"Cereus-validus....." wrote in message
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Crockett's book was a useless piece of coffee table anecdotal fluff
catering to dummies when it came out. It was never to be take as gospel.
It certainly isn't even a horticultural reference book either.

I'm looking at the book, and I can't see any evidence that it claimed to be
a horticultural reference book. Hortus Third - that's another story.