. RIGHT Fountain pincushion Leucospermum grandiflorum

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TOP LEFT Bredasdorp conebush Leucadendron laxum TOP RIGHT Tree pagoda Mimetes fimbriifolius BOTTOM LEFT Common pagoda Mimetes cucullatus BOTTOM RIGHT Ribbon pincushion Leucospermum glabrum OPPOSITE Medusa's head Euphorbia caput-medusae

DELICACY
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PREVIOUS SPREAD Mallow Anisodontea julii OPPOSITE Heather Erica sp. LEFT Sea pink Limonium capense CENTRE Heather Erica sp. RIGHT Mountain heather Erica corifolia

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Rose scented geranium Pelargonium capitatum

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Silver-edge pincushion Leucospermum patersonii

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OPPOSITE Kogelberg pagoda Mimetes arboreus LEFT and RIGHT Featherhead Phylica pubescens

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OPPOSITE TOP LEFT Pincushion Leucospermum sp. TOP RIGHT White arum lily Zantedeschia aethiopica BOTTOM LEFT Milkbush Euphorbia mauritanica BOTTOM RIGHT Bredasdorp conebush (new growth) Leucadendron laxum ABOVE LEFT Gousblom Arctotis stoechadifolia ABOVE RIGHT Bredasdorp conebush Leucadendron laxum

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Coulter bush Athanasia crithmifolia

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Periwinkle Vinca major

ELEGANCE
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PREVIOUS SPREAD Wild garlic Tulbaghia violacea ABOVE Cape daisy Dimorphotheca ecklonis

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TOP LEFT River lily Crinum macowanii TOP RIGHT Carpet geranium Geranium incanum
BOTTOM LEFT Streptocarpus rexii BOTTOM RIGHT White arum lily Zantedeschia aethiopica

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Broad-leaf featherbush Aulax umbellata

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Convolvulus sp.

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LEFT Bredasdorp conebush Leucadendron laxum RIGHT Flame creeper Combretum microphyllum

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LEFT Fynbos aloe (bergaalwyn) Aloe succotrina RIGHT Overberg pincushion Leucospermum oleifolium hybrid

TRANQUILITY
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PREVIOUS SPREAD Chironia linoides LEFT Leucadendron hybrid RIGHT Leucadendron tinctum hybrid

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LEFT Broad-leaf featherbush Aulax umbellate RIGHT Leucadendron hybrid FOLLOWING PAGE Buchu Agathosma sp.

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PREVIOUS PAGE Downy jasmine (star jasmine) Jasminum multiflorum ABOVE Ana tree Acacia albida (Faidherbia albida)

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Scabious Scabiosa columbaria

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OPPOSITE Cape chestnut Calodendrum capense, (foreground) Parachute daisy Ursinia cakilefolia, (background) Boer bean Schotia sp. ABOVE Gousblom Arctotis hirsuta

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Stream at twilight