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THE NATURE CALENDAR - WILD FLOWERS. 1913.

By: N/A

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Barse & Hopkins: 1913

Seller ID: 30371

Binding: Leather & Card

Condition: Good

Unpaginated (approx. 50 pp, printed on one side only with versos blank), 11" H x 7 1/8" W. "Velvet Calf" (soft leather) front cover with letter/decoration in gilt, card rear cover, stud fasteners. 12 tipped in colour plates of North American wild flowers. All pages have gold decorative borders. Each month is preceded by an illustration, describing the flower's preferred habitat, flowering season and distribution throughout the United States and Canada, and a poetic quotation, except for January where the illustration is on the title page. Then, depending on the amount of flora blooming th...
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THE CULTIVATED CONIFERS IN NORTH AMERICA, COMPRISING THE PINE FAMILY AND THE TAXADS.

By: Bailey, L.H.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Macmillan: 1933

Seller ID: 17215

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

404 pp, large 8vo (9 11/16" H) - green boards with gold lettering on spine and front board. B&w photographs and drawings. Chapter headings: Preview of the Systematic Treatment; The Taxads, or Yews and Their Kindred; The True Cone-Bearers - Pines; The True Cone-Bearers - Firs and Spruces; The True Cone-Bearers - Cedars, Larches, Cypresses, and Others; The True Cone-Bearers - Junipers; Conifers in the Landscape; Cultivation and Propagation of Conifers; Experiences with Conifers; Insects, Diseases and Injuries of Conifers in North America. Interior - browning to endpapers, a few light foxing mar...
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THE DOLLS' HOUSE GARDENER: FEATURING 8 GARDEN PLANS IN 1/12 SCALE.

By: Barnard, Lionel & Hinchcliffe, Michael.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Newton Abbot, David & Charles: 1999

Seller ID: 21974

ISBN: 0715307797

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

176 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w plans, drawings, color photographs. "(Presents) eight wonderful designs in a range of period styles, including a formal Georgian garden, a rustic garden, a Victorian rooftop conservatory, an Edwardian summer house and a contemporary lighted deck garden. Each garden is pictured in detail in large, sumptuous colour photographs accompanied by a clear plan and diagrams. The comprehensive instructions on assembly are practical and straightforward, offering encouragement to expert and novice model-makers alike." Light waviness to edges of text...
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THE GARDENER'S ALMANACK.

By: Betts, Kay.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Mount Vernon, New York, Peter Pauper Press: 1958

Seller ID: 19901

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

62 pp (including colophon), 12mo (7 3/8" H). Red and green illustrations. A collection of hints for the American gardener, arranged by month. Very light edge wear, very light browning and tiny speck on top of textblock. Dust jacket is price clipped, has light edge wear, light browning, minor soiling.
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PLEASURES OF THE PAST: A LIGHT-HEARTED COMMENTARY ON THE ENJOYMENTS OF PAST GENERATIONS.

By: Brooke, Iris.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, Odhams: 1955

Seller ID: 18191

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

175 pp, 8vo (9" H). Colour frontispiece, 16 pages of b&w plates, 80 line drawings. "Iris Brooke, who is well-known for her many authoritative books on English costume through the ages, has gathered together in these pages, a charming record of the pleasures that beguiled the hours of bygone generations that knew neither radio nor television, neither cinema nor jazz. The book, which covers the period from the mid-fifteenth century to the early nineteenth century, is made up largely of carefully-selected quotations from the works of contemporary diarists, poets and authors, writing of their own ...
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ECOLOGY FOR GARDENERS.

By: Carroll, Steven B. & Salt, Steven D.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Portland, Timber Press: 2005

Seller ID: 27666

ISBN: 0881926116

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

328 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). Colour photographs, b&w drawings. "(T)he authors look at the structure, development, genetics, and reproduction of plants, the most prominent actors in garden ecosystems. They describe other garden organisms, focusing on those with the most influential roles - insects, nematodes, and microorganisms - as well as garden denizens ranging from microscopic prions to elephants. (They) explore nutrient cycles, sunlight, air, water, and the soil - the physical environment within which garden organisms live and function - and they consider the ways plants function in t...
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ENGLISH TOPIARY GARDENS.

