Bean, W.J. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles. Volumes I-IV.
8th. Rev. Ed. Pub. John Murray. 1970-1981 Four volume set with b/w. photos and illus. 8vo. Fine hardbacks in nr. fine to fine dws. Eighth and best edition.
The standard work used by the professional and amateur alike. A mass of accurate information is combined with an informal style to produce a blend of botanical description, horticulture and personal experience that is unique.
£75.00 [ref: 63573]

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Beard, J.S. The Proteas of Tropical Africa.
1st. Ed. Pub. Kangaroo Press. 1992 pp.112 with 36 full-colour plates by Lura Ripley plus photos., and dist maps. Large 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Examines the history of the botanical exploration of this species, their distribution, ecology, taxonomy, and cultivation.
£25.00 [ref: 58125]

Beater, B.E. Soils of the Sugar Belt. Part One: Natal North Coast. Part Two: Natal South Coast. Part Three: Zululand.
1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford Univ. Press. 1957-1962 Three part set with b/w. photos., tables, map and three, very large, colour folding maps in pockets at rear (e.g. map in Part 2 measures 29in x 92in. 8vo. Hardbacks. Small ownership labels to front paste downs. Occ. light spotting o/w. contents fine. All maps in nr. fine to fine condition. Original cloth boards in thor. vg. condition. Parts one and two with dws. in good to vg. condition.
The first comprehensive survey of the soil groups of the sugar belt of Kwazulu Natal. The maps are very impressive indeed.
£80.00 [ref: 67240]

Bebawi, F.F. & Neugebohrn, L. A Review of Plants of Northern Sudan. With Special Reference to their Uses.
1st. Ed. Pub. GTZ. 1991 pp.294 with colour photos., throughout. 8vo. Signature and institute stamp to half title. VG. plus softback.
Written to meet the need for a work that provides agro-ecological information on important and/or common plants of Northern Sudan.
£60.00 [ref: 58926]

Beekman, E.M. Rumphius’ Orchids. Georgius Everhardus Rumphius.
Pub. YALE. 2003 pp.li, 172 with small illus. A vg. plus copy in same dw.
£4.00 [ref: 40793]

Beentje, H. & Bandeira, S. Field Guide to the Mangrove Trees of Africa and Madagascar.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG Kew. 2007 pp.91 with detailed line drawings, maps and supporting photos. 8vo. Softback. New.
On the edge of land and sea, these trees are an important resource for shoreline communities. Their timber is used in construction and carpentry, for firewood and dyes, in cordage and medicinal products. Describes and illustrates all species of mangrove trees.
£40.00 [ref: 56729]

Bentham, G. Handbook of The Britsh Flora. A Description of the Flowering Plants and Ferns indigenous to, or naturalised in The British Isles. For the use of Beginners and Amateurs.
7th. Ed. Pub. L. Reeve. 1947 pp.lxi, 606. 8vo. Hardback. Neat signature to ffep. Contents nr. fine. Original cloth boards in thor. vg. condition.
£5.00 [ref: 67660]

Bentham, G. & Mueller, F. Flora Australiensis : A Description of the Plants of the Australian Territory.
1st. Ed. Pub. Lovell Reeve. 1863-1878 Seven volume set. 8vo. Hardbacks. Ex-Oxford University Lib. Some spotting to title pages and indices; small, neat, library stamps to fore-edges of text blocks o/w. contents fine. Bound in more recent green buckram just very gently sunned in places o/w. in fine condition. A pleasing set of the uncommon first edition.
George Bentham's seven volume Flora Australiensis (1863–1879) was the first continental Flora, and for over a century was the only flora treating the whole of Australia. The work was produced with the “assistance” of Ferdinand Mueller, later von Mueller, the Government Botanist of Victoria from 1853, who loaned his collection, group by group, to Kew, enabling Bentham to compare the specimens with those in British and European herbaria.
£495.00 [ref: 37050]

Bentham, G. et Hooker, J.D. Genera Plantarum. Ad Exemplaria Imprimis in Herbariis Kewensibus Servata Definita. Voluminis Secundi. Pars II. Sistens Dicotyledonum Gamopetalarum Ordines XXXIX, Stylidieas-Plantagineas.
1st. Ed. Pub. Reeve & Co. 1876 pp.viii, 746. 8vo. Hardback. Contents nr. fine. Original cloth boards in thor. vg. / nr. fine condition.
£20.00 [ref: 63022]

Bentham, G. et Hooker, J.D. Genera Plantarum. Ad Exemplaria Imprimis in Herbariis Kewensibus Servata Definita. Voluminis Tertii. Pars I. Sistens Dicotyledonum Monochlamydearum Ordines XXXVI. Nyctagineas-Ceratophylleas et Gymnospermearum Ordines III. Gnetaceas-Cycadaceas.
1st. Ed. Pub. Reeve & Co. 1876 pp.vii, 459. 8vo. Hardback. Contents nr. fine. Original cloth boards in thor. vg. condition.
£20.00 [ref: 63023]