Marsden-Jones, E.M. and Turrill, W.B. The Bladder Campions. (Silene Maritama and S. Vulgaris).
1st. Ed. Pub. Ray Society. 1957 pp.ix, 378 with colour frontis., 44 b/w. plates & text figs. 8vo. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in thor. vg. dw.
Based on extensive studies at Kew gardens and in the field, of the two species of British 'bladder campion' (including the Sea Campion) and their subspecies, variants, characters, distribution, genetics.
£7.50 [ref: 71927]

Marsh, J. The Illuminated Language of Flowers. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
1st. Ed. Pub. Macdonald and Jane’s. 1978 pp.78 with col. illus. Landscape 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in vg. dw.
This book contains a dictionary of over 700 flowers and plants with their meanings, with Kate Greenaway’s illustrations from 1884.
£4.50 [ref: 70103]

Masaaki, Chiba. Phalaenopsis Species.
1st. Ed. Pub. Phalaenopsis Publishing Soc. 2002 pp.136 with colour photos. throughout. 4to. Bilingual in English and Japanese. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new.
This is a monograph on the genus Phalaenopsis and related genera, produced from the late author’s manuscript. The colour plates were prepared by the author and the editors who photographed his collection.
£28.00 [ref: 61609]

Massee, G. European Fungus Flora Agaricaceae.
1st. Ed. Pub. Duckworth. 1902. pp.vi, 274 with a page of publisher’s catalogue. 8vo. Bookplate. Nr. fine hardback.
£12.00 [ref: 60592]

Massee, George. A Text-Book of Plant Diseases: Caused by Cryptogamic Parasites.
1st. Ed. Pub. Duckworth & Co. 1899 pp.xii, 458 with b/w. illus. within text plus 10-page publisher’s catalogue. 8vo. Hardback. Spotting to fore-edges of text block, o/w. contents fine. Many sections unopened. Original red cloth boards fine.
Written to allow gardeners with limited time to identify those plant diseases caused by parasites and to apply the most effective remedies. Also includes advice on routine preventative measures.
£35.00 [ref: 62773]

Mathew, B. & Baytop, T. The Bulbous Plants of Turkey. An illustrated guide to the bulbous petaloid monocotyledons of Turkey. Amaryllidaceae, Iridaceae, Liliaceae.
1st. Ed. Pub. Batsford. 1984 pp.xii, 132 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw.
Based on knowledge and material gathered by the authors over many years, this is a useful guide to the bulbs of Turkey.
£30.00 [ref: 66970]

Mathew, Brian. The Genus Lewisia.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG / Timber Press / Christopher Helm. 1989 pp.151 with 20 colour photos., line drawings and dist. maps. 8vo. Small owner’s label. Some spotting to top-edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw.
A comprehensive book written for the enthusiast of rock-garden and alpine plants.
£7.00 [ref: 66971]

Matossian, M.K. Poisons of the Past. Molds, Epidemics, and History.
1st. Ed. Pub. Yale Univ. Press. 1989 pp.xiv, 190 with b/w. figs. 8vo. Hardback. From the collection of Ted Blackwell, highly regarded Fungus Recorder for Herefordshire, with a pencilled correction to p.15. Contents fine. Cloth boards fine with small address label to front, in fine dw.
The author argues that the high mortality rates of the fourteenth to eighteenth centuries may have been caused, to a large extent, by food poisoning from the microfungi in bread.
£25.00 [ref: 72451]

Matts, R.S. A Century of Timber Management at Baron Hill, Anglesey - 1734-1835.
Univ. Diploma Dissertation. 1977 pp.23 with two maps.. 4to. Ringbound. Fine.
£10.00 [ref: 51802]

Maugy, S. Botanical Watercolours through the seasons. An all-year-round guide to painting flowers and plants.
1st. Ed. Pub. Search Press. 2022 pp.176 with col. & b/w illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new.
Twelve step-by-step tutorials designed to guide both the aspiring and more experienced illustrator through the year.
£9.50 [ref: 68590]