Knapp, S. Potted Histories. An Artistic Voyage Through Plant Exploration.
Pub. Scriptum Editions. 2003 pp. 336 with colour plates throughout. 4to. New hardback. RRP £45.00.
This book covers how plants have adopted remarkable behaviours for survival in a variety of harsh habitats. It also tells the remarkable stories of the adventurous botanist explorers who braved disease, slave traders, war, jungles and other dangers to collect plants now commonly grown in our own gardens.
£25.00 [ref: 49911]

Kooluris Dobbs, L. and Dobbs, K. The Gardens of the Vatican.
1st. Ed. Pub. Frances Lincoln. 2009 pp.159 with colour photographs throughout. Large 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £20.00.
£15.00 [ref: 51631]

Korner, Christian. Alpine Treelines. Functional Ecology of the Global High Elevation Tree Limits.
1st. Ed. Pub. Springer. 2012 pp.xi, 220 with colour photos. Large 8vo. New hardback.
Christian Korner provides a global synthesis of the treeline phenomenon from sub-arctic to equatorial latitudes. He includes an account on treelines in the past and a section on global change effects on treelines, now and in the future.
£75.00 [ref: 57747]

Kothari, A.S. & Chhapgar, B.E. (Eds.). Wildlife of the Himalayas and the Terai Region.
1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford Uni. Press. 2012 pp.216 with numerous full-page colour plates & colour and b/w. illus. 4to. A new hardback in new dw, very gently bumped to fore-edge corners.
Discusses the flora and fauna of the Himalayas, focussing on mammals. Superbly illustrated with new paintings and also full-page colour reproductions from such classic works as John Gould’s ‘Birds of Asia’.
£35.00 [ref: 54444]

Kuhn, Rolf. (et al). Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean. Second Edition.
2nd. Ed. RBG, Kew. 2024 pp.ix, 462 with col. photos. & dist. maps throughout. 8vo. New softback. RRP £40.00.
In this completely revised second edition, the authors have drawn on the latest scientific research to bring clarity to orchid identification and names, with an emphasis on the natural variability that exists in many wild species. This edition incorporates the latest updates in taxonomy. With over 2,000 colour photographs and new images, the book provides the reader with an accessible and easy-to-use identification guide to the natural variability seen in these orchids. The book covers orchids from Europe and the Mediterranean, extending to Turkey and the immediate near east of North Africa and Macaronesia.
£36.00 [ref: 69750]

Lambdon, Phil (et al.). Flowering Plants & Ferns of Ascension Island.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces. 2023 pp.vi, with colour photos., and dist. maps throughout. 8vo. New softback.
In the most complete treatment yet, this field guide covers both acutely threatened natives and the chaotic panoply of new arrivals. It explores the island’s evolutionary significance, and its revealing insights into the impacts of humans on fragile ecosystems.
£28.50 [ref: 71338]

Lancaster, Roy. A Plantsman in Nepal.
Rev. Ed. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club. 1995 pp.291 with 270 colour and 70 b/w. illus. and 2 maps within the text. A new hardback in new dw. RRP £35.00.
The accounts of the expedition were first published in 1981. This edition has updated nomenclature and an additional chapter on a subsequent visit to Nepal by the author.
£30.00 [ref: 44749]

Lawes, G. The Victorian Beekeeping Revolution.
Pub. NBB. 2011 pp.294. New softback.
Shipwreck, suicides, disease, jingoism, self-advertisement, ignorance, politics, social priviledge, bankruptcy, fires, unemployment, emigration, disaster and death. A very readable account by Geoffrey Lawes on Victorian beekeeping and the establishment of the BBKA.
£16.00 [ref: 43286]

Lawson, Rachel. The Tree Grower’s Guide. A Beginner's Guide to Identifying and Growing Trees from Seed, and Starting a Community Tree Nursery
1st. Ed. Pub. The Tree Council. 2023 pp.104 with colour illus. and photos. throughout. 8vo. New softback.
Growing a young tree from seed is a simple, satisfying act anybody can do almost anywhere. This readable, practical and beautifully illustrated book guides the reader through the essentials step-by-step for identifying, gathering and growing UK trees from seeds – whether in a few pots on a balcony to setting up a community tree nursery to grow a whole woodland or new hedgerow.
£10.99 [ref: 64278]

Lebas, C. et al. Ants of Britain and Europe. A Photographic Guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2019 pp.415 with nearly 600 colour photographs plus dist. maps. 8vo. New softback. RRP £35.00.
More than 400 species of ant can be found in Europe, and ‘Ants of Britain and Europe’ covers them all, with detailed descriptions for more than 150 of the more commonly encountered.
£32.50 [ref: 56732]