Dirr, M.A. Dirr’s Trees and Shrubs for Warm Climates. An Illustrated Encyclopedia.
1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2002 pp.446 with col. photos. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A superb photographic encyclopedia of trees, shrubs and vines suitable for ‘warm temperate’ zones. More than 1,400 photographs support Dirr’s authoritative, easily absorbed, text.
£30.00 [ref: 71376]

Dixon Hunt, J. The Anglo-Dutch Garden In the Age of William and Mary.
Pub. Taylor and Francis. 1988 pp.vi, 341 with colour photographs and other figs. A vg. copy in card covers which are sl. dog-eared.
£9.00 [ref: 40755]

Dobbie & Co. Ltd., Seedsmen and Nurserymen (Edinburgh). Catalogue - Spring 1924. 57th Annual Edition.
1st. Ed. Pub. Dobbie & Co. Ltd. 1924 pp.128 with b/w. photographs and illus. throughout. Large 8vo. A well-read softback in good to vg. condition. Scarce.
A very comprehensive annual seed catalogue including seed potatoes, general vegetable seeds and flower seeds. With cultivation tips. Offers a fascinating insight into Dobbie & Co. in the early 1920s.
£29.50 [ref: 69808]

Dobbie & Co. Ltd., Seedsmen and Nurserymen (Edinburgh). Catalogue - Spring 1939.
1st. Ed. Pub. Dobbie & Co. Ltd. 1939 pp.144 with b/w. photographs and illus. throughout. Large 8vo. Softback. Contents fine. In good to vg. col. illus. paper covers. With seven loose period insertions, firstly Dobbie’s 4-page (A5) Potato Order form for 1939. Next their 8-page (A5) Seed Order Form for 1939. Thirdly, Dobbie’s 2-page Plant Order Form. Next comes an unused self-addressed Dobbie’s envelope, a small Dobbie’s advertisement in which they ask for customers to introduce them to other people, a further small advert from them in which they invite customers to write to their experts with gardening questions. Lastly, a flyer produced by The Scotland’s Garden Scheme ‘Visit the Beautiful Gardens of Scotland’ in which they advertise their Official Garden Handbook. A super group. Scarce.
A very comprehensive annual seed catalogue including seed potatoes, general vegetable seeds and flower seeds.
£49.50 [ref: 69814]

Drysdale Woodcock, H. & Stearn, W.T. Lilies of the World.
Pub. Country Life. pp. 431 with plates and line drawings. VG. in now protected dw. which is lightly chipped in places.
£30.00 [ref: 31878]

Du Cane, Florence & Ella. The Flowers and Gardens of Japan.
1st. Ed. Pub. A. & C. Black. 1908 pp.x, 249 with 50 watercolour illus. by Ella Du Cane plus 6-pages of Publisher’s adverts. 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Charming inscription to front paste down and signature to half-title, both dated 1909. Minor splash mark to fore-edge of several leaves, some spotting to fore-edges of text block and to ends o/w. contents fine. Original decorated boards with gilt lettering thor. vg. with a little darkening to spine and lightly marked to front board.
Depicted here are the distinctive ornaments, stones and fences, landscape, temples and most of all, blossoms typical of the traditional Japanese garden. Written by sister of the artist, Florence Du Cane. Ella and Florence were two of the children of Sir Charles Du Cane and his wife Georgiana, the granddaughter of the Anglo-American painter John Singleton Copley.
£60.00 [ref: 71880]

Duchess of Hamilton, Jill., et al. The Gardens of William Morris.
1st. Ed. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 1998 pp.160 with colour and b/w. photos. throughout. Landscape 4to. Fine hardback in thor. vg. dw.
This volume focuses on Morris's vision of the garden, uncovering the principles which had such a profound effect on garden designers such as Gertrude Jekyll and William Robinson.
£12.00 [ref: 60621]

Duggan, J. Plants in the Getty's Central Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Getty Publications. 2003 pp.ix, 148 with superb colour photos. throughout. 8vo. A fine softback.
Details the characteristics and growing habitats of nearly four hundred plants, each beautifully illustrated by noted garden photographer, Becky Cohen.
£10.00 [ref: 55102]

Duncan, G. Grow Bulbs. A Guide to the Cultivation and Propagation of Bulbs of South Africa and Neighbouring Countries.
2nd. Ed. Pub. SANBI. 2010 pp.v, 390 with col. photo. throughout. 8vo. Fine softback.
South Africa’s bulbous plants (geophytes) comprise approximately 2,100 species. This very significantly enlarged second edition provides an extensive selection of the best species to grow in a variety of conditions. Graham Duncan has a clear writing style and his text is very accessible.
£35.00 [ref: 71628]

Duncan, G. Grow Nerines. A guide to the species, cultivation and propagation of the Genus Nerine.
1st. Ed. Pub. Nat. Bot. Inst. Kirstenbosch. 2002 pp.76 with col. photos. throughout. 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
A very well illustrated guide. Graham Duncan is a South African botanist and specialist bulb horticulturalist at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa known for his expertise on Nerines.
£19.50 [ref: 71605]