Cope, T. The Wild Flora of Kew Gardens. A Cumulative Checklist from 1759.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG, Kew. 2009 pp.vi, 305 with colour photos., throughout. 8vo. New softback. RRP £32.99
With nearly 2,000 taxa included, this book notes the past and present distribution of wild species within the Gardens, and demonstrates the extent to which the wild flora of the Kew estate has changed over the last 250 years.
£25.00 [ref: 57352]

Cornejo, F. & Janovec, J. Seeds of Amazonian Plants.
Pub. Princeton. 2010 pp.xxviii, 155 with colour photos. and two b/w. illus. plates. 8vo. New softback. Last copy.
The first field guide to treat the extraordinary diversity of seeds and diaspores of plants commonly encountered in the Amazon and other lowland moist forests of the American tropics. Stunningly illustrated it features an easy-to-use whole-plant approach to seed identification. Provides detailed descriptions not only of the seeds but also of the habit, trunk, bark, leaves, infructescence, and fruit of Amazonian plants
£24.95 [ref: 49329]

Crane, E. & Walker, P. Pollination Directory for World Crops.
1st. Ed. Pub. IBRA. 1984 pp.183. Large 8vo. New softback.
A valuable reference for beekeepers, cultivators and agronomists. The directory concentrates primarily on plants in cultivation for crop production. Full descriptions of the plants and their pollinators, with a focus on honeybees, are provided.
£15.00 [ref: 55352]

Crane, Eva et al. Directory of Important World Honey Sources.
Rep. Pub. IBRA. 2018 pp.384. 8vo. A new softback.
Identifies 467 plants as major sources of honey. Details are given of each plant, its economic uses, flowering period and the physical properties of the honey derived from each plant.
£35.00 [ref: 54421]

Creed, P. & Hudson, R. A Guide To Finding Butterflies & Day-Flying Moths. In Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire.
Pub. Pisces Publications. 2014 pp.73 with many delightfully vivid colour photographs throughout. New softback. With such excellent photography, this guide would be of use to all those interested in this subject no matter where they live.
This guide helps you to identify the various butterflies and day-flying moths that you are likely to encounter. Each species is beautifully photographed, while the text provides key characteristics and habitat information. It also explains where the species mentioned in this Guide can be found.
£5.95 [ref: 47614]

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Creed, P. & Hudson, R. A Guide to Finding Orchids. In Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces Publications. 2013 pp.73 with colour photographs throughout. Small 8vo. New softback.
These counties are home to 36 species of orchid and this guide features a full description of each species. Includes flowering times and best places to look, with over 80 superb full-colour photographs.
£5.95 [ref: 54602]

Creed, P. & Hudson, R. A Guide To Finding Wild Food. In Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, & Oxfordshire.
Pub. Pisces Publications. 2014 pp.73 with many delightfully vivid colour photographs throughout. New softback. With such excellent photography, this guide would be of use to all those interested in this subject no matter where they live.
The three counties of Berks, Bucks and Oxon are home to many of the most common and flavoursome wild foods that can be found throughout the year. This guide helps to identify 35 species. Each entry is beautifully photographed, whilst the text provides key characteristics and habitat information.
£5.95 [ref: 47617]

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Crowe, S. and Mitchell, M. The Pattern of Landscape.
Pub. PPL. 1988 pp.127 with colour photographs. 4to. New softback.
An analysis of both the acceptable and detestable features of the landscape we live in.
£10.00 [ref: 63339]

Dale, P. & Yen, B.C. Wordsworth’s Gardens and Flowers. The Spirit of Paradise.
1st. Ed. Pub. ACC Art Books 2018 pp.232 with colour illus. throughout. Small 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £30.00.
Wordsworth was as passionate about his gardens at Dove Cottage and Rydal Mount as he was about the untamed world that surrounded them. With contemporary horticultural illustrations throughout, this book traces his interest in the natural world to his childhood fondness for gardening, before examining the references to flowers in his verse.
£27.50 [ref: 60635]

Davies, Nick. Cuckoo. Cheating by nature.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2015 pp.xxii, 289 with colour photos. 8vo. New softback.
Offers a new insight into the lives of these extraordinary birds and their relationship with man.
£12.99 [ref: 51277]