Abeywickrama, B.A. (Ed.). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon. Volume 1, Part 1.
1st. Ed. Pub. Uni. of Ceylon. 1973 pp.iii, 109 with b/w. illus. Large 8vo. Thor. vg. softback.
Considers Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Bignoniaceae, Gesneriaceae, Loranthaceae, Martyniaceae, Pedaliaceae, Periplocaceae, and Viscaceae.
£6.00 [ref: 60595]

Acloque, A. Flore de France, Contenant La Description de Toutes les Especes Indigenes.
1st. Ed. Pub. J.-B. Bailliere & Fils. 1894 pp.816 with 2,165 b/w. illus. 8vo. Softback. Minor foxing, o/w. contents fine. Sections uncut. In original paper wrappers, as published, lightly creased, o/w. thor. vg.
£30.00 [ref: 61262]

Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. Common Weeds of the United States.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Dover. 1971 pp.463 with line drawings and distribution maps throughout. A vg. copy in spine-faded card covers.
Covers 220 important weeds, with illustrations, maps, botanical information and plant lore for each one.
£7.50 [ref: 46211]

Akeroyd, J. (Editor). The Wild Plants of Sherkin, Cape Clear and adjacent Islands of West Cork.
Pub. Sherkin Island Marine Station. 1996 pp.180 with colour and b/w. photos., plus line drawings throughout. Large 8vo. Fine softback.
This illustrated publication brings together 20 years of floristic data from the islands of Roaringwater Bay, S.W. Cork, Ireland.
£10.00 [ref: 64892]

Akoegninou, A. et al (Eds.). Flore Analytique du Benin.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cotonou & Wageningen. 2006 pp.xxii, 1034 with line drawings to text. 8vo. French with latin names. Fine hardback.
The entire flora of this region is described and includes: determination keys for families, genera, and species; illustrations (generally, 1 figure per genus); herbarium reference data, distribution in Benin, vernacular names, a summary description, phenology, habitat, uses, regional and international distribution, and taxonomical remarks.
£140.00 [ref: 65420]

Baker, J.G. Flora of Mauritius and the Seychelles.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. J. Cramer. 1970 pp.19, xlix, 557. 8vo. Previous owner’s insc. in pencil and neat bookstamp of Anthony Huxley to ffep. Fine hardback. Scarce.
This is the 1970 reprint of the 1877 edition.
£38.00 [ref: 65833]

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Balick, M.J. (et al). Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Belize. With Common Names and Uses.
1st. Ed. Pub. New York Botanical Garden Press. 2000 pp.ix, 246 with b/w. figs. Small 4to. Owner’s details in pencil to half-title. Fine softback.
Contains 3,408 native and naturalised vascular plants in 1,219 genera and 209 families. For each species the following information is provided: synonyms, references, uses (locally and regionally), habit, voucher and type specimens. Cultivated plants are treated separately at the end of each family.
£75.00 [ref: 67635]

Barredo, M.C. Flowers of Menorca.
1st. Ed. Pub. GOB. 1996 pp.127 with colour photos. and line drawings throughout. Large 8vo. Fine hardback.
A detailed commentary on 146 Menorcan flowering plants with a separate section on the orchids of Menorca.
£18.00 [ref: 64934]

Beaman, J.H. (et al). The Plants of Mount Kinabalu. 4. Dicotyledon Families Acanthaceae to Lythraceae.
1st. Ed. Pub. NHB (Borneo)/RBG Kew. 2001 pp.xiv, 570 with 45 col. plates and col. & b/w. figs. Large 8vo. Hardback. Pencil notes to ffep. and half-title page o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw. with very gently sunned spine.
Contains sections on the historical aspects of plant collecting on Mount Kinabalu, a biographical sketch of two of the most important collectors, Mary Strong and Joseph Clemens, to whom the book is dedicated, analysis of the collections, elevational distribution of the dicotyledons, a list of cultivated and introduced dicots, enumeration of the species, and indexes to numbered collections. Information is provided for each species on literature, habit, habitat, elevation range, and specimens upon which the study is based.
£45.00 [ref: 67578]

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]