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News 2021
A new e-
The introduction is in 3 languages (German, English and French). Willi Gertel tells
two « dramatic » anecdotes during his journeys in Bolivia. He also explains the numbering
of his discoveries.
The caption of the photos are only in English but very easy to
understand : basically you get the name of the plant, the location and the altitude.
The
book presents in photo the G field numbers in the wild but also in collection for
some of them in order to realise how the plant can look different depending on the
growing conditions.
There are only 2 large photos by page : so, imagine the show !
This e-
You can freely download the e-
The pdf is about 80 Mo.
Download the book.
Thank to this book I learned that Hansjorg Jucker has now his own website. I did
not really have the time to visit this site in depth but here is the link, so you
can visit it.
http://www.bolivien-
A very, very limited edition of Willi Gertel's book has been printed.
I am one of
the lucky owners.
This 288 page book was printed in A4 size. This format allows to
present 2 large photos (approximately 18.5 cm x 12.5 cm) per page. The binding is
with metal rings. This type of binding allows the open book to be placed flat on
a table. Printed on "glossy" paper. The inner pages are in 115g paper and the cover
in 300g. I already told you about the content in the presentation of the e-
Willi Gertel and Daniel Schweich (head of the "Cactus Francophone" library are currently
looking for a solution so that those of you who wish to own this book can get it
at a reasonable price.
March 29, 2021
February 19, 2021
April 19, 2021
Willi Gertel and Daniel Schweich (responsible for the library of the site “Au cactus
francophone”) had the good idea to compile in the form of an e-
One good idea leading to another, they had a few copies of this book printed. I was lucky enough to get one.
The book had been printed in Germany, it had passed through France before arriving in my mailbox. It cost me 41.41 €.
I thought it would be nice to be able to offer it to those who follow SulcoPassion.
Have it printed here in Belgium and forward it to the interested parties. Unfortunately,
it is this last point that is problematic. The shipping costs are so high that it
was impossible to offer this book at a reasonable price.
At the same time, Willi and Daniel had also thought about it! But they had the same problem: the shipping costs.
In the end, it seems that the easiest and cheapest way is for everyone to order their own book from the German printer, who enjoys very attractive shipping costs.
To do this, the authors agree to make the PDF / X file necessary for printing the book available free of charge. Warning: this file is over 600 MB!
A "manual" for ordering the book on the printer's website has been written for those
interested: as the printer's website is only in German, it is not easy to make it
out if you don't speak this language.
In the meantime, the e-
Shipping costs vary by country. For the European Union, the highest total price I
noticed was around € 37. I haven't checked for other parts of the world!
It is not
possible to make a group order for the 2 volumes. You will therefore have to pay
shipping costs for each volume.
Of course, if you think you can find a cheaper printer in your own country or if you consider that the shipping costs for your country are very (too) high, do not hesitate!
In this case, just make sure it accepts the PDF/X format offered to you here.
If you've made up your mind, download the PDF/X below. You will need to upload it to the printer's site.
Then download the "manual". When you are on the printer's site, you just need to follow it step by step to place your order.