By: Clarke, Ethne and Wright, George.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Phoenix, (London, 1997).:

Seller ID: 15208

160 pp, oblong small 8vo (7 1/2" H x 9 7/8" D), soft cover. Profusely illustrated with full color photographs. "England has the finest examples of topiary in the world, from simple geometric shapes to fanciful figures clipped in yew. The clipping and training of trees is one of the oldest garden art forms...In the seventeenth century no English garden was complete without regiments of leafy figures and hedges clipped in geometric precision. Author Ethne Clark and photographer George Wright have toured England seeking topiary throughout the land, gathering information on its hisotry and cu...
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A MANUAL CONTAINING INFORMATION RESPECTING THE GROWTH OF THE MULBERRY TREE, WITH SUITABLE DIRECTIONS FOR THE CULTURE OF SILK. IN THREE PARTS.

By: Cobb, J.H. Preface by Felix Pascalis, M.D.

Price: $125.00 USD

Publisher: Boston, Carter, Hendee and Co.: 1833

Seller ID: 27812

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

98 pp, 7 3/16" H. Brown cloth spine, paper covered boards. Three plates - the frontispiece is a hand-coloured illustration of mulberry leaves, labeled Plate II. Plate I, facing page 45, is a hand-coloured depiction of the life cycle of the silkworm. Plate III, facing page 87, gives diagrams of three silk reels in b&w. Contents: Introduction; Advertisement to this Edition; Preface; Part I: Culture of the Mulberry Tree; Part II: On Rearing Silk Worms; Part III: Reeling and Manufacturing Silk; Appendix: Short Historical Account of the Efforts of Silk Culture in this country; Letter: From Pet...
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THE FLOWERING PLANTS OF THE TSITSIKAMA FOREST AND COASTAL NATIONAL PARK. DIE BLOMPLANTE VAN DIE TSITSIKAMABOS EN SEEKUS NASIONALE PARK.

By: Courtenay-Latimer, M. and Smith, G.G.

Price: $12.50 USD

Publisher: Republic of South Africa, National Parks Board: 1967

Seller ID: 18662

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Reference Copy Only

Unpaginated, small 8vo (7 15/16" H) - pictorial front board, green imitation leather spine with gilt lettering. Bilingual text (English/Afrikaans). Foreword/Voorword, Introduction/Inleiding, Index Scientific Names/Wetenskaplike Naamlys, Index Common Names/Algemene Naamlys. 64 colour plates with descriptions on facing page. Light damp marks on most of the front board, bump to top corner of both boards, very small bump at bottom front corner, moderate rubbing and small light stain on rear board, a few tiny dents on some edges of boards.
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THE SMALLER RHODODENDRONS.

By: Cox, Peter A. Foreword by Professor D.M. Henderson.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Beaverton, OR, Timber Press: 1985

Seller ID: 23522

ISBN: 0881920142

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

271 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). B&w photographs, maps, drawings, colour illustrations. "The author surveys smaller rhododendrons in their natural habitat, their distribution, ecology and introduction into cultivation, and then moves on to garden cultivation, examining shelter, shade, climate, hardiness and plant associations. The chapter on planting and maintenance covers soil preparation, planting, feeding, pruning, diseases and pests. One of Peter Cox's strengths is the personal experience he brings to the subject, and this is reflected in a description of the climate and conditions at Glendo...
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TOPIARY: DESIGN AND TECHNIQUE.

By: Crowder, Christopher and Ashworth, Michaeljon.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Marlborough, Crowood: 2006

Seller ID: 22660

ISBN: 1861268165

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good-

128 pp, large 8vo (8 7/8" H). Profusely illustrated with colour photographs, drawings. "The practical guide to topiary that will enable anyone to pick up the clippers and start creating unique living art forms. (Covers:) Assessing the site; Design and structural form: the outdoor space and the topiary piece; Choosing topiary material - suitable species; Preparation and planting - regular and long-term maintenance; Clipping techniques and step-by-step methods of creating topiary pieces; Hedge topiary, simple shapes - complex and figurative shapes; Rejuvenation and propagation." Two small bump...
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THE VARIOUS CONTRIVANCES BY WHICH ORCHIDS ARE FERTILISED BY INSECTS. SECOND EDITION, REVISED. THIRD THOUSAND.

