Gardening & Botany

F.C. Stern
£45.00

A Chalk Garden

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With a chapter covering each month, the author takes us through a year in his garden on the South Downs overlooking the English Channel.

R. Brinsley Burbridge
£45.00

A Dictionary of British Flower, Fruit, and Still Life Painters (Two volumes)

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The dictionaries contain brief descriptions of the artists of the period, with some biographical information and lists of major works. The plates of artworks are grouped in the second half of each volume.

A.T. Johnson
£20.00

A Garden in Wales

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A charming and detailed description of the authors experiences caring for a large garden in the Welsh climate.

Frank Morey (Editor)
£35.00

A Guide to the Natural History of the Isle of Wight

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A definitive historical guide, with chapters by various specialists on geology, flora and fauna, and palaeontology.

Marie Luise Gothein
£55.00

A History of Garden Art (Two Volumes)

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A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated history of the art of gardening, "from the earliest times to the present day."

Walter P. Wright
£35.00

Alpine Flowers and Rock Gardens

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A practical guide to gardening with Alpine plants, magnificently Illustrated throughout with brightly tinted plates.

Barr Ferree
£220.00

American Estates and Gardens

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PUBLISHERMunn and Company, New York.
BINDING
Green cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn with fading to edges and spine. Hinges a little weak...

William Withering
£150.00

An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses...

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Beginning his research after hearing of an old country woman who used the herb to cure dropsy, Withering used foxglove to treat congestive heart failure with some success. Its introduction into the Edinburgh pharmacopoeia in 1783 and its subsequent widespread acceptance eventually led to its overuse and Withering's classic Account of the Foxglove was actually written as a protest against such abuse. The book includes 163 cases involving the use of digitalis and is regarded as one of the classics in pharmacology (Heirs of Hippocrates 1039)

Gertrude Jekyll
£25.00

Annuals and Biennials

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Presented in three sections, part one covers the propagation of plants, and their various uses and positioning in the garden. Part two contains an alphabetical list of annuals and biennials, with descriptions and advice on their cultivation. Lastly, a chart of colour and height and selections for various aspects and purposes. A fascinating historical volume by the famed garden designer that would still be of great use today.

T.W. Cowan
£40.00

British Bee-Keepers Guide Book: To the Management of Bees in Movable-Comb Hives, and the use of the Extractor

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Attractively bound practical guide to bee-keeping which was clearly very popular on publication and sold in large numbers, this being the 16th revised edition.

Evelyn Cecil
£28.00

Children's Gardens

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A comprehensive and most charming guide to creating and maintaining a garden, especially aimed at enthusing children with the joys such a pastime. can bring. After an introduction, the book is divided into sections covering each of the four seasons. The many photographs, of gardens, individual plants and little Edwardian gardeners really bring alive the sound practical advice and historical period. One photograph shows the gardens at Swiss cottage in the grounds of Osborne house that Queen Victoria had laid out in equal size plots for each of her nine children. These can be seen unchanged today. Little excerpts from poems illuminate the text. However, the advice for children to use red lead to stop mice eating seeds may not be so welcome now!

Shirley Hibberd
£65.00

Field Flowers: A Handy-Book for the Rambling Botanist

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A complete and beautifully illustrated guide to field flowers found through the year.

Walter H. Godfrey
£30.00

Gardens in the Making

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A practical guide to designing and planting a garden, based on numerous illustrated examples.

Gertrude Jekyll
£65.00

Home and Garden

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Subtitled "Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a worker in both." (home and garden) The renowned garden designers notes and reflections.

Leslie Bailey
£50.00

Honey Bee Pathology

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A comprehensive scientific account on all the common pathogens and diseases of the bee.

Eva Crane (Editor)
£75.00

Honey: A Comprehensive Survey

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A lively and authoritative book written by Eva Crane and other eminent world experts

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