Hellyer, A. Gardening Encyclopedia.
5th. Rev. Ed. Pub. Reed. 1993 pp.784, with over 500 colour illus. Small 4to. Fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw.
Provides practical advice for over 450 ornamental plants, for successful vegetable growing in gardens of all sizes, making room for fruit and growing from seed. Also looks at rock, water and bog gardens, cloches, frames and greenhouses; succulents, pests and diseases.
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Holme, Charles (Ed.). The Studio. Summer Number 1899. Beauty’s Awakening. A Masque of Winter and of Spring Presented by the Members of the Art Workers Guild.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Studio. 1899 pp.viii, 59 with b/w. and colour plates, plus one folding plate loosely inserted. 4to. Softback. Occ. spotting to contents o/w. near fine. Illustrated covers in good to vg. condition.
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Howes, F.N. A Dictionary of Useful and Everyday Plants. and their Common Names.
1st. Pub. Cambridge Univ. Press. 1974 pp.x, 290. VG. in good dw.
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Keen, Mary. The Glory of the English Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Barrie & Jenkins Ltd. 1989 pp.255 with some excellent photography. A nr. fine copy in nr. fine dw.
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Kohlein, F. and Menzel, P. The Encyclopaedia of Plants for Garden Situations. The Right Plant for the Right Setting.
1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Batsford. 1994 pp.320 with 1,160 colour photos. 4to. Hardback. Top corner of ffep. neatly cut away, o/w., fine hardback in vg. dw.
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Maclean, Sir John. Notes on the Manors and Advowsons of Birt’s Morton and Pendock.
Rep. Pub. Bristol and Gloucester Archaeological Soc. 1885-86 pp.40. 8vo. Softback. Ex- Lib. with stamps and label. Contents nr. fine. Paper covers, chipped and with inscription by Sir John Maclean to Rev. Symonds. With letter dated 1886 from Maclean (Historial, Genealogist and author, 1811-1895) to Rev. W.S. Symonds (Cleric and Geologist, 1818-1887), a founder member of the Woolhope Naturalist’s field Club and the Malvern Naturalist’s Field Club. Symonds’ daughter Hyacinth, was the 2nd. wife of Sir William Jardine and then 2nd. wife of Sir J.D. Hooker.
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Robinson, William (Ed.). Flora and Sylva. A monthly review for lovers of Garden, Woodland, Tree or Flower; New and Rare Plants, Trees, Shrubs, and Fruits; the Garden Beautiful, and Home Landscape. Vol. III.
1st. Ed. Pub. London. 1905 Volume III [of III]. pp.360 with 24 colour plates, as published and b/w. illus. to text. Large 4to. Hardback. Occ. spotting to contents and text block edges o/w. contents fine. Original half-vellum over cloth boards in thor. vg. condition.
This work was originally released in monthly parts and then bound at a later date. A sumptuous, superb work.
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Stearn, W.T. Stearn’s Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners.
Pub. Cassell. 1992 pp. 363. VG. in good to vg. dw.
£10.00 [ref: 41303]

Stoker, F. A Gardener’s Progress.
1st. Pub. Putnam. 1938 pp.xii, 457 with many line drawings. VG. in dw.
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Synge, P.M. Ed. The Daffodil and Tulip Year Book.
Pub. R.H.S. 1947-1971 Volumes for 1947, 1950-53, 1956, 1959, 1960-71. In all 18 volumes. VG.
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