By: Darwin, Charles.

Price: $525.00 USD

Publisher: London, John Murray: 1882

Seller ID: 30513

Binding: Half-Leather

Condition: Very Good-

xvi, 300 pp, small 8vo (7 3/8" H), leather spine with 5 raised bands, black leather title label, gilt lettering & decoration, leather corners, marbled-paper covered boards, marbling to all edges of text block. Marbled endpapers. List of other titles by Darwin on verso of title page. 38 b&w illustrations in text. "(This book was Darwin's) first detailed demonstration of the power of natural selection, and explained how complex ecological relationships resulted in the coevolution of orchids and insects. The view has been expressed that the book led directly or indirectly to all modern work on c...
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THE EFFECTS OF CROSS AND SELF FERTILISATION IN THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. FIRST EDITION.

By: Darwin, Charles.

Price: $750.00 USD

Publisher: London, John Murray: 1876

Seller ID: 30514

Binding: Half-Leather

Condition: Very Good-

viii, 482 pp, small 8vo (7 3/8" H), leather spine with 5 raised bands, black leather title label, gilt lettering & decoration, leather corners, marbled-paper covered boards, marbling to all edges of text block. Marbled endpapers. List of other titles by Darwin on verso of title page. Errata slip laid in following "Contents". "(Darwin's report) on experiments conducted on over 60 different species of plants, where he used controlled pollinations in order to produce self-fertilised and cross-fertilised descendants. Through growth experiments of this progeny, he concluded that self-fertilised pr...
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THE MOVEMENTS AND HABITS OF CLIMBING PLANTS.

By: Darwin, Charles.

Price: $450.00 USD

Publisher: London, John Murray: 1875

Seller ID: 30543

Binding: Half-Leather

Condition: Very Good -

viii, 208 pp, small 8vo (7 3/8" H), leather spine with 5 raised bands, black leather title label, gilt lettering & decoration, leather corners, marbled-paper covered boards, marbling to all edges of text block. Marbled endpapers. B&w illustrations. List of other titles by Darwin on verso of title page. The title page states "Second Edition, Revised", but this is the first appearance of the title in book form. It first appeared in the 'Journal of the Linnean Society' in 1865, but "is here reproduced in a corrected and, I hope, clearer form, with some additional facts." - from the author's Pre...
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THE POWER OF MOVEMENT IN PLANTS.

By: Darwin, Charles. Assisted by Francis Darwin.

Price: $500.00 USD

Publisher: London, John Murray: 1882

Seller ID: 30544

Binding: Half-Leather

Condition: Very Good -

x, 592 pp, (no publisher's advertisements), small 8vo (7 3/8" H), leather spine with 5 raised bands, black leather title label, gilt lettering & decoration, leather corners, marbled-paper covered boards, marbling to all edges of text block. Marbled endpapers. B&w illustrations. Contents: Introduction; The Circumnutating Movements of Seedling Plants; General Considerations of the Movements and Growth of Seedling Plants; Sensitiveness of the Apex of the Radicle to Contact and other Irritants; The Circumnutating Movements of the several parts of Mature Plants; Modified Circumnutation: Climbing Pl...
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'AND SOME BROUGHT FLOWERS': PLANTS IN A NEW WORLD.

By: Downie, Mary Allice, Hamilton, Mary, selected and introduced by.

Price: $22.50 USD

Publisher: Toronto, University of Toronto Press: 1980

Seller ID: 17274

ISBN: 0802023630

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

164 pp, large 8vo (10 1/4"). 70 watercolors by E.J. Revell. "In seventy exquisite watercolours E.J. Revell has captured the beauty of plants found by early travellers in North America - from Ash to Wintergreen, Bittersweet to Wappatoo, the common Bedstraw and the uncommon Camass, the edible Fiddlehead and the ubiquitous Dandelion. Accompanying each painting are quotations from a variety of explorers and settlers, describing the plants and reflecting the practical, aesthetic, and botanic interests of newcomers in different parts of the country. The result is an intriguing mixture of native kno...
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Image for THE CAMBRIDGE CULTURAL HISTORY OF BRITAIN. VOLUME 5. EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BRITAIN. (FIRST PUBLISHED AS THE CAMBRIDGE GUIDE TO THE ARTS IN BRITAIN: THE AUGUSTAN AGE.)

