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Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction
8
An overview on how to use the Manual, its colour coding and
a discussion of the important aspects of climate and salinity.
Recommendations for the use of drought-tolerant and native plants.
Part 2: Plant portraits A to Z
20
Descriptions of over 300 plants alphabetically listed and specially
selected for landscape use in Arriyadh. Each plant portrait provides
essential facts, characteristic photographs and an infobox containing
a short summary of information on the plant.
Part 3: Planning checklists for quick reference
326
A checklist of themes devised for use in the design of typical open
space situations in Arriyadh and intended to facilitate the search for
plants with special characteristics according to set criteria.
Part 4: Indecies
460
An alphabetical list of all plants in the Manual with their botanical,
English and Arabic names, in Addition to Bibliography, team list &
smart phone application description.