Porter, M. and Foley, M. Violas of Britain and Ireland. BSBI. Handbook No.17.
1st. Ed. Pub. BSBI. 2017 pp.155 with col. photos., line drawings & dist. maps. 8vo. Fine softback.
All species and hybrids occurring in Britain and Ireland are given full descriptions. Also included are a glossary of botanical terms used and a full bibliography.
£15.00 [ref: 68809]

Poulsen, A. D. Gingers of Sarawak.
1st. Ed. Pub. Nat. Hist. Pub./RBC. 2006 pp.102 with colour photos. throughout. Small 8vo. Fine softback. In-print at £31.99.
A wealth of information including colour photograph. All 18 ginger genera known from Sarawak are examplified by at least one species. The meaning of the scientific plant names are explained and also local names are included. Each of the 64 selected species are described briefly and notes are added on their ecology, uses or history. This pocket guide also presents a checklist of the 150 species currently known in Sarawak and an overview of the literature for their identification.
£15.00 [ref: 64773]

Powell, R. Leaf and Branch. Trees and Tall Shrubs of Perth.
Pub. Dept. of Cons. and Land Management, Australia. 1990 pp.viii, 239 with illus. throughout. A vg. softback.
The author has brought together a wealth of information on the trees and tall shrubs of the Perth Metropolitan Region. The large central section of this book describes each of the 79 species that commonly grow to a height of 3 metres or more.
£22.50 [ref: 45625]

Pradhan, K.C. Sikkim and The World of Primulas [with] Supplement, Sikkim and The World of Primulas.
2nd. Ed. Pub. K.C. Pradhan. 2011-2012 Two volume set (running to 312 pages) with colour photographs throughout. 4to. Fine hardback (some wrippling to cover) and fine softback Supplement. Scarce.
Printed in small numbers and intended for circulation among friends of the author, relatives, leading botanical institutions and contributors of the images. The supplement considers Primulas of Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh (India).
£200.00 [ref: 70728]

Pradhan, Keshab C. The Rhododendrons of Sikkim. Handbook.
1st. Ed. Pub. Sikkim Adventure. 2010 pp.viii, 143 with col. photos. & illus. throughout. 8vo. Neat signature of previous owner. Fine softback. Out of print.
Pradhan’s handbook to help them appreciate and understand the various species of rhododendrons that they might encounter in Sikkim.
£42.50 [ref: 70197]

Pradhan, U.C. and Lachungpa. S.T. Sikkim-Himalayan Rhododendrons.
1st. Ed. Pub. Primulaceae Books. 1990 pp.130 with 56 colour photographs and numerous b/w. figs. Small 4to. Hardback. Occ. annotations to margins and notes to ffep. o/w. contents fine. Cloth boards vg., with mottling in thor. vg. dw., with gently sunned spine. Title page inscribed by both authors.
Provides a complete taxonomic revision of all the 36 species including several sub-species and varieties known from this region. The 59 colour plates and 54 figures made in the field illustrate the species, varieties and the winter bud and leaf arrangement.
£95.00 [ref: 70747]

Praeger, R. Lloyd. Open-Air Studies in Botany: Sketches of British Wild-Flowers in their Homes.
1st. Ed. Pub. Charles Griffin. 1897 pp.xiii, 266 with 7 b/w. photographic plates and text figs., plus 56-page publisher’s catalogue. 8vo. Hardback. Neat early signature. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block, only very occ. spotting to margins internally o/w. contents fine. Original cloth thor. vg. to nr. fine.
Praeger was instrumental in developing advanced methodologies in Irish botany and was involved in the establishment of 'paleoecology' as a distinct field of study in Ireland.
£65.00 [ref: 64764]

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Praeger, Robert Lloyd. The Genus Sedum in Cultivation. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, Vol. XLVI.
1st. Ed. Pub. RHS. 1921 pp.314 with 185 b/w. figs. Large 8vo. Ex. Lib. Contents fine. More recent red cloth binding very gently sunned to spine o/w. fine.
This is highly respected Irish Naturalist Robert Lloyd Praeger’s detailed work, with a worldwide focus, on the cultivation of the Genus Sedum.
£25.00 [ref: 71921]

Praeger, Robert Lloyd. The Way That I Went. An Irishman in Ireland.
1st. Pbk. Ed. Pub. Allen Figgis. 1969 pp.xiii, 394 with b/w. illus., and fold-out map at rear. 8vo Some spotting to fore-edges of text block and internally to blank margins o/w. contents fine nr. fine stiff card covers.
A very pleasing reprint of the second revised edition originally published in 1939. A superb work by Dr. Praeger studying the nature, archaeology and antiquities of Ireland.
£18.00 [ref: 71870]

Press, M.C. and Graves, J.D. Parasitic Plants.
1st. Ed. Pub. Chapman & Hall. 1995 pp.x, 292 with b/w. figs. Small 4to. Fine hardback.
Provides full coverage relating to the biology, diversity and control of parasitic flowering plants, which cause huge crop losses the world over.
£75.00 [ref: 65215]