THE CAMBRIDGE CULTURAL HISTORY OF BRITAIN. VOLUME 5. EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BRITAIN. (FIRST PUBLISHED AS THE CAMBRIDGE GUIDE TO THE ARTS IN BRITAIN: THE AUGUSTAN AGE.)

By: Ford, Boris, ed. Arthur Humphreys, Geoffrey Beard, Raymond O'Malley, David Mannings, Cinzia Maria Sicca, Pat Rogers, T.J. Edelstein, Sally Jeffery, Michael Symes, Nicholas Anderson, Bryan Little.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press for The Folio Society: 1995

Seller ID: 29881

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

349 pp, 10" H. Bound in full dark blue cloth with title and shield in gold on spine. B&w illustrations and colour plates. Contents: General Introduction; The Arts in Eighteenth-Century Britain; The Decorative and Useful Arts; Flowers in the Valley: Folk-Songs in Britain; The Visual Arts; Holkham Hall, Norfolk; Literature; Vauxhall Gardens; Architecture; 'The English Taste in Gardening'; Music; Augustan Bath; Further Reading and Reference; Index. Book is Fine.
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THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH GARDENS. (SUNDAY TIMES)

By: Girling, Richard, ed. Gardening consultant: Graham Rose. (Stefan Buczacki, Edward Collins, Gareth Huw Davies, Geoff Hamilton, Arthur Hellyer, Penelope Hobhouse, Brian Jackman, Hugh Johnson, Mary Keen, Hazel Le Rougetel, Charles Lyte, et al.)

Price: $27.50 USD

Publisher: London, Macmillan: 1988

Seller ID: 16782

ISBN: 0333482301

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

224 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H). Profusely and beautifully illustrated in color with photographs and reproductions. Contents: Editor's Introduction; Taming the Wilderness; Magic, Medicine and Broth; Branches Throughout the World; The Quest for Colour; The Greenhouse Effect; A Natural Romance; One Hundred Historic Gardens to Visit. Small bump to corners of boards, a few tiny dints to bottom edge of front board, very light wrinkling to top/bottom of spine, minor rubbing. Dust jacket has very light edge wear/light edge wrinkling - mainly at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds.
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GEOFF HAMILTON'S PARADISE GARDENS. CREATING AND PLANTING A SECLUDED GARDEN.

By: Hamilton, Geoff.

Price: $17.50 USD

Publisher: BBC Books, (1997), Ist edition.:

Seller ID: 14866

256 pp, large 8vo (9 15/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with color photos showing gardens, plants and techniques. "Taking as his inspiration the gardens of the past, Geoff shows how to maximize your privacy whether you live in a quiet village or a teeming city. Build an arbour where you can sit and relax, or a living tunnel where you can stroll undisturbed. Recreate the splendid isolation of a woodland glade or use a water feature to add the calming, cooling sounds of running water to the most urban of landscapes. Bring the soothing atmosphere of the monastery clo...
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ENGLISH COTTAGE GARDENING FOR AMERICAN GARDENERS.

By: Hensel, Margaret. Foreword by Tasha Tudor. Garden plans by Gordon Morrison.

Price: $32.50 USD

Publisher: New York, W.W. Norton: 1992

Seller ID: 24852

ISBN: 0393030121

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

239 pp, square small 4to (10 1/4" x 10 1/4"). Profusely illustrated with beautiful color photographs. "Thanks to the extraordinary photographs and gardening wisdom in this classic book, the elegant intimacy of the English cottage garden is a practical possibility for amateur gardeners in diverse regions of the United States. Margaret Hensel, whose photographs and articles on garden design have appeared in 'Horticulture' and many other magazines, has analyzed the aesthetic and horticultural elements of ten representative cottage gardens - eight in England and two in the United States (includin...
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