Mueller-Dombois, D. & Fosberg, F. Raymond. Vegetation of the Tropical Pacific Islands.
1st. Ed. Pub. Springer. 1998 pp.xxvii, 733 with col. photos. and b/w. figs. 8vo. Ownership insc. in pencil to ffep. Nr. fine softback.
An invaluable synthesis of the vegetation and landscapes of the islands of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing a vast range of climate, geography and geology.
£20.00 [ref: 65841]
Muhlberg, H. The Complete Guide to Water Plants. A Reference Book.
Pub. EP Publishing Ltd. 1982 pp.391 with colour, b/w. photos and illus. A fine hdbk. in same dw.
£14.00 [ref: 48019]
Muller-Stover, D. Possibilities of biological control of Orobanche crenata and O. cumana with Ulocladium botrytis and Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. orthoceras.
1st. Ed. Pub. APIA. 2001 pp.xii, 174 with b/w. figs., and tables. 8vo. Fine softback.
This study deals with the possibilities of biological control of the parasitic weeds with phytopathogenic fungi. Furthermore, various fermentation, formulation and application techniques for the biological agents have been tested.
£25.00 [ref: 59005]
Mune, T.L. & Parham, J.W. The declared Noxious Weeds of Fiji and their control.
3rd. Ed. Pub. Govt. of Fiji. 1967 pp.v, 87 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Signature to front cover, handwritten title to spine. Thor. vg. softback.
Contains descriptions and illustrations of the 19 declared noxious weeds of Fiji and gives details of herbicides as well as manual and mechanical methods of control.
£16.00 [ref: 58997]
Murphy, R.J. Fumitories of Britain and Ireland. BSBI Handbook No.12.
1st. Ed. Pub. BSBI. 2009 pp.vi, 121 with col. photos, b/w. illus., dist. maps. 8vo. Fine softback. As new.
The result of over 20 years study, this is the first, detailed, illustrated guide to the identification of a fascinating group of plants with a well deserved reputation for being difficult to identify.
£12.00 [ref: 64962]
Musgrave, T. & W. An Empire of Plants. People and Plants that Changed the World.
1st. Pbk. Ed. Pub. Cassell. 2002 pp.192 with col. & b/w.photos. and illus. 4to. Fine softback.
This work explores the stories of seven seminal plants - tea, tobacco, sugar, opium, cotton, quinine and rubber - and how they sustained empires, oiled the wheels of trade and changed the fortunes of countries where they were grown.
£5.00 [ref: 49017]
Musgrave, T. (et al). The Plant Hunters. Two Hundred Years of Adventure and Discovery Around the World.
1st. Ed. Pub. Ward Lock. 1998 pp.224 with col. & b/w. photos. & illus. and maps. Large 8vo. Fine hardback fine dw.
Beatifully illustrated with vivid accounts of the journeys of ten great plant hunters, from Joseph Banks to Frank Kingdon-Ward.
£10.00 [ref: 71597]
Musgrave, Toby & Will. An Empire of Plants. People and Plants that changed the World.
1st. Pub. Cassell. 2000 pp.192 with many fine illustrations. Fine copy in similar dw.
For over 300 years , plants have been at the heart of Europe’s trade and power. This book explores the stories of seven plants -tea, tobacco, sugar, opium, quinine, cotton and rubber. These plants changed the destinies of countries from America to China, India to Brazil.
£15.00 [ref: 36403]
Musselman, L.J. & Fomicheva, D. Jordan In Bloom. Wildflowers of the Holy Land.
1st. Ed. Pub. Jordan River Foundation. 2000 pp.[116] with 53 fine watercolour illus. 4to. Nr. fine hardback in fine dw., with gently sunned spine. Signed by the artist, Dasha Formicheva, to title page. Scarce.
Fine watercolours with fascinating background and botanical supporting text.
£40.00 [ref: 58986]
Mutch, W.E.S. Public Recreation in National Forests: A Factual Study. Forestry Commission Booklet, No. 21.
1st. Ed. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1968 pp.100 with b/w. photos. 4to. A vg. softback; covers show light wear.
Considers the forests of The Trossachs, Loch Lomond, Cannock, Allerston, Glen More and The New Forest.
£6.00 [ref: 51829]